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- Birth nameFreeman Fisher Gosden
- Freeman F. Gosden was born on May 5, 1899 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Check and Double Check (1930), The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951) and The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935). He was married to Leta Marie Schreiber and Jane S. Gosden. He died on December 10, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpousesLeta Marie Schreiber(June 27, 1927 - December 10, 1940) (divorced, 2 children)Jane S. Gosden(? - December 10, 1982) (his death)
- Best known as the voice of Amos Jones and George "Kingfish" Stevens on the long running radio show "Amos n' Andy".
- Gosden and Charles J. Correll's "Amos 'n' Andy" (1928-1955) was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.
- A longtime friend and neighbor of Frank Sinatra, he was Sinatra's best man at his wedding to fourth wife Barbara Sinatra in 1976.
- Gosden and his partner Charles J. Correll began developing their "Amos 'n' Andy" characters, along with over 100 additional minor personalities on Chicago radio in the late 1920s. First heard on WEBH and followed on WGN the team hit gold when they were picked up on NBC's Red Network as a quarter-hour serialized show, captivating audiences each night at 7:00 pm (except Sundays). They were to radio what Milton Berle would be to TV some 20 years later: they popularized a medium, at one point capturing 60% of all radio listenership and being credited for selling 4.4 million radios.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio at 1777 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
- Check and Double Check (1930) - $1,000 /day
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