Jester Hairston
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jester Joseph Hairston (July 9, 1901 – January 18, 2000) was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor. He was regarded as a leading expert on Negro spirituals and choral music. His notable compositions include "Amen," a gospel-tinged theme from the film Lilies of the Field and a 1963 hit for The Impressions, and the Christmas song "Mary's Boy Child". He sang with the Hall Johnson Choir in Harlem for a time but was nearly fire...
Also Known As
Gester Hairston, Jasper J. Hairston, Jester J. Hairston, Jester Joseph Hairston
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Jester Hairston's Movies
To Kill a Mockingbird
20 Dec 1962
In the Heat of the Night
02 Aug 1967
The Alamo
23 Oct 1960
Lilies of the Field
04 Jun 1963
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
10 Nov 1988
The Last Tycoon
18 Nov 1976
Across the Pacific
04 Sept 1942
Lady Sings the Blues
12 Oct 1972
In This Our Life
08 May 1942
Finian's Rainbow
09 Oct 1968
Summer and Smoke
16 Nov 1961
Pete Kelly's Blues
31 Jul 1955
We're Not Married!
11 Jul 1952
Sundown
31 Oct 1941
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
16 Jul 1976
The Green Pastures
01 Aug 1936
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
16 Feb 1955
So This Is Love
15 Jul 1953
Gypsy Colt
02 Apr 1954
Yes Sir, Mr. Bones
13 Jul 1951
Jester Hairston's TV Shows
Family Matters
22 Sept 1989
Gunsmoke
10 Sept 1955
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01 Oct 1962
Rawhide
09 Jan 1959
Thriller
13 Sept 1960
Amen
27 Sept 1986
Harry O
12 Sept 1974
Amos 'n' Andy
28 Jun 1951
The 20th Century Fox Hour
05 Oct 1955
That's My Mama
04 Sept 1974
Nichols
16 Sept 1971
Studio 57
21 Sept 1954