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Sherman Hemsley’s Quiet Goodbye: The Untold Story Behind the Jeffersons Star’s Final Years

On November 21, 2012, Sherman Hemsley, the sitcom legend best known as George Jefferson, was finally laid to rest in El Paso, Texas. His burial, delayed for months due to legal battles, was a quiet affair attended mostly by neighbors and friends. For fans who grew up watching him dominate American television in The Jeffersons, CONTINUE READING…

Celebrity Legacies, Television History