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| Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford |
I was so sorry to hear the news yesterday that my former
client and pal Sherman Hemsley has died. This sad news comes just weeks after
the seventh year anniversary of Isabel Sanford’s death.
I first met Sherman in the early 1980’s
when I worked for producer Norman Lear as the publicist for “The Jeffersons,”
which became the longest running series in the history of television at that
time.
Through The
Jeffersons and particularly the years that followed, there were many memorable
moments. Being Isabel Sanford’s manager, I was able to place both of them into
many television and film projects where their contributions to American pop
culture were celebrated as they recreated their roles of George and Louise
Jefferson, including many personal appearance trips to Italy where “The
Jeffersons” grew to be a tremendous hit.
I have always thought
that both Isabel and Sherman never quite got their due. For me, they will
always been one of television’s most memorable, yet most overlooked, duos.
It is, indeed, the end
of an era.
We have just uploaded a
nearly ten minute segment of my interview with Sherman from November 1992
interview for our live Beverly Hills-based coffee shop chat show. There is a
short promo that just went up on You Tube. After watching that, I hope you will
view the entire piece at RerunIt.com for a really interesting look at the
making of George Jefferson as Sherman tells it.
In honoring Sherman, we
also honor Isabel and have returned her to the RerunIt.com Now Playing section.
On the Home page, you can run (or rerun) the first segment of our three parter
with her from 1992. The other two segments are available for viewing on-demand
in the RerunIt Library.
I hope they are both
smiling down on us from their “deelux” apartment in the sky …
BL
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