David Ritz Oral History
Object number2016.001.0062
Date04/30/2016
ClassificationsOral Histories
Oral history interview subject
David Ritz
Oral history interviewer
Stephen Fagin
ObjectOral history
Credit LineOral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
MediumBorn digital (.mov file)
DimensionsDuration: 59 Minutes
Collections
DescriptionVideotaped oral history interview with David Ritz. An award-winning author of more than fifty books, including a number of collaborative autobiographies of musicians and entertainers, Ritz graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas. Working for the Sam Bloom Advertising Agency in 1963, he was present at the Dallas Trade Mart luncheon on November 22, 1963.
Interview conducted at the Dallas Public Library on April 30, 2016 by Stephen Fagin. The interview is fifty-nine minutes long.
Curatorial CommentaryThis oral history was recorded at the downtown Dallas Public Library during the 2016 Dallas Book Festival. In addition to his work as a novelist and lyricist, David Ritz's collaborative autobiographies include books with Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King and Janet Jackson. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
In addition to Mr. Ritz, the Museum has recorded a number of oral histories with former students at Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas. Other Jefferson alumni in the Oral History Collection include Alan Abrams, Judy Bergstrom, John Carpenter, Betty Duke-Ruhd, Janet Fordham, Richard Gump, Betty Jarrell, Don McDonald, Jerry Patton, Carolyn Roderick, George Sickler, Jan Sittel, William Ward Warren and 1960s schoolteacher Katherine Clayton. A 2019 educational program featuring Jefferson High School classmates Jan Sittel and Betty Duke-Ruhd may be viewed on the Museum's YouTube channel: Living History with Jan Sittel and Dr. Betty Duke-Ruhd - YouTube. -- Stephen Fagin, Curator
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