Bette Davis in 'Storm Center' and Presentation by Fran Stallings
Schedule
Sun Mar 08 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Unitarian Universalist Church Bartlesville | Bartlesville, OK
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During the 1950s, a small-town librarian is shunned by the locals after she refuses the City Council’s request to remove a book on Communism from the library’s shelves. Storm Center is a 1956 American dramatic film starring Bette Davis and directed by Daniel Taradash. It was the first overtly anti-McCarthyism film produced in Hollywood and is loosely based on Ruth W. Brown, our own Bartlesville librarian who ran afoul of the local government and a major corporation.
Fran Stallings will follow up with facts about the real Bartlesville “storm” and Miss Ruth Brown.
Women’s History Month
Sunday Cinema & Program: Storm Center with presentation by Fran Stallings
*NEW* Location: Unitarian-Universalist Church of Bartlesville 428 S Seneca Ave.
Time: 2:00 pm
STORYTELLER FRAN STALLINGS conducts workshops, residencies, and festival performances nationwide, in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, and Egypt. She is currently booking appearances for 2026 and beyond.
The Event is Free and the Public is invited and welcome to attend.
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Unitarian Universalist Church Bartlesville, 428 S Seneca Ave, Bartlesville, OK 74003-4030, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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