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The HistoryMakers video oral history with Armelia McQueen
Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Armelia McQueen.
Publication
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Physical Description
1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 51 min., 31 sec.)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Videographer, Neculai Burghelea.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Actress Armelia McQueen was born on January 6, 1952 in Southern Pines, North Carolina. She was raised in Brooklyn, New York. She attended New York City's Central Commercial High School where she graduated in 1964. McQueen went on to briefly enroll at the Fashion Industry School, majoring in fashion design. Later, in 1972, she attended Herbert Berghoff Drama School where she received acting lessons. McQueen's acting career began when she was hired for a role in the production of Hot & Cold Heroes. In 1976, she was hired for the role of Tune Ann in the film I> Sparkle. In 1978, she made her Broadway debut in the original production of Ain't Misbehavin' where she won a Theatre World Award for Best Debut Performance. McQueen was featured in various sitcoms and films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including: Action Jackson (1988); Ghost (1990); Bulworth (1998) and Life (1999).
Variant and related titles
History Makers video oral history with Armelia McQueen
Armelia McQueen
HistoryMakers. OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 04, 2021
Credits
Videographer, Neculai Burghelea.
Performers
Jacques Lesure, 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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