Estella Payton
American chef
Born on: August 17, 1904Died on: December 12, 1999
Aged: 95 years 117 days (1143 months)
Birth Sign: Leo
Estella Payton, sometimes Estelle Payton, was a co-star on the Woman's World cooking show that aired on WKRG-TV in Mobile, Alabama, for decades.
Payton, an African American woman, appeared with Connie Bea Hope, a white woman, on the show starting in 1956. In the early years, Payton did not appear on camera unless her hands slipped into the shot while setting up or removing utensils.
Later, in the 1960s, Payton began to appear on air and she eventually received third billing on the program's opening titles, was given her own microphone, and offered comments on Hope's demonstrations.
The two women were known in the station for their usually good-natured backstage squabbles.
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