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Don McCoy Oral History

Don McCoy Oral History

Object number2010.001.0020
Date03/23/2010
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject Don McCoy
Oral history interviewer Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 34 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Don McCoy. A Dallas-based actor who has appeared in productions such as "North and South" (1985 miniseries) and the "Dallas" television series, McCoy portrayed Johnny Calvin Brewer in Oliver Stone's film "JFK" (1991). McCoy met Brewer on the set and later received from him a handwritten letter and photographs, which McCoy donated to The Sixth Floor Museum in 2010. Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on March 23, 2010 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is thirty-four minutes long.
Curatorial Commentary
In addition to film and television work, Don McCoy has also had a career as a marketing manager and motivational speaker. As of summer 2024, he is president of the Fulshear Regional Chamber of Commerce in Fulshear, Texas (outside of Houston). - Stephen Fagin, Curator
The Museum's Don McCoy Collection (2010.014) includes a two-page handwritten letter to McCoy from Johnny Calvin Brewer as well as a 1963 photo of Brewer and three production stills from Oliver Stone's JFK (1991). - Stephen Fagin, Curator