Ameel Joseph Fisher Papers, 1933-

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Ameel Joseph Fisher Papers, 1933-

Ameel Joseph Fisher Papers, 1933-

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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. Correspondence, notes, scripts, films, and other items relating to Ameel Joseph Fisher's career in radio and in television news broadcasting. In the 1930s and 1950s, Fisher was involved in writing and adapting stories for radio dramas. In the 1950s and 1960s, Fisher was chief correspondent for United Press Movetonenews. Included are materials documenting his coverage of the space program, civil rights events, and the August 1963 march on Washington, D.C.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection