MURRAY v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.

No. 515, Docket 87-7695.

844 F.2d 988 (1988)

Hwesu S. MURRAY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC. and Brandon Tartikoff, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Santora, New York City (Michael S. Allen, Santora & McKay, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellant.

Thomas R. Jones, New York City (Susan Buckley, Lisa Pearson, Ellen L. Weintraub, Cahill Gordon & Reindel, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellees.

Before WINTER, PRATT and ALTIMARI, Circuit Judges.


ALTIMARI, Circuit Judge:

It was almost a generation ago that a young comedian named Bill Cosby became the first black entertainer to star in a dramatic network television series. That program, I Spy, earned Cosby national recognition as an actor, including three Emmy Awards (1966, 1967 and 1968) for best performance in a dramatic series, and critical acclaim for the portrayal of a character without regard to the actor's race. Although keenly aware of the significance...

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