Dale Jennings (activist): Difference between revisions

Jennings was born in Amarillo, Texas, the son of William Arthur Jennings and Charlotte Sophia Knebel Jennings. He and his sister Charlotte Elaine (two years older) grew up in [[Denver|Denver, Colorado]] where they were both schooled in music, Elaine playing the violin and Dale (as he was known, to distinguish himself from his father) the piano. The two made many appearances on local radio and at tent revival meetings. Dale showed an early love of dance, growing into a noted prodigy before the age of twelve. Later he joined the Lester Horton dance troupe as they traveled around the United States. In his late teens he moved to [[Los Angeles]], with aspirations of becoming a writer and theater director, for which he had trained in Colorado. He eventually launched a theater company called the Theatre Caravan, located in a now demolished building near Olympic Blvd. and Alvarado, where he also lived. During this time he wrote and produced about 60 plays.<ref name="Bullough">{{cite book |editor=Vern L. |editor2=Bullough, RN |title=Before Stonewall, Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context |publisher=Harrington Park Press |location=New York |isbn=1-56023-192-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781560231936/page/424 424] |year=2002 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781560231936/page/424 }}</ref>