Rumours of Demond Wilson death began floating in the media after his exit from the public eye. From the pulpit, Demond Wilson today says that the rumours were misguided. He reports that his Hollywood life is dead, but his life as a Christian continues to thrive.
Many remember her as “The Bronze Goddess of Fire” or “The Queen of Comedy,” or even “Aunt Esther.” One thing is sure; she may have left this world, but her works live on. Page is survived by her daughter, Clara Johnson, and her younger sister, who was also an actress, Lynn Hamilton.
When she saw the letter stuck on the kite, aunt Esther turned pale because it was that very letter which she had once written to his brother and the names of her parents were written on it.
LaWanda Page, comedic character actress best known for her role as the Bible-thumping Aunt Esther in the 1970s television hit “Sanford and Son,” has died. She was 81. Page died Saturday in Centinela Hospital in Los Angeles of complications from diabetes.
But with a series of unfortunate events befalling him, Eddie Murphy had to pay for his funeral. According to Murphy, he and Foxx shared a close and beautiful relationship. … “Redd Foxx, I had to physically pay for his funeral, and buy his headstone, and do all that stuff.”
Fred Sanford was significantly less thoughtful in his dealings with Aunt Esther and used to call her a “Gorilla”, but she also used to match Fred, insult for insult, making the interchange fun and enjoyable.
Esther was a very religious Baptist. She was married to alcoholic Woodrow “Woody” Anderson (Raymond Allen), who later cleaned up his act and became sober so the couple could adopt a child.
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — Actor Whitman Mayo, best known for his role as Grady on the 1970s hit television show “Sanford & Son,” died Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia, of a heart attack. He was 70 years old. Mayo had been hospitalized for the last two months because of a hernia, a spokeswoman for the family said.
Foxx sought a 25% ownership stake in the series, and Tandem Productions fought back with a $10 million lawsuit. The dispute was resolved in June of 1974, with Foxx receiving $25,000 per-episode, plus 25% of the producers’ net profits.
Redd Foxx, original name John Elroy Sanford, (born December 9, 1922, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died October 11, 1991, Los Angeles, California), American comedian known for his raunchy stand-up routines.
Where is Demond Wilson? Since he was ordained as an interdenominational preacher in 1985, Wilson has been on the gospel circuit. He has also appeared in some commercials and is the founder of Restoration House of America, a centre near Lynchburg, Virginia, that helps rehabilitate prison inmates since 1994.