• Jester Joseph Hairston (July 9, 1901 – January 18, 2000) was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor and actor. He was regarded as...
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  • fictional character Jester Hairston (1901–2000), American composer and actor Jester Naefe (1924–1967), Austrian actress Jester Weah (born 1995), American...
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  • Happy Hairston (1942–2001), American professional basketball player PJ Hairston (born 1992), American professional basketball player Jester Hairston (1901–2000)...
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  • Mary's Boy Child (category Songs written by Jester Hairston)
    Christmas song, written by Jester Hairston. It is widely performed as a Christmas carol. The song had its genesis when Hairston was sharing a room with a...
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  • seniors Josh and Wildcat, played by DeForest Covan and Jester Hairston. Clifton Davis and Hairston would work together again years later in the hit sitcom...
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  • Amen (gospel song) (category Songs written by Jester Hairston)
    January 1949 by the Wings Over Jordan Choir. The song was arranged by Jester Hairston, for the Sidney Poitier film Lilies of the Field (1963), which popularized...
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    them to join him in the call-and-response song "Amen" by Jester Hairston (dubbed by Hairston in the film). One evening, Smith argues with the Mother Superior...
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  • sister (both were chatterers and known as "the Hetebrink sisters") Jester Hairston as Rolly Forbes, an elder church member, who often acts as the voice...
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  • Traditional, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans 5:06 10. "Mary's Little Boy Child" Jester Hairston 3:46 11. "Angels We Have Heard on High" (iTunes exclusive) Traditional...
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    Kenneth Hahn (1920–1997), county supervisor and city council member Jester Hairston (1901–2000), actor, musician, arranger Lois Hall (1926–2006), actress...
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