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62. Geoffrey Holder

Sat May 2, 2020, 09:03 PM

May 2020

https://adage.com/article/people-players/geoffrey-holder-voice-7up-s-uncola-dies/295314

But Mr. Holder did more than help the company reposition itself. He broke barriers. At the time, 7UP prohibited African-Americans from appearing in its TV ads, according to Charlie Martell, the J. Walter Thompson creative director who wrote the ad. Mr. Holder's casting turned that around and helped pushed the industry forward.

In 1975, the 6-foot-6-inch Mr. Holder won two Tonys -- as director and costume designer for "The Wiz," the all-black adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz." In addition, he appeared as the James Bond villain Baron Samedi in 1973's "Live and Let Die" and as the kindly Punjab in the 1982 film adaptation of "Annie." He also choreographed for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and was the author of a Caribbean cookbook.

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He was great in Live and Let Die

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