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Found 5 collections related to African Americans in the performing arts

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Rollins, Sonny
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Rollins 2017
Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7th, 1930) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Harlem born and raised, Rollins is considered among the players to have defined the instrument through his prolific practicing, performing and... more
Simms, Hilda, 1918-1994
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Simms 1994-08
17 audio_recordings. 1 video_recording
Actress Hilda Simms (1918-1994) hosted the WOV New York City radio program Ladies' Day from 1953 to 1962, featuring music and interviews with figures in entertainment and public affairs. The collection dates from 1953 to... more
Hall, Ed, 1931-1991
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Hall 1991-80
4 audio_recordings
Edward C. Hall (1931-1991), known as Ed Hall, was an African American actor of stage, screen, and television. The audio collection consists of four audio recordings of oral history interviews with Ed Hall, and actresses Rose Weaver and Barbara Meek.
O'Neal, Frederick, 1905-1992
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS O'Neal 1991-12
17 audio_recordings. 2 video_recordings
Actor and director Frederick O'Neal (1905-1992) was best known for co-founding the American Negro Theatre (ANT) with playwright Abram Hill in 1940. O'Neal was also active in the leadership of a number of professional, cultural, and labor... more
Cooper, John W. (John Walcott), 1873-1966
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division | Sc MIRS Cooper 2004-35
2 audio_recordings. 1 video_recording
John Walcott Cooper Jr. (1873-1966) was an African American ventriloquist. The John W. Cooper audio collection consists of two audio recordings and one video relating to his career as a ventriloquist.