Zelda was an actress, known for Racket Squad (1950), The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951) and The Roy Rogers Show (1951). Her father, "Big Ed" Anderson, was a minstrel performer, while her mother, Ella Mae, had been a tightrope walker until her career was ended by a fall.
She was the sister of actor Edmund L. Anderson, who played "Rochester", the valet of Jack Benny, on his NBC radio show The Jack Benny Program. Anderson became the first African American to have a regular role on a nationwide radio program. When the series moved to CBS television in 1950, Anderson continued in the role until the series' end in 1965.
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She was the sister of actor Edmund L. Anderson, who played "Rochester", the valet of Jack Benny, on his NBC radio show The Jack Benny Program. Anderson became the first African American to have a regular role on a nationwide radio program. When the series moved to CBS television in 1950, Anderson continued in the role until the series' end in 1965.
Contributor: HWA (46565033)
Zelda was an actress, known for Racket Squad (1950), The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951) and The Roy Rogers Show (1951). Her father, "Big Ed" Anderson, was a minstrel performer, while her mother, Ella Mae, had been a tightrope walker until her career was ended by a fall.
She was the sister of actor Edmund L. Anderson, who played "Rochester", the valet of Jack Benny, on his NBC radio show The Jack Benny Program. Anderson became the first African American to have a regular role on a nationwide radio program. When the series moved to CBS television in 1950, Anderson continued in the role until the series' end in 1965.
Contributor: HWA (46565033)
She was the sister of actor Edmund L. Anderson, who played "Rochester", the valet of Jack Benny, on his NBC radio show The Jack Benny Program. Anderson became the first African American to have a regular role on a nationwide radio program. When the series moved to CBS television in 1950, Anderson continued in the role until the series' end in 1965.
Contributor: HWA (46565033)
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