Nell Shipman - Cultural Legacy

Cultural Legacy

The Canadian playwright Sharon Pollock was commissioned to write a one act play about Shipman's life. It was performed in 1999 by the Theatre Junction Resident Company of Artists in Calgary, and was directed by Brian Richmond.

All of Nell Shipman's surviving films are available on DVD from Boise State University.

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