1983 Event "Amen Corner" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 83 performances 1983 Event "Amen Corner" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 83 performances 1965 Event James Baldwin's "Amen Corner," premieres in New York City 1945 Birthday Clifton Davis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/singer, That's My Mama, Amen 1938 Birthday Sherman Hemsley, Philadelphia, actor, All in the Family, Jeffersons, Amen