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Aunt Esther RIP :( (no, not our own aunt esther...)
MOURNED: LaWanda Page, the actress who played Aunt Esther on TV's Sanford and Son, died Saturday in Los Angeles from complications of diabetes. She was 81. Page also appeared in such films as Friday and CB4. She is survived by one daughter. it appears that Uproar has been reissuing a lot of her work....if anyone responded like i did, with an interest in discovering what many are calling a comedic genuis, check it out: http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-...lect=music BORN: 1920, Cleveland, OH Best known for her role as cantankerous Aunt Esther on the sitcom classic Sanford and Son, comedienne LaWanda Page was born in Cleveland, OH, in 1920. After beginning a professional dancing career at age 15, she later relocated to St. Louis, working as a waitress at Ned Love's Tavern; in time she began stripping, incorporating elements of circus sideshow fire-swallowing into her act and earning the title "The Bronze Goddess of Fire." While in St. Louis, Page also met local comedian Redd Foxx, with whom she toured the so-called "chitlin circuit" of black-owned nightspots. She settled in Los Angeles in 1955 and began performing standup at the local Brass Rail club; eventually Page joined the comedy team of Skillet, Leroy & Co., and while appearing at the L.A. club the Persian Room, was discovered by producers for the upcoming NBC sitcom Sanford and Son, a vehicle for her old friend and collaborator Foxx. The series premiered in 1972 and went on to become one of the biggest hits of its era; after Sanford and Son went off the air in 1977, Page co-starred in the short-lived Detective School, followed by guest shots in a variety of television projects as well as a number of film cameos. Her standup recordings include Mutha Is Half a Word and Watch It, Sucker. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide an edit in tribute!!! [This message was edited Mon Sep 16 23:09:51 PDT 2002 by SkletonKee] | |
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awww shit  "Climb in my fur." | |
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the most shocking part of this story is that she was still alive up until saturday. who knew? [This message was edited Mon Sep 16 18:47:30 PDT 2002 by Sage] | |
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you know what sage (aaron)  -
i thought the same thing...and so strange that a new poster named Aunt Esther decides to join us at the org...im not gonna be able to look at that av the same ever again... | |
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I removed my avatar when I heard the news, out of quiet respect. Once I take an hour to listen to my copy of "Watch It Sucka!", and have a moment to remember this very funny woman, I'll have another lovely picture of Esther up as an avatar.
For those of you unfamiliar with LaWanda Page's stand up work, go to Amazon.com or your local wrecka stow and buy one or more of her comedy CDs...she was raunchy, outrageous and hilarious. Truly a legend of the Chitlin Circuit. It takes a strong woman to make a lifetime career out of people calling her ugly. They don't make them like LaWanda any more... | |
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RIP.She was something else. mistermaxxx | |
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SkletonKee said: you know what sage (aaron)
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he says "another good guess, but keep trying." you'll figure out who he is eventually | |
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I once heard a rumor that she recorded a "house" album. That shit would have been fierce!
Rest in peace... I actually got a little shock when I read the title of this post. I had an aunt Esther, I loved her so much and I miss her like you can't believe. 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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"I've got that peanut butter pussy, brown, smooth and easy to spread!" - Lawanda Page SUPERJOINT RITUAL - http://www.superjointritual.com
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I remember one of my relatives owning a copy of Aunt Esther's album. She was one of the greatest stand-up comedic actresses who definitely held her own with the great Redd Foxx who discovered her. RIP Aunt Esther! Lennytunia | |
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watch it sucka!
rip | |
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AuntEsther said: I removed my avatar when I heard the news, out of quiet respect. Once I take an hour to listen to my copy of "Watch It Sucka!", and have a moment to remember this very funny woman, I'll have another lovely picture of Esther up as an avatar.
