The HistoryMakers video oral history with Whoopi Goldberg.

Actress Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson on November 12, 1955 in Manhattan, New York. She dropped out of high school to study with theatre practitioner Uta Hagen at HB Studio and performed with experimental theatre groups in Berkeley, California where she developed her first major comed...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Goldberg, Whoopi, 1955- (Interviewee)
Richardson, Julieanna L. (Interviewer)
Stearns, Scott (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Goldberg, Whoopi, > 1955- > Interviews.
Goldberg, Whoopi, > 1955-
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
Film 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 (2 video files (1 hr., 24 min., 40 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Actress Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson on November 12, 1955 in Manhattan, New York. She dropped out of high school to study with theatre practitioner Uta Hagen at HB Studio and performed with experimental theatre groups in Berkeley, California where she developed her first major comedic work, a one-woman series of character monologues called The Spook Show. Renamed Whoopi Goldberg, the show caught the eye of Steven Spielberg during its Broadway run, landing Goldberg the lead role in The Color Purple. Goldberg was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and appeared in countless films, television series, and stage performances, becoming one of twelve individuals who have won Emmy, Grammy, Tony, and Oscar awards. A lifelong Star Trek fan, Goldberg had a recurring role on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Goldberg is a bestselling author and produced television and stage projects. She also works as a moderator on the tv talk show The View.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:01:24:40
Credits:Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Participant or Performer:
Julieanna L. Richardson, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded New York, New York 2016 October 5.
Source of Description:
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