Name: Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Date of Birth: 18 September 1905 Was associated with Jack Benny from 1937 until 1964. Interred at Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA, Section A, Lot #2504. Son of minstrel performer Big Ed Anderson and circus performer, Ella May Anderson. Appeared with his brother, Cornelius, in a Vaudeville song and dance act. Overstrained his vocal cords as a 12-year-old newsboy hawking papers in his home town, which explains his inimitable rasp. His adopted son, Billy, once played professional football with the Chicago Bears, and was a world class hurdler. He held the world Junior College high hurdle record and just missed making the 1948 & 1952 U.S. Olympic teams. ... Eddie Anderson was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2001. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith; pg. 20. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 6513 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Read more Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson movies (actor)User Comments |
