Edmund Cambridge

Edmund Cambridge
Born Edmund James Cambridge, Jr.
(1920-09-18)September 18, 1920
New York, New York
Died August 18, 2001(2001-08-18) (aged 80)
New York, New York
Other names Ed Cambridge
Edmund J. Cambridge
Years active 1936–2001
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Edmund Cambridge (September 18, 1920 – August 18, 2001) was an American actor and director who was a founding member of the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) and the Kilpatrick-Cambridge Theater Arts School.[1] Cambridge acted on the first season of Good Times in 1974 (Junior Gets a Patron) as Leroy Jackson. A man whom discovered JJ's artistry, buys him art supplies and wants to be his patron. Only one problem, James Sr (John Amos) is none too happy about the arrangement. 20 years prior, Jackson and James as best friends decided to go into business together. Jackson didn't keep his end of the deal.

Biography

Edmund James Cambridge, Jr. was born on September 18, 1920[2][3] in Harlem, New York.[3]

At age 15, Cambridge began his professional career at Swan's Paradise in Harlem as a chorus boy. This assignment ended when his mother discovered that he was sneaking out of bed to do the job.[1]

In 1968 he joined Robert Hooks, Douglas Turner Ward and several other actors to start the Negro Ensemble Company.[1] He staged Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, as one of the company's first productions. The Lonne Elder III play went on to win many awards including a Drama Desk Award for the author. Other productions Cambridge directed at NEC include steve carter's critically acclaimed drama, Eden.[4]

A longtime resident of Los Angeles, Cambridge died on August 18, 2001 in New York, New York as a result of injuries sustained from a fall.[1][2]

Selected Credits

Theatre&Movies

Acting

Year Production Role Theatre(s) Notes
1978 One Crack Out[5] Earl Marymount Manhattan Theatre
1951 The Taming of the Shrew[6] Servant/
Officer		 City Center
1947 Our Lan'[7] Chester Royale Theatre
1972 Trouble Man
1975 Friday Foster Jake Wayne

Directing

Year Production Theatre(s) Notes
1981 Nevis Mountain Dew Los Angeles Actors Theatre
1980 Eden Los Angeles Actors Theatre Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award[8]
1976 Eden[4] St. Mark's Playhouse
1971 Behold! Cometh the Vanderkellans[9] Theatre de Lys
1969 Ceremonies in Dark Old Men[10] St. Mark's Playhouse

Awards and nominations

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Edmund J. Cambridge, 80, Stage Director", The New York Times, September 25, 2001. Accessed November 26, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Edmund J. Cambridge (2009). "Social Security Death Index [database on-line]". United States: The Generations Network. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  3. 1 2 Edmund J. Cambridge (1942-11-11). "U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records: 1938-1946 [database on-line]". United States: The Generations Network. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  4. 1 2 "Eden". New York, New York: Lortel Archives:Internet off-Broadway Database. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  5. ↑ "One Crack Out". United States: Internet off-Broadway Database. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  6. ↑ "The Taming of the Shrew". New York, New York: Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  7. ↑ "Our Lan'". New York, New York: Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
  8. 1 2 "1980-1989 Awards". United States: Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  9. ↑ "Behold! Cometh the Vanderkellans". New York, New York: Lortel Archives:Internet off-Broadway Database. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
  10. ↑ "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men". New York, New York: Lortel Archives:Internet off-Broadway Database. Retrieved 2009-11-26.


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