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Marion Stokes | |
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| Born | Marion Marguerite Butler November 25, 1929 |
| Died | December 14, 2012 (aged 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Philadelphia High School for Girls |
| Occupation(s) | Librarian, television producer |
| Known for | Television news archival work |
Marion Marguerite Stokes (née Butler; November 25, 1929 – December 14, 2012) was an American librarian, social justice advocate, and public-access television producer. From 1977 until her death in 2012, she ...
Early life
[edit]Marion Marguerite Butler was born November 25, 1929, in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia.[1] After graduating from the Philadelphia High School for Girls, she worked as a librarian for the Free Library of Philadelphia.[2]
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Archival work
[edit]Stokes acquired a Betamax video cassette recorder in 1975, which she used sparingly to record sitcoms, science documentaries, and current events.[3]
Personal life and death
[edit]Legacy
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dixon, Euell A. (February 9, 2020). "Marion Marguerite Butler Stokes (1929–2012)". BlackPast.org. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ Clark, Vernon (December 21, 2012). "Marion Stokes, coproducer of TV show". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Wolf, Matt (director) (April 25, 2019). Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project (Motion picture). United States: Zeitgeist Films. Retrieved March 14, 2024.