["Western Exposure" film documentary on Clarence Muse]

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Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of the film documentary "Western Exposure" featuring the career of African American actor Clarence Muse. The film includes interviews, clips from various films spanning 1937 to 1972 and film historian commentary.

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1 cassette (VHS) (29 min., 53 sec.) : sd., col.

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Creator: Unknown. December 14, 1981.

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Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of the film documentary "Western Exposure" featuring the career of African American actor Clarence Muse. The film includes interviews, clips from various films spanning 1937 to 1972 and film historian commentary.

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1 cassette (VHS) (29 min., 53 sec.) : sd., col.

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  • Preferred Citation: The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Records (AR0797), University of North Texas Special Collections

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  • December 14, 1981

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["Western Exposure" film documentary on Clarence Muse], video, December 14, 1981; Dallas, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1983636/: accessed April 15, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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