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Listen: The World ProgramWFSU production of "Miss Nancy's Store" in Tallahassee.
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Photographer
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Collection
, N2016-1, Nancy Tribble Benda papers, 1930-2006, Box 5, FF19
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Subject Term
Public institutions--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Universities and colleges--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
Educational broadcasting
Television broadcasting
Children's television programs
Puppet television programs
Television--Stage-setting and scenery
Puppets
Women in the broadcasting industry
Women in television broadcasting
Women television personalities
Television cameras
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Corporate Subject
Physical Description
Biographical Note
As a teenager Nancy was one of the first mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs, a job which earned her a trip to Hollywood to double for Ann Blythe in swimming parts for the 1948 movie "Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid". In 1966 Nancy starred in "Miss Nancy's Store" produced by WFSU. The show, one of the earliest children's television shows, later ended in August of 1967 due to lack of funds and Nancy went to work for the Florida Department of Education until she retired.
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