Jester Hairston: Legacy of the Spirituals

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Tales of Manhattan - Jester 1942

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Harry O - TV Series - Jester Short Excerpt

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Jester in GUNSMOKE - Excerpts

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Thriller "Papa Benjamin"

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Summer and Smoke - Jester Excerpts

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The Virginian - 1969

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Jester appeared in this TV series in its last year, 8th season, episode 1. The series ran from 1962 to 1971. This episode aired in 1969. Jester finally plays something other than a slave, former slave or household help. He plays a solo miner from the gold hills. His scene delivers a crucial plot point in the story. See the link above to see the actual clip.

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Hazel - 1964 Bit Part

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This was a TV series that ran from 1961 to 1966. Jester had a part in Season 3 Episode 26 which originally aired in 1964. He plays a part of a messenger service with a brief scene with the star, Shirley Booth, who played a maid, Hazel.

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Tales of Manhattan - Jester 1942

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Jester has a small part near the end of this picture. The entire Hall Johnson Choir, who had come to Hollywood to do "The Green Pastures" were the extras at the last segment of this film, Jester as assistant conductor as well. Paul Robeson got the producers to change the lines for his final speech to reflect his own progressive thinking, but he hated the picture. It is a strange tale, following...

Harry O - TV Series - Jester Short Excerpt

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Harry O - TV Series - Jester Short Excerpt

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For a better, longer clip of this appearance COPY and PASTE this link into browser: vimeo.com/457987608/b438da276c?share=copy This was a TV series from 1973 to 1976. David Janson (The Fugitive) is Harry Orwell , a world-weary private investigator who was forced to leave the San Diego Police Department after a bullet became lodged near his spine. Jester plays an old man in this one episode, whos...

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Jester in GUNSMOKE - Excerpts

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Jester was in one episode of Gunsmoke, the longest running TV series in history that ran from 1955 to 1975. This cut is from episode 14 from the first season aired in Jan 1956 called, "Professor Lute Bone". Jester plays this Medicine Man's assistant/slave? He plays the banjo and has two lines. I think he fakes the banjo pretty well. . Better than most actors who have to pretend to play an instr...

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Thriller "Papa Benjamin"

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This was a TV series that ran from 1960 to 1962. It was hosed weekly by Boris Karloff, the original actor that played Frankenstein. Jester had a substantial role in this title "Papa Benjamin". He played Papa Benjamin, yet, when Boris announces the top roles at the beginning of the piece, Jester is not one of them. He is only lumped in with end credit players, not by the principle role. In this ...

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Summer and Smoke - Jester Excerpts

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This was 1961 film where, again, he plays a butler. He has these scenes with Laurence Harvey. Interestingly, around this time he worked with Laurecne Harvey in "The Alamo" along with other stars like Richard Boone, whom he had worked with on "Have Gun will Travel". Jester had known John Wayne for years - since the WWII.

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Donald Ripplinger - 1994 Interview

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Donald was a great choral teacher and director in Utah and then Assistant Director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for many years.

Eugene Thamon Simpson - Rowen College - 1994 Intervieew

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Eugene Thamon Simpson - Rowen College - 1994 Intervieew

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Dr. Simpson was the music and choral director of Rowen College in New Jersey. He was a student of Hall Johnson's and was a collector and conservator of the Hall Johnson library. He brought his choir to Salt Lake City to perform with the Tabernacle Choir and Jester in 1994.

Jerold Ottley - Director - Tabernacle Choir 1994 Interview

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Jerold Ottley - Director - Tabernacle Choir 1994 Interview

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Jerold Ottley was the director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir ( Now the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square) from 1974 to 2000. He invited Jester a number of times to do workshops and then a concert in 1994.

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Black American Folk Music

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th-cam.com/video/LLTRyEK2i2s/w-d-xo.html The African-American Slave Song - Its African Roots and American Development This is the link to click to take you to REELBLACK - another youtube channel with this great clip of Jester teaching in 1978 - a lecture on Spirituals and Black Folk Music. This is an AUDIO only lecture. GREAT HISTORY!

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To Kill a Mockingbird

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In 1962, Jester did a small scene with Gregory Peck, who played Atticus Finch in "To Kill A Mockingbird". Peck won for best actor Oscar that year for this picture. Jester plays the father of Tom, the accused black man of the movie. The film was up for Best Picture nomination (one of five). Lawrence of Arabia was the winner. Jester was in 5 films in the 1960s that were up for Best Picture. "In t...

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Amen - Television Series

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This is an excerpt from the feature documentary, "Jester! The Amen Man". Look for it in the biography play list on this channel. (Jester Hairston Legacy of the Spiritual). Jester was Rolly Forbes in this TV series that ran from 1986 to 1991. This made Jester the oldest, consistently working actor in Hollywood - ever. Maybe Betty White beat that record - maybe. George Burns might have been the o...