Great tribute, thanks! I liked him in Cotton Comes to Harlem, action cop movie you showed a clip of. I first saw him in Watermelon Man and The Presidents' Analyst. Check out the 1960s film, Bye Bye Braverman, where he is a black Jew in Brooklyn!
"Not remembered today", says you? It is hard to forget the best dressed detective in Cotton Comes to Harlem, or Godfrey bathing in milk trying desperately to turn white in The Watermelon Man. My favorite line is "I would like to see Abraham Lincoln about this equality BULLSHIT!" The best thing about Godfrey Cambridge is that when it came to Civil Rights, he was *right* there. In your face. Reminding everyone within earshot that black people are here and not going away. Buckley did not need a comedian on his show to discuss civil rights, but Cambridge was there on Hardline anyway. Discussing the issues, bringing to light other problems, and reminding the American people that the first step to fixing CIVIL rights is to remain *civil*! When you get angry and militant, nobody wants to hear it. But when you sit and discuss and take the conversation seriously, your point of view will *also* be taken seriously. Of course, it doesn't hurt to laugh about it every once in a while. Does it? The man was gone way too soon. It's a damn shame. But while he was here, he made a big impact.
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Great tribute, thanks! I liked him in Cotton Comes to Harlem, action cop movie you showed a clip of. I first saw him in Watermelon Man and The Presidents' Analyst. Check out the 1960s film, Bye Bye Braverman, where he is a black Jew in Brooklyn!
Watermelon Man and The President’s Analyst are prime examples of the man’s next-level abilities.
"Not remembered today", says you? It is hard to forget the best dressed detective in Cotton Comes to Harlem, or Godfrey bathing in milk trying desperately to turn white in The Watermelon Man. My favorite line is "I would like to see Abraham Lincoln about this equality BULLSHIT!"
The best thing about Godfrey Cambridge is that when it came to Civil Rights, he was *right* there. In your face. Reminding everyone within earshot that black people are here and not going away. Buckley did not need a comedian on his show to discuss civil rights, but Cambridge was there on Hardline anyway. Discussing the issues, bringing to light other problems, and reminding the American people that the first step to fixing CIVIL rights is to remain *civil*! When you get angry and militant, nobody wants to hear it. But when you sit and discuss and take the conversation seriously, your point of view will *also* be taken seriously.
Of course, it doesn't hurt to laugh about it every once in a while. Does it?
The man was gone way too soon. It's a damn shame. But while he was here, he made a big impact.