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LaWanda Page Aided by Sanford and Son Fame
LaWanda Page, the fire act performer turned Aunt Esther on Sanford and Son, toured with Redd Foxx Enterprises and did solo appearances. Once caring for her ailing Los Angeles mother, she now employs a nurse thanks to her TV success. Page began after her husband’s death, lighting cigarettes with her fingers and swallowing fire in clubs. She later moved from a Brass Rail Club act to comedienne status after a producer’s eye, and lives in Los Angeles with daughter Clara Teal Johnson.
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LaWanda Page
Aunt Esther
Fred Sanford
Sanford and Son
Redd Foxx Enterprises
Foxx
Los Angeles
Brass Rail Club
LaWanda
Aaron Ruben
Leroy and Skillet
California
Clara Teal Johnson