Davenport, Tom

Dates:
Active 1973
Active 1995

Biographical notes:

Tom Davenport is an independent filmmaker and film distributor living in Delaplane, Va. He began work in film with documentary filmmakers Richard Leacock and Don Pennebacker in New York and made his first independent film in 1969. In 1970, he returned to rural Virginia and started an independent film company with his wife Mimi Davenport as co-producer and designer.

From the description of Tom Davenport papers, 1973-1995. WorldCat record id: 257729971

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Subjects:

  • African American families
  • African American gospel singers
  • African American musicians
  • Blues (Music)
  • Country music
  • Families
  • Film
  • Gospel music
  • Independent filmmakers
  • Medicine shows
  • Murder
  • Religious communities
  • Religious communities
  • Shakers
  • Story tellers

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Places:

  • Granville County (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • Kentucky (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • New Hampshire (as recorded)
  • Maine (as recorded)
  • Wilkes County (N.C.) (as recorded)
  • North Carolina (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)