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Alternative Title
Dr. Janna Jones Oral History Interview
Interviewer
Andy Huse, Jill Witecki, and Joey Hager
Publication Date
2024
Date
2024-01-30
Abstract
Dr. Janna Jones, author, screenwriter, and professor of Creative Media and Film at Northern Arizona University, details her experience with the Tampa Theatre. She describes her journey conducting research for her book, The Southern Movie Palace: Rise, Fall, Resurrection, which highlights the historic movie palaces she visited in the South. Dr. Jones compares the Tampa Theatre to those historic theaters, illustrating their history and the types of films shown. She sheds light on segregation within these movie palaces and explores how these buildings have become cultural symbols for their respective cities.
Keywords
Tampa Theatre, Historic theaters, Theater--Conservation and preservation, University of South Florida, Motion picture plays, Motion picture film, Academic dissertations, Archives, Segregation, Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Fox Theatre (Detroit Mich.), Biloxi Little Theatre (Biloxi Miss.), Tara Schroeder, Blondelle Gladney (1908-1996), Herschell Gordon Lewis (1926-2016), Louise Downe
Extent
01:12:51; 24 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Tampa (Fla.); Detroit (Mich.); Las Vegas (Nev.); Biloxi (Miss.)
Language
English
Digital Date
2024
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
tampa-theatre-ohp-jones-janna
Recommended Citation
Jones, Janna, "Janna Jones Oral History Interview" (2024). Tampa Theatre Oral History Collection. 26.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tampa_theatre_ohp/26
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