Downey, Gloria. Interview about her life in Clarenville

• Main Author: Vardy, Megan
• Other Authors: Downey, Gloria
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Migration/settlement; Towns; Acting; Theatres; Communities; Downey; Gloria; Russell; John; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_en/id/999

Interview with Gloria Downey about her life in Clarenville, the movie theater, and her experiences acting. 00:00 - Gloria Downey talks about growing up in Clarenville; playing baseball; 01:14 - Memories of Bonfire night; 02:45 - Changes in manners, crossing people’s property; Downey tells a story about eating what’s put in front of you; 04:47 - Downey talks about the Clarenville Theater, what it was like, what movies would play there, the cost, her love for movies; Downey tells a story about wanting to see Ten Tall Men with Burt Lancaster; 11:00 - The swimming hole in Clarenville, location and memories; 13:21 - Acting with the ammature theater group TBA - To Be Announced. Tells a story about how she got involved with acting and auditioning for a role and various roles she played; Tells story about forgetting her lines; 26:00 - Tells a story about playing a roll where she plays the same person at different ages; 27:57 - Talks about acting with John Russell, a local teacher; 29:47 - Talks about her love of reading. Her teacher encouraging reading; Downey talks about Pride and Prejudice and the movies based on it.