Sherman Helmsley, George Jefferson to a generations of TV viewers, has died at 74, according to various news sources.
The Jeffersons an All in the Family spinoff co-starring Isabel Sanford as wife Louise, ran on CBS from 1975 to 1985.
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Sherman Helmsley, TV's George Jefferson, dies
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"Honky" is a racial epithet. It was made popular in the 1970s by a man named George Jefferson. You see, he and his wife owned a dry-cleaning business, so they moved on up to the east side, to a deluxe apartment in the sky. They finally got a piece of the pie.
Posted by: drake mallard | July 24, 2012 at 09:24 PM
Why is this on a gay blog? Was Helmsley gay?
Posted by: Ken | July 25, 2012 at 12:19 AM