Cobb got it right.
I've never seen Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. A bit before my time, and not enough action to look it up. So I only know Sanford the way most of my peers probably do--through The Jeffersons.
I know this much. Esther Rolle and Isabel Sanford were the two of the three grand dames of black television comedy in the modern era (the other is LaWanda Page). As far as I'm concerned there is really only one left that could hold a candle to her.
Marla Gibbs.
Guess who is coming to dinner is a wonderful story, that is multilayered and well acted. That should make up for the lack of action. I strongly encourage you to see it before you get your ticket to Spiderman 2.
Posted by: Phil Davis at July 13, 2004 07:20 AM