The HistoryMakers video oral history with Marla Gibbs.

Actress Marla Gibbs was born on June 14, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago, Illinois, and working jobs in both Chicago and Detroit, she became a reservation agent for United Airlines in Los Angeles where she took acting classes. In 1975, she wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Gibbs, Marla, 1931- (Interviewee)
Brewington, Ron, 1946- (Interviewer)
Stearns, Scott (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Gibbs, Marla, > 1931- > Interviews.
Gibbs, Marla, > 1931-
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
Television Actress.
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (The HistoryMakers)
Physical Description:1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 41 min., 50 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with Marla Gibbs
Marla Gibbs
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Actress Marla Gibbs was born on June 14, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago, Illinois, and working jobs in both Chicago and Detroit, she became a reservation agent for United Airlines in Los Angeles where she took acting classes. In 1975, she was cast in the role of "Florence" in the CBS show, The Jeffersons. Gibbs received four Emmy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. After The Jeffersons, Gibbs bought the rights to a play called 227 and sold it to NBC. She played the lead role for five successful seasons. She also had a recurring role on The Hughleys and appearances in other programs such as Judging Amy, ER, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Touched By An Angel. Gibbs also owned a jazz and supper club and theater.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:02:41:50
Credits:Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Participant or Performer:
Ron Brewington, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Los Angeles, California 2007 July 8.
Source of Description:
Vendor-supplied metadata.