Biographical documentary on Mahalia Jackson. Studs Terkel, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Dr. Horace Clarence Boyer, Brother John Sellers, and George Avakian are interviewed. Previews for two other documentaries (“Say Amen, Somebody” and “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: A Historical Perspective”) precede program. Jackson program begins at 5:36.
In this part of an interview with renowned jockey Robyn Smith, the details of her personal and professional life are explored further as she compares her present time in retirement with her horse racing past. Smith discusses the rigorous and solitary daily routine of her time as a jockey, as well as her adjustment into retired life, giving more in-depth analysis of the beginnings of her career, her aversion to the press, and the people that have helped her along the way.
A documentary about author Nelson Algren. In the piece, various artists, journalists, and writers speak about Algren’s life, his literary work, and the importance of his writings in Chicago. Also features many photographs by Stephen Deutch and Art Shay.
Recollections by Mary Frances Veeck, wife of baseball entrepreneur Bill Veeck. Show or marriage? Before Bill, meeting Bill, taking a year off, great love affair, involvement in St. Louis.
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This video contains footage shot for the 1976 documentary “Making It in Hollywood,” an in depth look at the entertainment business through the eyes of both Hollywood hopefuls and veterans. In this video, we watch footage from a Hollywood party featuring a performance by musician Dr. John.
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Raw footage of Veeck at O’Leary’s for Bill Veeck’s Saloon. Veeck, Bill Brashler, and Waldo discuss the De Paul vs. St. Joseph game (see tape 8) and sports generally.
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A collection of shows and videos providing insight and interviews with every day people as well as more well-known characters such as Studs Terkel, Walter Cronkite, and Bill Veeck. Also includes interviews centered around Elvis Presley’s funeral.
B-roll of Robyn Smith walking from the horse stables of a racetrack onto the track itself and back to the stables.