Walter C. Gran, dramatic reader

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20062757

Description

Walter C. Gran is a dramatic reader from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Gran lost his sight at 17 years old. For 25 years he has been cutting plays, memorizing his versions, and presenting them to an audience. He attended Jamestown College in North Dakota, where he presented Harold Bell Wright's "The Shepherd of the Hills." For the last three years, Mr. Gran has been giving his dramatic reading of Lloyd C. Douglas' "The Robe." He is shown sitting in a chair, dressed in a double-breasted suit.

Archival Date

1946-11-14

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1922

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

Rights

Rights held by The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections. Any use of content downloaded or printed from this page is limited to non-commercial personal or educational use, including fair use as directed by U.S. copyright laws. For more information or for reproduction requests, please contact UTA Special Collections by emailing spcoref@uta.edu.

License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Subjects

Chairs; Theatrical productions; The Robe; The Shepherd of the Hills; Dramatic readings; Jamestown College; Gran, Walter C.; Blind persons