Sherman Hemsley (1938 – 2012), R.I.P.

“Sherman Hemsley, the bantamweight comic actor who portrayed the scrappy, nouveau riche George Jefferson on the hit CBS sitcom “The Jeffersons,” died on Tuesday at his home in El Paso. He was 74…” —obituary via The New York Times

The above vintage shot is of comedic characters George Jefferson and Archie Bunker on the 1970s television show “All in the Family.”

(photo via The New York Times, credited to CBS, via Photofest)

Photographer Helen Levitt (1913—2009),
obituary via NYTimes.com

Dewey Martin, Drummer for Buffalo Springfield dies (obituary via NYTimes.com)

Handbill c. 1966 found via oldhandbills.com. The poster artist was Ned Lamont (aka Tom Glass).