Dorothy Mary Benson - Unedited Interview
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1985
0:21:40
South Africa
Unedited interview with Dorothy Mary Benson, a South African civil rights campaigner and author. She assisted Nelson Mandela’s escape from South Africa in 1962.
Physical formats available:
16mm,
Betacam SP
Digital formats available:
Quicktime (Pro Res)
Audio & visual:
Sound,
Color
Unedited interview with Dorothy Mary Benson, a South African civil rights campaigner and author. She assisted Nelson Mandela's escape from South Africa in 1962, and interviewed several prominent figures in the ANC, including Walter Sisulu and James Calata. In this interview, Benson talks about the Rivonia Trial, ANC, Nelson Mandela and more. Part of a series of unedited interviews with South African (and some American) writers, journalists and activists made in the late ‘80s, discussing the subject of censorship, films, journalism and more.
Camera and Interviewer:
Peter Davis
Collection
The Mandelas
(57)
A collection of items relating to Nelson and Winnie Mandela.
Collection
South Africa Interviews
(139)
Unedited Interviews with South African (and some American) writers, journalists and activists made in the late ‘80s, mostly on the subject of censorship and films. Plus production stills and transcripts.
Collection
Peter Davis
(136)
Collection of Peter Davis Stills, Films, and related items in the archive.
