- Born Name: Freeman Fisher Gosden
- Birthday: 1899-05-05 (Year-Month-Day)
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- Spouse(s): Leta Gosden (1927-1940) [1] Jane Stoneham (1944-1982)[2]
- Children: Virginia, Freeman, Jr. (first marriage) Craig, Linda (second marriage)
- Medium: Radio actor
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Freeman Fisher Gosden,   (Redirected from Freeman Gosden) Freeman Fisher Gozzie Gosden (May 5, 1899 – December 10, 1982) was an American radio comedian, and pioneer in the development of the situation comedy form. He is best known for his work in the Amos n Andy series.[edit] BiographyFreeman Gosden was born in Richmond, Virginia. During World War I he served in the United States Navy as a wireless operator, which prompted his great interest in the young medium of radio. While attending school in Richmond, Gozzie worked part time in Tarrants Drug Store at 1 West Broad Street.In 1921, Gosden first teamed up with Charles Correll to do radio work, presenting comedy acts, sketches, and hosting variety shows. They met in Durham, North Carolina, both working for the Joe Bren Producing Company. Their first regular show came in 1925 with their WEBH Chicago show Correll and Gosden, the Life of the Party. On this show the two told jokes, sang, and played music (Correll played piano and Gosden banjo).In 1926, Gosden and Correll had a hit with their radio show Sam & Henry on Chicago radio station WGN. Sam & Henry is considered by some historians to have been the first situation comedy.From 1928 to 1960, Gosden and Correll broadcast their Amos n Andy show, which was one of the most famous and popular shows on radio in the 1930s. Gosden voiced the characters Amos, George Kingfish Stevens, Lightning, Brother Crawford, and some dozen other characters.In 1969, Gosden was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio. Freeman Gosden was the best man for Frank Sinatras 1976 wedding to Barbara Marx. In 1977, Correll was inducted in the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame along with Gosden.Freeman Gosden died from congestive heart failure in Los Angeles, California in 1982 at the age of 83. Gosden was the father of four children-Virginia, Craig, Freeman, Jr., and Linda.[edit] References^ Divorce Asked By Amos Wife. San Jose News. 15 November 1940. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rFUlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XasFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2489,1511227&dq=freeman+gosden+wife&hl=en. Retrieved 11 October 2010. ^ Amos Is Married. The Pittsburgh Press. 2 September 1944. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PjIgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6656,2051918&dq=freeman+gosden+wife&hl=en. Retrieved 12 October 2010. ^ Chicago Radio Stations-WEBH. Zecom Communications. http://67.162.73.47/public/zecom/museum/Chiradhist/20s.htm#WLTS. Retrieved 17 September 2010. ^ Dunning, John, ed (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press, USA. pp. 840. ISBN 0195076788. http://books.google.com/books?id=EwtRbXNca0oC&pg=PA75&dq=%22beat+the+band%22&lr=&num=100&as_brr=0&cd=6#v=onepage&q=%22beat%20the%20band%22&f=false. Retrieved 10 June 2010. ^ a b Radios Famous Amos Dead at 83. Gadsen Times. 11 December 1982. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AacfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O9YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1251,1626437&dq=charles+correll&hl=en. Retrieved 11 October 2010. ^ Freeman Gosden Star. Hollywood Walk of Fame. http://www.hollywoodchamber.net/index.php?module=wof&s=nor&p=1&sname=gosden&wof_id=35. Retrieved 28 September 2010. ^ Sinatra Weds Barbara Marx. Ocala Star Banner. 12 July 1976. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mAYkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jwUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2190,2854221&dq=freeman+gosden&hl=en. Retrieved 16 September 2010. ^ Broadcasting Hall of Fame. National Association of Broadcasters. http://www.nab.org/events/awards/pastAwardWinners.asp?id=1926. Retrieved 28 September 2010. ^ Treaster, Joseph B. (December 11, 1982). Freeman F. Gosden is Dead at 83. Amos in Radios Amos n Andy. New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0C1FFF345D0C728DDDAB0994DA484D81. Retrieved 2008-05-24. 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 at the U.C.L.A. Medical Center in Los Angeles of heart failure. [edit] External linksBiography portalFreeman Fisher Gosden at the Internet Movie DatabaseFreeman Fisher Gosden at Find a Gravev · d · eAmos n AndyRadio castCharles Correll · Freeman Gosden · Ernestine Wade · Lillian Randolph · Barbara Jean Wong · Elinor Harriot · Johnny LeeTelevision castTim Moore · Nick Stewart · Amanda Randolph · Lillian Randolph · Ernestine Wade · Spencer Williams · Alvin Childress · Jester Hairston · Johnny LeePersondataNameGosden, FreemanAlternative namesShort descriptionDate of birth5 May 1899Place of birthRichmond, VirginiaDate of death10 December 1982Place of deathLos Angeles, CaliforniaRetrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeman_Fisher_GosdenCategories: 1899 births | 1982 deaths | American comedians | American radio personalities | Blackface minstrel performers | People from Richmond, VirginiaHidden categories: Articles with hCardsPersonal toolsLog in / create accountNamespacesArticleDiscussionVariantsViewsReadEditView historyActionsSearchNavigationMain pageContentsFeatured contentCurrent eventsRandom articleDonate to WikipediaInteractionHelpAbout WikipediaCommunity portalRecent changesContact WikipediaToolboxWhat links hereRelated changesUpload fileSpecial pagesPermanent linkCite this pagePrint/exportCreate a bookDownload as PDFPrintable versionLanguagesSuomi This page was last modified on 8 February 2011 at 00:37.Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License;additional terms may apply.See Terms of Use for details.Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.Contact usPrivacy policyAbout WikipediaDisclaimers if ( window.isMSIE55 ) fixalpha(); if (window.runOnloadHook) runOnloadHook();