Fifties became a special effects Makeup Artist and designed the costume for the iconic creature from the black lagoon horror film. Up next on American History tv, author and filmmaker Mallory Omeara discusses her book, the lady from the black lagoon. Hollywood monstrous and the lost legacy of milicent patrick. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event and provided the video. I wrote a book called the lady from the black lagoon hollywood monsters and the lost legacy of Millicent Patrick. But who the heck is Millicent Patrick . She is the forrest gump of the 1950s. She most noticeably designed the creature from the black lagoon, the pantheon of monsters. It was the last one to be included. Everyone has their own pantheon, you can come fight me later. [laughter] in my opinion, creature was the last one. She did so much more. She was one of disneys first female animators, she was an actress, she was an illustrator. Everything about Millicent Patrick was larger than life. It has been
And hoover and roosevelt, their long relationship that lasted after their presidencies. This was a period of incredible trauma for the United States with the great depression. Of course, the two of them had known each other for quite some during world war one, Franklin Roosevelt was the assistant secretary of the navy under woodrow wilson. Tom, do you mind talking about what hoover did during world war i . Sure. Herbert hoover was the head of the u. S. Food administration. The Food Administration had to essentially provide food to the soldiers going to europe. Hoover was able to provide the necessary food by getting americans to voluntarily reduce consumption by 15 . And he did this by appealing to american housewives, to sign lunch cards, where they would hooverize. To hooverize, that meant you gave up a certain essential component. Meet, wheat, sugar, fats. So you had meatless mondays, meatless wednesdays. Hoover was able to use that as a stopgap before the farmers could increase the
Now refer to, institutional as the press. Lectures in history. On American History tv, on cspan 3. Every saturday at 8 pm eastern. Lectures in his three is also available as a podcast. Find it where do listen to podcasts. Hello, welcome to another edition of at home with the notes thoughts. I am paul sparrow, director of the Franklin Roosevelt president ial library and museum in high park new york. Today, we will talk about the relationship between two of the most important families, political families in American History, during the 20th century. The roosevelts, and the kennedys. And to assist me in this conversation, i am joined by the director of the jfk library. Paul, it is good to be with you. Allen price here. Thank you for joining me today, alan. This is one of the most interesting and complicated relationships, multi generational relationships. Two families that are really dynasties, in the way that they impacted american political life. There is a component to this that a lot
Hellesen, and actors david salley and Craig Wallace. All these actors appeared on the ford stage, or great works but appeared on the forwards stage, too many times to count. We are thrilled to have them with us today. I am also, i would like to say that we have been watching demonstrations unfold in our neighborhoods and across the nation. As we prayed to the future of the fords feet are, we know we have work to do. We commit to using our platform to tell stories that speak to the present moment with courage, inspiration, feeling, and of course, Abraham Lincolns legacy. Today we are talking with Richard Hellesen Craig Wallace david selby, in a specific play that they all took part in. Fords theater premiered this in 2012. Ford commissioned to at this play, to celebrate the opening of our leadership in 2011. This play explores the relationship between president Abraham Lincoln, played by david selby, and the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, played by Craig Wallace. It seems particularly
Angry knowing that his killer is still out here walking the streets freely its very difficult for me to come on the street that i have to have resilience and strength because he would. And the kind of person terrence words. Friday marks 4 years since 4 in 4 kerry lost her son terrence at the location. She now stands at with her husband terence senior and her daughter erica, 4 years of waiting for justice. That never keen i feel that its gotten harder because the desire for a mother to want to see justice served for injustice. Its extremely difficult. Terence was just 22 years old at the time. This was the scene that night on august 14th 2016 when hundreds of people took cover after gunfire erupted a Birthday Party in the 300 block of 15th street in oakland. It marks extreme emotion, he laid in the street here. All night long after being hit by one bullet, a stray bullet. A party where they were celebrating a friends life and yet he lost to the second victim Craig Fletcher cooks also di