The HistoryMakers video oral history with Mildred Cruzat.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 35 min., 41 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.206 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Cruzat, Mildred, 1927- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., 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 Mildred Cruzat |
| Portion of title | Mildred Cruzat |
| Abstract | Dance instructor Mildred Cruzat was born on February 17, 1927, in Detroit, Michigan. She attended Highland Park Junior College in Detroit; and the American School of Ballet at Carnegie Hall in New York City. In 1949, she joined the Larry Steele Affair, a New York City dance troupe. In 1950, she joined Ziggy Johnson's School of Ballet in Detroit and became an instructor. In 1951, she was a performer on the Spider Burke TV Show, the first African American television show in St. Louis. She left the program to raise her three children. In 1975, Cruzat returned to dancing at the Joseph Holmes Dance Theatre. In 1981, she joined the Tony Wilson Dance Company. In 1983, she opened the Millie Cruzat Total Fitness Center. Cruzat was`active on a number of boards including the Chicago Urban League, and devoted her life to fostering the development of African American youth. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Chicago, Illinois 2003 August 26. |
| 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 | A2003.206 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |