That's My Mama: Clifton and Politics
05:00 am - 05:30 am, Sunday, November 30 on WCCO Decades (4.2)
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Clifton and Politics
Season 1, Episode 25
Clifton incurs the wrath of Mama when he backs a radical political candidate who has served numerous jail terms. Mama: Theresa Merritt. Clifton: Clifton Davis.
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1975
English
Comedy
Sitcom
Cast & Crew
Clifton Davis
(Actor)
.. Clifton Curtis
Theresa Merritt
(Actor)
.. `Mama' Eloise Curtis
More Information
Did You Know..
Clifton Davis
(Actor)
.. Clifton Curtis
Born:
January 01, 1945
Trivia:
Clifton Davis, a black lead actor and singer/songwriter, first appeared onscreen in 1973.
Theresa Merritt
(Actor)
.. `Mama' Eloise Curtis
Born:
September 24, 1924
Died: June 12, 1998
Died: June 12, 1998
Trivia:
As a Tony-nominated Broadway star, a former background singer for Harry Belafonte, an Emmy-nominated television actress, and a supporting player in numerous feature films, it is safe to say that Theresa Merritt had a mighty respectable career, despite the fact that she never quite made it to full-fledged stardom. The African-American performer launched her career with a starring role in Billy Rose's musical Carmen (1943). In 1985, she returned to Broadway to play the title role in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and won a Tony nomination. She made her feature film debut in They Might Be Giants (1971) and continued to occasionally appear in films through the mid-'90s. On television, Merritt earned Emmy kudos for her special All About Miss Merritt and for appearing in the PBS miniseries Concealed Enemies.
