The HistoryMakers video oral history with Harry J. Lennix.

Format Video (Streaming)
PublicationChicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016].
Description1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 23 min., 20 sec.)) : sound, color.
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2006.057
Subjects

Other author/creatorLennix, Harry J. interviewee.
Other author/creatorBrock, Paul, 1932- interviewer.
Other author/creatorStearns, Scott, director of photography.
Other author/creatorHistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Variant title History Makers video oral history with Harry J. Lennix
Portion of title Harry J. Lennix
Abstract Actor Harry J. Lennix was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 16, 1964. Lennix attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary where he studied to become a Dominican priest. Lennix was a good student and upon graduation attended Northwestern University where he majored in acting and directing. After graduation, Lennix spent eight years teaching in Chicago Public Schools while performing in prominent Chicago theaters, including the Goodman and Steppenwolf Theatres. His professional acting career began in the late 1980s. He won an Obie Award in 1990 for his portrayal of Malcolm X in The Meeting. Lennix's film and television credits include roles in movies such as Ray, The Matrix: Revolutions and Love and Basketball, as well as television programs such as Commander in Chief, Diagnosis Murder and E.R. Although he resides in Los Angeles, Lennix is on the board of advisors at Chicago's Goodman Theater, and continued to work in acting.
CreditsVideographer, Scott Stearns.
Performer Paul Brock, interviewer.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded Los Angeles, California 2006 April 1.
Source of descriptionVendor-supplied metadata.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formInterviews.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Stock numberA2006.057 HistoryMakers