Mr Edmund Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. When I first read about Edmund Lincoln Anderson I was delighted to learn he was the first African American to be in a radio show as a regular member of the cast. The Jack Benny Show was aired on television from 1950 to the 1965. “Rochester” was the name of his character in the show. There is a story that despite his face begin recognised across American he was still asked to leave a hotel because he was black. He checked out as asked and so did the entire cast in a show of solidarity. I don’t remember him in Gone with the Wind but during his career he appeared in over sixty films. Usually as you would expect, playing a porter or chauffeur except the film The Green Pastures in which he played Noah! Anderson invested his earnings well and became quite wealthy. At one time he was America’s highest paid African American actor and was on the 100 wealthiest African American list in 1962. He liked racing and owned horses.