The HistoryMakers video oral history with Norma Jean Darden.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]. |
| Description | 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 25 min., 37 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2012.126 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Darden, Norma Jean interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Norma Jean Darden |
| Portion of title | Norma Jean Darden |
| Abstract | Fashion model and entrepreneur Norma Jean Darden was born on November 4, 1939 in Newark, New Jersey. Darden earned her B. A. degree at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York in 1961. She entered the world of modeling while at Sarah Lawrence. In 1973, she was part of the historic Models of Versailles show in Paris, France that featured the first group of African American models as part of an European fashion runway. During her career, Darden was featured on the pages of fashion magazines like Bazaar, Glamour, Mademoiselle, and Vogue. In 1975, Darden, and her sister Carole, launched a catering business that included Fortune 500 companies and celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey.In 1978, they co-wrote a seminal cookbook on Southern cooking titled Spoonbread & Strawberry Wine: Recipes and Reminiscences of a Family. Darden also appeared in several movies, including The Cotton Club and Boomerang. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded New York, New York 2012 May 14. |
| 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 | A2012.126 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |