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Freeman Fisher "Gozzie" Gosden (May 5, 1899 – December 10, 1982) was an American radio comedian, actor and pioneer in the development of the situation comedy form. He is best known for his work in the radio series Amos 'n' Andy.
Dec 11, 1982 · Freeman F. Gosden, who created the role of Amos in ''Amos 'n Andy,'' the comedy in Negro dialect that was one of the most popular and longest-running programs on radio, died yesterday morning...
Freeman F. Gosden was a writer, actor and producer, best known for voicing Amos and Andy on the radio show. He also appeared in films such as Check and Double Check and The Big Broadcast of 1936.
Gosden and Correll, American comedic duo, best known for creating the Amos ’n’ Andy radio program. Freeman F. Gosden (b. May 5, 1899, Richmond, Va., U.S.—d. Dec. 10, 1982, Los Angeles, Calif.) and Charles J. Correll (b. Feb. 2, 1890, Peoria, Ill., U.S.—d. Sept. 26, 1972, Chicago, Ill.) performed
Freeman F. Gosden was a writer and actor, best known as the voice of Amos Jones and George "Kingfish" Stevens on the radio show "Amos 'n' Andy". He was also a friend and best man of Frank Sinatra, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Created by entertainers Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll—who also were the sole writers for the show during the first decade of its life—the Amos ‘n’ Andy radio show debuted in 1928 on Chicago radio station WMAQ. Gosden played Amos, an earnest and hardworking young black man, and Correll…
Sep 25, 2012 · Freeman Gosden -- died, Dec. 10, 1982, from heart failure, in Los Angeles. Served as the best man at Frank Sinatra’s 1976 wedding; was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1969, and elected into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame, 1977.