For those of you unfamiliar with LaWanda Page's stand up work, go to Amazon.com or your local wrecka stow and buy one or more of her comedy CDs...she was raunchy, outrageous and hilarious. Truly a legend of the Chitlin Circuit. It takes a strong woman to make a lifetime career out of people calling her ugly. They don't make them like LaWanda any more... you are truely GOOD PEOPLE... the only other woman i can remember like her was MOMS MABALEY(sp) and they were both CLASSIC LADIES!!! I AM King BAD a.k.a. BAD,
YOU EITHER WANNA BE ME, OR BE JUST LIKE ME  ™ | |
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Strange thing is my great Aunt Esther (who I actually never met) died last weekend... nothing too spooky I guess... but still a little weird. --»You're my favourite moment, you're my Saturday... | |
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AuntEsther said: I removed my avatar when I heard the news, out of quiet respect. Once I take an hour to listen to my copy of "Watch It Sucka!", and have a moment to remember this very funny woman, I'll have another lovely picture of Esther up as an avatar.
For those of you unfamiliar with LaWanda Page's stand up work, go to Amazon.com or your local wrecka stow and buy one or more of her comedy CDs...she was raunchy, outrageous and hilarious. Truly a legend of the Chitlin Circuit. It takes a strong woman to make a lifetime career out of people calling her ugly. They don't make them like LaWanda any more... YES i remember one time when she appeared on letterman. she did what they used to call "blue" comedy. | |
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I know an orger who better chances the avatar now... "Peace and Benz -- The future, made in Germany"  | |
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Christopher said: watch it sucka!
rip 
  Aunt Esther  I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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what we gonna do when we wanna get fonkay...HOLD IT FRED!!!
RIP... | |
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RIP babygirl...I know you and Redd is up there clownin' now! Life my azz muthafucka, dis is a bitness!!
I love Gravy, I love Titties. I love Gravy Dipped Titties. | |
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Wow...RIP LaWanda...I'm sure you're up there making some gorilla cookies with Fred | |
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Christopher said: watch it sucka!
rip
say hello 2 redd 4 us, man... | |
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Truly a Comedy ICON. 
RIP "Aunt Esther" and say hi to Redd.  **************************************************
If the wind blew every petal from your precious red rose 
Would U be afraid of what U'd find inside?
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Rip Aunt Esther.. ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect, it means you've decided to look beyond the imperfections... unknown | |
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Awww RIP Auntie Esther. You will be missed! | |
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SkletonKee said: (no, not our own aunt esther...)
MOURNED: LaWanda Page, the actress who played Aunt Esther on TV's Sanford and Son, died Saturday in Los Angeles from complications of diabetes. She was 81. Page also appeared in such films as Friday and CB4. She is survived by one daughter. it appears that Uproar has been reissuing a lot of her work...if anyone responded like i did, with an interest in discovering what many are calling a comedic genuis, check it out: http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-...lect=music BORN: 1920, Cleveland, OH Best known for her role as cantankerous Aunt Esther on the sitcom classic Sanford and Son, comedienne LaWanda Page was born in Cleveland, OH, in 1920. After beginning a professional dancing career at age 15, she later relocated to St. Louis, working as a waitress at Ned Love's Tavern; in time she began stripping, incorporating elements of circus sideshow fire-swallowing into her act and earning the title "The Bronze Goddess of Fire." While in St. Louis, Page also met local comedian Redd Foxx, with whom she toured the so-called "chitlin circuit" of black-owned nightspots. She settled in Los Angeles in 1955 and began performing standup at the local Brass Rail club; eventually Page joined the comedy team of Skillet, Leroy & Co., and while appearing at the L.A. club the Persian Room, was discovered by producers for the upcoming NBC sitcom Sanford and Son, a vehicle for her old friend and collaborator Foxx. The series premiered in 1972 and went on to become one of the biggest hits of its era; after Sanford and Son went off the air in 1977, Page co-starred in the short-lived Detective School, followed by guest shots in a variety of television projects as well as a number of film cameos. Her standup recordings include Mutha Is Half a Word and Watch It, Sucker. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide an edit in tribute!!! [This message was edited Mon Sep 16 23:09:51 PDT 2002 by SkletonKee] I was just about to post this. Lets have a moment of silent for everyone's auntie | |
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good morning aunt esther
-HRH O+> | |
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a more recent pic...she looks great in it!!! | |
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