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May 11, 1948
The Ohio Daily Express
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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Radio comedians Amos 'n' Andy (Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll) cancel plans for a musical show and seek stand-ins to portray their characters on television, with original voices dubbed in, as reported in New York on May 11.
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NEW YORK, May 11. (ANP) The noted radio comedians, Amos 'n' Andy, are not going to stage a musical show after all. Instead, they are seeking some stand-ins to represent the characters they impersonate if their program is absorbed by television. So reports a radio columnist here last week. The voices will be those of the regular actors, but they will be dubbed in and television audiences will see substitutes' for Gosden and Correll. It is further reported that the entire nation is being combed for "types" to represent the two famed characters.
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NEW YORK, May 11. (ANP) The noted radio comedians, Amos 'n' Andy, are not going to stage a musical show after all. Instead, they are seeking some stand-ins to represent the characters they impersonate if their program is absorbed by television. So reports a radio columnist here last week. The voices will be those of the regular actors, but they will be dubbed in and television audiences will see substitutes' for Gosden and Correll. It is further reported that the entire nation is being combed for "types" to represent the two famed characters.
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Entertainment News
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Amos N Andy
Stand Ins
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Radio Comedians
Gосden Correll
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Amos 'N' Andy
Gosden
Correll
Where did it happen?
New York
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Amos 'N' Andy
Gosden
Correll
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New York
Event Date
May 11
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Amos 'n' Andy cancel musical show plans and seek stand-ins for TV representation of their characters, with voices dubbed from regular actors, while searching nationwide for suitable types.