Amos And Andy Sapphire

It was not until the amos n andy radio show that the characterization of african american women as domineering aggressive and emasculating shrews became popularly associated with the name sapphire.

Amos and andy sapphire. Anatomy of a controversy wade related how she got the job with the radio show. Childress s amos drove cab and served as a narrator. Sapphire s sister hortense comes to visit george sapphire and mama. Amos n andy season 1 amos n andy season 2.

Ernestine began playing sapphire stevens in 1939 but originally came to the amos n andy radio show in the role of valada green a lady who believed she had married andy. With alvin childress spencer williams tim moore ernestine wade. He has credits. The show was conceived by freeman gosden and charles correll two white actors who portrayed the characters amos jones and andy brown by.

Amos n andy is an american radio and television sitcom set in harlem the historic center of afro american culture in new york city the original radio show which ran from 1928 to 1960 was created written and voiced by two white actors freeman gosden and charles correll who played amos jones gosden and andrew hogg brown correll as well as incidental characters. Spencer williams 1893 1969 williams found early work on the production of race films meant only for black audiences. On tv kingfish was actually the lead character along with andy. Sapphire s sister hortense moves in so kingfish tries to pawn her off on andy in order to get her out of the apartment.

In her interview that is part of the documentary amos n andy.