Interview with Margaret Russell of the Aquarena Springs Resort

Year Published: 1960s

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Jean Boone interviews Margaret Russell, wife of the former General Manager of the Aquarena Springs Resort, about her many responsibilities at Aquarena, like the choreography of swimming acts for the Submarine Theatre. Margaret also divulges her past celebrity life as a swimming double in a Hollywood feature film. At the time of Margaret Russell's management, the Aquarena resembled a resort with an amusement park and hotel. Today, the Aquarena is a nationally preserved habitat and its uses by the public are exclusively educational.