The HistoryMakers video oral history with Antwone Fisher.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (10 video files (4 hr., 31 min., 35 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2007.150 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Fisher, Antwone Quenton, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Brock, Paul, 1932- interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Antwone Fisher |
| Portion of title | Antwone Fisher |
| Abstract | Screenwriter and author Antwone Quenton Fisher was born on August 3, 1959, outside of Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up in several foster homes while not knowing his biological parents. He lived with the Picketts, a foster family who physically, sexually and emotionally abused him, for fourteen years. The Picketts then kicked him out of their house and he attended George Junior Republic School in Pennsylvania. After graduation, Fisher returned to Cleveland. He then spent eleven years in the U.S. Navy, after that as a federal corrections officer, and then he was hired as a security guard for Sony Pictures. After rediscovering his biological family, Fisher wrote his autobiography, Finding Fish. He sold the film rights to his story to 20th Century Fox; and, in 2002, the film Antwone Fisher was released. After that, Fisher worked as a screenwriter, director, author, and poet. His book A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie: And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life was published in 2010. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Paul Brock, interviewer. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Los Angeles, California 2007 April 19. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Los Angeles, California 2008 September 19. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2007.150 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |