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Title Interview with Ben Vereen
Library Henry Hampton Collection, Film & Media Archive, Washington University Libraries
Collection Name Henry Hampton Collection
Collection Overview These oral history interviews are part of the 'I'll Make Me A World: African-American Artists in the 20th Century' collection, a celebration of some extraordinary achievements by African-American writers, dancers, painters, actors, musicians, and other influential artists of the 20th Century.
Date 5 Sep 1997
Description Ben Vereen is an American actor, dancer and singer who has appeared in a number of Broadway productions. In this interview Vereen discusses life on Broadway and reflects on what it was like being an African-American in the theatre scene.
Document Type Oral History (Video)
Theme(s) Arts and Culture
Keywords arts, Harlem Renaissance, music
Places New York, New York
People Williams, Bert; Walker, George; Mitchell, Arthur
Note Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of Washington University in St. Louis.
Name Vereen, Ben
Interviewer Pollard, Sam
Date of Recording 5 Sep 1997
Duration 00:46:50
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