Jac Alder Oral History
Object number2012.001.0091
Date10/29/2012
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
Jac Alder
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.m2ts file)
DimensionsDuration: 65 Minutes
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with Jac Alder. In 1961, Alder co-founded the historic Theatre Three in Dallas, which tackled controversial subjects including civil rights. He saw the Kennedy motorcade on November 22, 1963.
Interview conducted at The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza on October 29, 2012 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour and five minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryJac Alder passed away at the age of 80 on May 22, 2015. Upon his passing, Dallas PBS noted that Alder "may well have been the longest-serving original founder of a professional resident theater company in the country." A lengthy profile of Alder's life and career with images and a video link may be accessed here: Dallas Theater Leader Jac Alder Has Died | Art&Seek | Arts, Music, Culture for North Texas (artandseek.org). -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
