Audio Antiques - Lillian Randolph: Star of Radio, Movies, TV, and Cartoons

The Great Gildersleeve was a radio situation comedy broadcast from 1941 to 1957. The series was built around the character of Throckmorton Gildersleeve, small town water commissioner and his family. One of the co-stars was Lillian Randolph, an African-American actress and singer. Randolph appeared in hundreds of radio shows, getting her start on WTAM in Cleveland, Ohio. She appeared in many films, and television shows. Randolph's most notable movie appearances was in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Magic (1978), and The Onion Field (1979). Randolph was a prominent voice in nineteen Tom and Jerry cartoons. She performed on the Bill Cosby Show, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, and Roots. You'll hear Lillian Randolph as Birdie the maid on NBC radio's the Great Gildersleeve in 1946, 1948, and 1950. More at KRobCollection.com