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cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Eddie Anderson</b></font><p><img src="eddie-anderson-5-sized.jpg" height=306 width=245 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Eddie Anderson"><b>AKA</b> Edmund Lincoln Anderson<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/779/000106461/" class=proflink>18-Sep</a>-<a href="/lists/904/000105589/" class=proflink>1905</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/639/000069432/" class=proflink>Oakland, CA</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/942/000106624/" class=proflink>28-Feb</a>-<a href="/lists/487/000106169/" class=proflink>1977</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/582/000069375/" class=proflink>Los Angeles, CA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> Heart Failure<br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> Black<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Actor<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Rochester on <i>The Jack Benny Show</i><p><b>Father:</b> Ed Anderson ("Big Ed")<br><b>Mother:</b> Ella May<br><b>Brother:</b> Cornelius<br><b>Wife:</b> Evangela (two daughters, one son)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Stephanie<br><b>Son:</b> Edmund<br><b>Daughter:</b> Evangela ("Eva")<br><p> <a href="/honors/021/000111685/">Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame</a> 1975<br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6513 Hollywood Blvd. (radio)<br> <a href="/honors/481/000032385/">Radio Hall of Fame</a> 2001<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/234/000348187/">The Jack Benny Program</a> Rochester Van Jones (1950-65)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/613/000033514/">It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (7-Nov-1963)</a> · Cab Driver<br> <a href="/films/267/000271451/">You Can Change the World (1951)</a> <br> <a href="/films/887/000232191/">The Show-Off (Dec-1946)</a> · Eddie<br> <a href="/films/526/000266725/">The Sailor Takes a Wife (28-Dec-1945)</a> <br> <a href="/films/741/000225066/">I Love a Bandleader (13-Sep-1945)</a> <br> <a href="/films/866/000035761/">Brewster's Millions (7-Apr-1945)</a> · Jackson<br> <a href="/films/854/000038740/">Broadway Rhythm (19-Jan-1944)</a> · Eddie<br> <a href="/films/807/000040687/">Cabin in the Sky (9-Apr-1943)</a> · Little Joe Jackson<br> <a href="/films/903/000098609/">The Meanest Man in the World (1943)</a> <br> <a href="/films/865/000033766/">Star Spangled Rhythm (18-Dec-1942)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/803/000040683/">Tales of Manhattan (5-Aug-1942)</a> <br> <a href="/films/406/000160923/">Birth of the Blues (31-Oct-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/820/000263031/">Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1-Aug-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/537/000041414/">Topper Returns (21-Mar-1941)</a> · Chauffeur<br> <a href="/films/308/000235600/">Love Thy Neighbor (17-Dec-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/413/000269603/">Buck Benny Rides Again (24-Apr-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/879/000032783/">Gone with the Wind (15-Dec-1939)</a> · Uncle Peter<br> <a href="/films/025/000067821/">You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (17-Feb-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/515/000178978/">Honolulu (3-Feb-1939)</a> · Washington<br> <a href="/films/897/000225222/">Going Places (31-Dec-1938)</a> · Groom<br> <a href="/films/221/000161735/">Kentucky (24-Dec-1938)</a> · Groom<br> <a href="/films/230/000276399/">Thanks for the Memory (11-Nov-1938)</a> <br> <a href="/films/689/000035584/">You Can't Take It with You (23-Aug-1938)</a> · Donald<br> <a href="/films/484/000230791/">Gold Diggers in Paris (1-Jun-1938)</a> · Doorman<br> <a href="/films/237/000038123/">Jezebel (10-Mar-1938)</a> · Gros Bat<br> <a href="/films/033/000367926/">Over the Goal (16-Oct-1937)</a> · William<br> <a href="/films/315/000363223/">Melody for Two (1-May-1937)</a> · Exodus Johnson<br> <a 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