The HistoryMakers video oral history with Irma P. Hall.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 55 min., 35 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2008.045 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Hall, Irma P., 1935- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Gines, Denise, interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Irma P. Hall |
| Portion of title | Irma P. Hall |
| Abstract | Actress Irma P. Hall was born on June 3, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas, and was raised on the South Side of Chicago. After graduating from high school, Hall attended Briarcliffe College where she was selected for her first acting role in a theatrical production of Amahl and the Night Visitors. She transferred to Texas College in Tyler, Texas, and pursued her B.A. degree in foreign language education. Hall taught in the Dallas Public School system for twenty years before landing a role in Raymond St. Jacques's Book of Numbers. In 1996, she gained fame when she was featured alongside Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones in the film A Family Thing. She played Mama Joe in Soul Food. Hall received many awards and accolades including a NAACP Image Award, induction into the Texas Film Hall of Fame, and the 2004 Prixe du Jury for her role in The Ladykillers. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Denise Gines, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Dallas, Texas 2008 March 12. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2008.045 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |