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Denise Nicholas to Jenny Hunter

Denise Nicholas

Amistad Research Center

Amistad Research Center
New Orleans, United States

Denise Nicholas, perhaps best known as the actress from Room 222 and In the Heat of the Night, began her acting career with the Free Southern Theater (FST). Nicholas married Gilbert Moses in 1964 and soon left her studies at Tulane University to tour with the FST. She toured for two years before moving to New York City to join the Negro Ensemble Company. Here, Nicholas writes about memorable performances in Jonesboro and Bogalusa, Louisiana, as well as the financial struggles which plagued the FST.

Details

  • Title: Denise Nicholas to Jenny Hunter
  • Creator: Denise Nicholas
  • Subject Keywords: Free Southern Theater, African American theater--History--20th century, American drama--Southern States
  • Type: document
  • Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Amistad Research Center. The materials in this exhibition are being made available for personal and scholarly research use only. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. If you are the rightful copyright holder of an item represented in this exhibition and wishes to have it removed, please submit a request to reference@amistadresearchcenter.org including proof of ownership and clear identification of the work, preferably with URL.
  • Repository: Amistad Research Center
  • Extent: 1 p.
  • Date: 1965-09-28
  • Collection: Free Southern Theater records

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