Fisher, Ameel Joseph, approximately 1909-1985

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Ameel Joseph Fisher was born around 1909 and was graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1931. In the 1930s and 1940s, he lived and worked in New York City, writing and adapting stories for radio dramatization. During the 1950s and 1960s, he moved on to television, serving as a reporter and a news director of United Press Movietonenews. By 1951, United Press Movietonenews was the world's largest news film gathering and distributing organization, providing basic film coverage to networks and stations.

From the description of Ameel Joseph Fisher papers, 1933-. WorldCat record id: 34641227

From the guide to the Ameel Joseph Fisher Papers, 1933-, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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Broadcast journalism
Civil rights
Civil rights demonstrations
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., 1963
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Space flight
Television broadcasting of news
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Birth 1909

Death 1985

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