Flip Wilson, shown here on the right in his "Geraldine" drag with Sammy Davis Jr., passed away from liver cancer on this day in 1998 at the age of 64. Time magazine featured his image on their cover and named him "TV's first black superstar". Wilson intoduced the sassy Geraldine in 1970, when Tyler "Madea" Perry was one year old. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO3G_mlBxJg
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