Ernestine wade biography definition
Ernestine wade biography definition
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Ernestine Wade
American actress (1906–1983)
Ernestine Wade (August 7, 1906 – April 15, 1983) was an American actress. She was best known for playing the role of Sapphire Stevens on both the radio and TV versions of The Amos 'n' Andy Show.
Career
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Wade was trained as a singer and organist. Her family had a strong connection to the theater. Her mother, Hazel Wade, worked in vaudeville as a performer, while her maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Johnson, worked for the Lincoln Theater in Baltimore, Maryland.[1]
Ernestine grew up in Los Angeles and started her acting career at age four.[2] In 1935, Ernestine was a member of the Four Hot Chocolates singing group.[3] She appeared in bit parts in films and did the voice performance of a butterfly in the 1946 Walt Disney production Song of the South.[4] Wade was a member of the choir organized by actress-singer Anne Brown for the filming of the George Gershwin biog