This entry combines two events into one posting. One of the last successful autograph attempts I made in the Summer of 1985 was a request I sent to Sherman Hemsley (best known as George Jefferson on the TV show The Jeffersons) on August 16. Remarkably, it was not fulfilled until more than two years later…arriving on my birthday, October 2, in 1987! There were less than half of a dozen celebrities from this batch of Summer of ’85 autograph requests that I actually got the opportunity to meet sometime in the future and Sherman Hemsley was one of them.
During the Hollywood Collectors Show on Saturday, October 1 (amazingly, one day before my birthday), I got the chance to meet up with Mr. Hemsley once and for all. He signed the photograph below, which I had previously purchased already signed by co-stars Isabel Sanford and Marla Gibbs. His demeanor amused me, as he acted much like his George Jefferson character – but he was cordial enough to pose for a picture with a fat me.
1985 autographs to continue…
Celebs and autographs from the October ’05 HCS will continue…
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