Eddie Anderson

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Lena Horne, smiling in a polka-dot dress and large hat, leans toward Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, who looks serious, in a scene from Cabin in the Sky (1943).

Eddie Anderson

American actor

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Jack Benny
…years, he and his cast—including Eddie Anderson as Rochester, his chauffeur and valet; and Benny’s wife, Sadie Marks, as Mary Livingstone, his nemesis—carefully developed his stage image as a vain, stingy man and would-be violinist. He was notable for his verbal inflection and his acute sense of timing.
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…years, he and his cast—including Eddie Anderson as Rochester, his chauffeur and valet; and Benny’s wife, Sadie Marks, as Mary Livingstone, his nemesis—carefully developed his stage image as a vain, stingy man and would-be violinist. He was notable for his verbal inflection and his acute sense of timing.
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