Edited narrative of interview with Audrey "June" Taylor Henry by Claytee D. White, February 26, 2010
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Edited narrative of an interview with Audrey "June" Taylor Henry conducted by Claytee D. White on February 26, 2010. Henry was a dancer, choreographer, broadcaster and Las Vegas resident since 1992.An Interview with Audrey "June" Taylor Henry An Oral History Conducted by Claytee D. White The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project Oral History Research Center at UNLV University Libraries University of Nevada Las Vegas ©The Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2007 Produced by: The Oral History Research Center at UNLV - University Libraries Director: Claytee D. White Editors: Barbara Tabach and Gloria Homol Transcribers: Kristin Hicks and Laurie Boetcher Interviewers and Project Assistants: Barbara Tabach and Claytee D. White ii The recorded interview and transcript have been made possible through the generosity of Dr. Harold Boyer and the Library Advisory Committee. The Oral History Research Center enables students and staff to work together with community members to generate this selection of first-person narratives. The participants in this project thank the university for the support given that allowed an idea the opportunityAudrey "June" Taylor Henry's first memories are of watching her parents dancing on stage. They were members of the Brownskin Models, a touring carnival show in the mid-1930s. It was a demanding but lucrative career for the couple. Audrey grew up in the care of nannies while her parents toured. Audrey soon itched to be dancing on stage herself. During her school age days, she recalls, she eventually gained admission to...
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