Jane Gaines

Presentation: Man of a Thousand Faces: Noble Johnson and the Lincoln Motion Picture Co.
About Jane Gaines: Professor Jane Gaines of Duke University plans to attend the event. Professor Gaines is an expert on the African-American cinema and is a founder of the Oscar Micheaux Society. Professor Gaines' presentation is about Noble Johnson, a Lincoln, Nebraska native who made "race movies" and who was a contemporary of Oscar Micheaux. Johnson also was a character actor who played roles in dozens of Hollywood features, including the role of a zombie in numerous horror films.
More on the Web about Jane Gaines: Biography of Professor Gaines
Home Page for the Oscar Micheaux Society