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The HistoryMakers video oral history with Marla Gibbs
Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Marla Gibbs.
Publication
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Physical Description
1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 41 min., 50 sec.)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Actress Marla Gibbs was born on June 14, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago, Illinois, and working jobs in both Chicago and Detroit, she became a reservation agent for United Airlines in Los Angeles where she took acting classes. In 1975, she was cast in the role of "Florence" in the CBS show, The Jeffersons. Gibbs received four Emmy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. After The Jeffersons, Gibbs bought the rights to a play called 227 and sold it to NBC. She played the lead role for five successful seasons. She also had a recurring role on The Hughleys and appearances in other programs such as Judging Amy, ER, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Touched By An Angel. Gibbs also owned a jazz and supper club and theater.
Variant and related titles
History Makers video oral history with Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs
HistoryMakers. OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 04, 2021
Credits
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Performers
Ron Brewington, interviewer.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Oral histories.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Also listed under
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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