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Charles Correll (369 words) |
 | Charles J. Correll was born in Peoria, Illinois, in 1890 and earned his first dollar delivering newspapers. |
| When the town had fiddler's contests, Correll was always on hand as one of the dance contestants, carrying off everything from a sack of flour to what have you as his reward for first place. |
| He was always about the stage door during rehearsals, and when anyone was needed to chase the hounds across the ice or to substitute for an ailing principal, Correll was there, able and willing to "supe" at a moment's notice. |
| Amos 'n' Andy / Amos and Andy Radio and TV Shows (1239 words) |
| While the series never specifically identified the characters as fl, it was certainly understood since Correll and Gosden voiced the characters with the kind of exaggerated Negro dialect found in minstrel shows of the day. |
| The program was so popular on WGN that Correll and Gosden performed regularly in stage appearances as the duo in flface for which they earned $2000 a week, a staggering amount of cash in 1927. |
| However successful their outside ventures, Correll and Gosden (writing all the scripts and playing all the major roles), were making only $100 a week for the radio program itself. |
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