Cynthia Horner, Clip 1: My Friend, Michael Jackson
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Cynthia Horner
Date: Time Period: 1976 - 2009; 2015-12-15; Interview recorded: December 15, 2015
Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:03:56
Creator: Cynthia Horner interviewed by Naomi Williams
Identifier: aql:19998 qmp-ch-clip-000003
Description: One of Cynthia Horner's first interviews at Right On! magazine was with Michael Jackson. They were both shy and nervous people so they got along really well. His father asked her to come over to their house because Michael didn't have a lot of friends. They soon became friends and she was over there all the time. After Michael's tragic death, Cynthia attended his funeral with her husband.
Creator :
Cynthia Horner interviewed by Naomi Williams
Date :
Time Period: 1976 - 2009; 2015-12-15; Interview recorded: December 15, 2015
Summary/Description :
One of Cynthia Horner's first interviews at Right On! magazine was with Michael Jackson. They were both shy and nervous people so they got along really well. His father asked her to come over to their house because Michael didn't have a lot of friends. They soon became friends and she was over there all the time. After Michael's tragic death, Cynthia attended his funeral with her husband.
Subject :
African American journalists; Jackson, Michael, 1958-2009
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Queens, NY Long Island City (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:03:56
Identifier :
aql:19998 qmp-ch-clip-000003
Rights Notice
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