Ernest Whitman (February 21, 1893 – August 5, 1954) was an American stage and screen actor.[1] He was also billed in some Broadway plays as Ernest R. Whitman.[2]
On radio, Whitman was the wartime host of the Armed Forces Radio Service's Jubilee, which was designed for African-American troops and featured mostly African-American entertainers.[6]: 376 He portrayed the character Awful on The Gibson Family.[7] He played Bill Jackson on Beulah on radio[6] and on TV.[8]
Death
Whitman died at his home[9] of a liver ailment on August 5, 1954, in Hollywood,[10] aged 61.[9]
^"Olympic". The Cincinnati Enquirer. February 20, 1927. p. 2, Section 3. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ abDunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Rev. ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 83. ISBN978-0-19-507678-3.
^Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 131. ISBN978-0-7864-4513-4.
^Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 91. ISBN0-345-42923-0.