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*Sherman Hemsley’s friends and family will gather in Texas on Wednesday (Nov. 21) for the actor’s funeral, almost four months after his death last summer. The actor lost his battle with lung cancer on July 24, but his memorial service was delayed and his body was held at a funeral home while the courts ruled [...]
*Finally Sherman Hemsley can be buried. A Texas judge gave the actor’s best friend the go ahead to proceed with the burial and running his estate, as the will intended. Known for his role as “George Jefferson,” Hemsley passed away on July 24 after suffering from lung cancer. His body has been sitting in a [...]
*Attorneys for the man who says he is the brother of deceased actor Sherman Hemsley are trying to show that the late actor was not of sound mind when he signed his will. But several witnesses testified Friday at an El Paso court that Hemsley was cognizant when he signed the will, which gave longtime [...]
*Sherman Hemsley died at his home in El Paso, Texas on July 24 and has yet to be laid to rest. The holdup, according to Reuters, is coming from the beneficiaries of his will, as well as questions about his exact cause of death. A worker at the Eastside location of the San Jose Funeral [...]
*Actress Marla Gibbs, who rose to fame on the long running TV shows “The Jeffersons” as Florence Johnston and Mary Jenkins on ”227″ tells Chris Yandek of CYInterview.com that she and actor Sherman Hemsley, known to millions as George Jefferson, were always discussing new ideas for projects they could work on before his passing earlier this year. [...]
*A Texas judge has ordered DNA testing on a man who claims to be the brother of the late “The Jeffersons” star Sherman Hemsley, reports the AP. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Richard Thornton is challenging the validity of Hemsley’s will, which names the actor’s longtime manager, Flora Enchinton of El Paso, as sole beneficiary. [...]
*Ed Weinberger, the creator of the 1980s sitcom “Amen” starring Sherman Hemsley, has sued his former business managers claiming they failed to account for what he was owed after he sued the show’s producer, Carson Productions, in 2011. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Weinberger sued his former business managers Freedman Broder & Company Accountancy Corp.; [...]
*The results are in, actor Sherman Hemsley passed away recently due to complications from a cancerous lung. The death certificate officially reads that he died from “superior vena cava syndrome,” a condition developed from a mass on the lung. Also, according to reports, the actor was advised to undergo chemo and radiation, however it’s unclear [...]
*The year was 1977. Jimmy Carter was President, “Saturday Night Fever” made John Travolta a movie star, ABC-TV aired the mini series “Roots,” Elvis Presley died and Sherman Hemsley, as the costar of the hit sitcom, “The Jeffersons,” was on fire. I thought Hemsley, as the big mouth, prejudiced George Jefferson, was funny and irreverent. [...]
*To highlight the work of the recently deceased Sherman Hemsley, TV One Network will pay tribute to the legendary actor with two nights of marathons. Included in the programming will, of course, be the long-running hit series “The Jeffersons” featuring the actor’s iconic role as George Jefferson, for which he won an NAACP Image Award [...]
*Sherman Hemsley, best known for his iconic TV character George Jefferson on “The Jeffersons,” has died at his home in El Paso, Texas, police tell TMZ. He was 74. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] At press time, it was unclear how he died. Hemsley first became famous through guest appearances on “All in the Family.” [...]
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