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The Resource Althea, a Rexpix Media Production in association with Thornapple Films and Augusta Films ; directed and produced by Rex Miller ; edited and produced by Elisabeth Haviland James ; produced by Nancy Buirski

Althea, a Rexpix Media Production in association with Thornapple Films and Augusta Films ; directed and produced by Rex Miller ; edited and produced by Elisabeth Haviland James ; produced by Nancy Buirski

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Summary
Althea Gibson emerged as a most unlikely queen of the highly segregated tennis world of the 1950s. Her roots as a sharecropper's daughter, her family's migration to Harlem, her mentoring from Sugar Ray Robinson, David Dinkins and others, and her fame that thrust her unwillingly into the glare of the early Civil Rights movement, all bring the story into a much broader realm of African American history, transcending sports
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.)
Contents
  • Opening
  • Street Life
  • Segregation
  • FAMU
  • World Champion
  • Kindred Spirits
  • One Friday Morning
Isbn
9781627895101
Instance
Label
Althea
Title
Althea
Statement of responsibility
a Rexpix Media Production in association with Thornapple Films and Augusta Films ; directed and produced by Rex Miller ; edited and produced by Elisabeth Haviland James ; produced by Nancy Buirski
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Broadcaster
Editor of moving image work
Film distributor
Production company
Television director
Television producer
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Althea Gibson emerged as a most unlikely queen of the highly segregated tennis world of the 1950s. Her roots as a sharecropper's daughter, her family's migration to Harlem, her mentoring from Sugar Ray Robinson, David Dinkins and others, and her fame that thrust her unwillingly into the glare of the early Civil Rights movement, all bring the story into a much broader realm of African American history, transcending sports
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TEFMT
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videorecording
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American masters (Television program)
Credits note
Cinematographer, Rex Miller ; edited by Elisabeth Haviland James ; original score, David Majzlin
Date time place
Originally broadcast Sept. 4, 2015 as an episode of the PBS television series: American Masters
Dewey number
796/.0924
Intended audience
TV Parental Guidelines Rating: TV-PG +L (coarse or crude language)
Language note
In English; with optional English subtitles
LC call number
  • GV994.G53
  • GV697.G5
LC item number
  • A65 2015
  • A58 2015
PerformerNote
Althea Gibson
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  • Miller, Rex
  • James, Elisabeth Haviland
  • Buirski, Nancy
  • Rexpix Media Productions
  • Thornapple Films
  • Augusta Films
  • Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
  • PBS Distribution (Firm)
Runtime
90
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  • Gibson, Althea
  • Tennis players
  • African American tennis players
  • African American women athletes
  • Women tennis players
  • Gibson, Althea
  • African American tennis players
  • African American women athletes
  • Tennis players
  • United States
Technique
live action
Label
Althea, a Rexpix Media Production in association with Thornapple Films and Augusta Films ; directed and produced by Rex Miller ; edited and produced by Elisabeth Haviland James ; produced by Nancy Buirski
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Publication
Distribution
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Opening -- Street Life -- Segregation -- FAMU -- World Champion -- Kindred Spirits -- One Friday Morning
Control code
ocn922939121
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.)
Isbn
9781627895101
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
841887026475
Other physical details
sound, black and white and color
Publisher number
AMMS6901
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Althea, a Rexpix Media Production in association with Thornapple Films and Augusta Films ; directed and produced by Rex Miller ; edited and produced by Elisabeth Haviland James ; produced by Nancy Buirski
Publication
Distribution
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Opening -- Street Life -- Segregation -- FAMU -- World Champion -- Kindred Spirits -- One Friday Morning
Control code
ocn922939121
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.)
Isbn
9781627895101
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
841887026475
Other physical details
sound, black and white and color
Publisher number
AMMS6901
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround
Video recording format
DVD

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