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- Category: Television
- Unveiled: 12 Feb 1992
- Star rank: 1283
- Address:
6209 Hollywood Blvd - Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
- GPS location:
34.101758, -118.324777
Jester Hairston
Biography
Jester Hairston
Source: Freebase
Jester Joseph Hairston (July 9, 1901 – January 18, 2000) was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor. He wrote the Christmas song “Mary’s Boy Child”.
He graduated cum laude from Tufts University in 1928 and studied music at the Juilliard School. He worked as a choir conductor in the early stages of his career. His work with choirs on Broadway eventually led to his singing and acting in plays, films, radio programs, and television shows. In 1937 was a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. Hairston wrote the song “Mary’s Boy Child” in 1956.
Fact file
- Born: Jester Joseph Hairston July 9, 1901 Belews Creek, North Carolina
- Died: January 18, 2000 (aged 98) Los Angeles, California
- Other names: Jasper J. Hairston Jester J. Hairston
- Occupation: Composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, actor
- Years active: 1936–1999
- Spouse: Isabelle Margaret Swanigan (1912-1986; her death)
Read more about Jester Hairston at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database
Hollywood Blvd, north side, between Vista Del Mar and Argyle
Nearby you will also find Ann Harding, Earl Godwin, and many others.