- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 19 min., 31 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- Actor, writer and director Ken Page was born on January 20, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri. Attending Fontbonne College, he received his first paid role as Stewpot in a theatrical production of South Pacific. Page made his Broadway debut in 1976 when he starred in an all-black revival of Guys and Dolls. In 1977, he played the role of the Lion in the hit musical The Wiz, and went on to become an original cast member in the Fats Waller musical revue Ain't Misbehavin' in 1978. In 1982, Page originated the role of Old Deuteronomy in the Broadway production of Cats and repeated his performance in a PBS version of the play. He starred on Broadway's Ain't Nothin' But The Blues in 2000, and appeared in the film Dreamgirls in 2006. As a voice actor, he played "Oogie Boogie" in Walt Disney productions including The Nightmare Before Christmas.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with Ken Page
- Ken Page
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Neculai Burghelea.
- OCLC
- 998758951
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Ken Page.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States naf
- Playing Time
021931
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Jacques Lesure, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Neculai Burghelea.
- Event
Recorded Los Angeles, California 2008 April 4.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Actor.
- Added Author
Page, Ken, interviewee.
Lesure, Jacques, interviewer.
Burghelea, Neculai, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.