Demond Wilson
| Born | October 13, 1946 |
| Hometown | Valdosta, Georgia, United States |
| Spouse | Cicely Johnston |
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Teen whose body was found outside of apartment identified by Richland County coroner
The 17-year-old died at the scene after a shooting, according to Richland County officials.
- USTampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Man arrested on sexual battery and attempted murder charges, Pinellas Sheriff’s office says
A 32-year-old woman was attacked and a 38-year-old man was shot at a home in Seminole early Sunday, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. The female victim told detectives that Desmond Wilson, 32, broke into her bedroom through a side door. The woman said Wilson pointed a gun at her head, struck her and sexually battered her. He strangled her and threatened to kill her, she said. ...
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'Sanford and Son': Looking back at the 'double-edged' Black sitcom pioneer 50 years later
The NBC sitcom "Sanford and Son" which broke new ground with its mainstream portrayal of Black life, premiered half a century ago this month.
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'Sanford and Son' at 50, 'double-edged' Black sitcom pioneer
When Demond Wilson heard that Redd Foxx was going to star in a TV sitcom, the actor brushed it off as a joke. Foxx was a killer stand-up comic, with a trademark raunchiness that Wilson figured to be a nonstarter for the timid broadcast networks that were television in 1972. “It would be like bringing a dog to a cat party,” is how Wilson described the notion of Foxx invading TV in a recent Associated Press interview.
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