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Joy Dale Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Joy Dale. In 1963, Dale worked as a stripper at Jack Ruby's Carousel Club. She spoke with Ruby at the club the afternoon of the assassination and was later interviewed on live television the day of the Oswald shooting.Interview conducted on August 3, 2004 by Arlinda Abbott and Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour long.

Object Details
Object title:

Joy Dale Oral History

Date:

08/03/2004

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

60 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2004.001.0033

Curatorial Note:

"Joy Dale" was the stage name used by this performer at Jack Ruby's Carousel Club in 1963. At Ms. Dale's request, her real name was not used during this 2004 oral history interview. One of her fellow Carousel Club dancers, Nancy Myers (stage name: Tammi True) recorded a videotaped oral history interview on May 6, 2010. Both ladies spoke highly of their employer, Jack Ruby, and emphasized his warm and protective nature, particularly among women and children. Ms. Dale passed away on February 28, 2017. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Since her oral history in 2004, Joy Dale has appeared in a few TV documentaries talking about Jack Ruby, her employer and friend. She came to my attention in the late 90s in a most unusual way. The late Sue Hilty, The Sixth Floor Museum's office manager, mentioned one day that the locksmith who sometimes did work for the Museum was married to a woman who once worked for Ruby. I immediately called him for more information and soon found Joy was a delightful woman with some wonderful stories about Dallas in the 60s. She has been a good friend of the Museum ever since. - Gary Mack, Curator

Joy Dale Oral History

Videotaped oral history interview with Joy Dale. In 1963, Dale worked as a stripper at Jack Ruby's Carousel Club. She spoke with Ruby at the club the afternoon of the assassination and was later interviewed on live television the day of the Oswald shooting.Interview conducted on August 3, 2004 by Arlinda Abbott and Stephen Fagin. The interview is one hour long.

Object Details
Object title:

Joy Dale Oral History

Date:

08/03/2004

Terms:

Night clubs

Oral histories

Ruby, Jack

Dale, Joy

Carousel Club

Dallas

Jack Ruby (OHC)

Medium:

Hi-8 videotape

Dimensions:

60 Minutes

Credit line:

Oral History Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2004.001.0033

Curatorial Note:

"Joy Dale" was the stage name used by this performer at Jack Ruby's Carousel Club in 1963. At Ms. Dale's request, her real name was not used during this 2004 oral history interview. One of her fellow Carousel Club dancers, Nancy Myers (stage name: Tammi True) recorded a videotaped oral history interview on May 6, 2010. Both ladies spoke highly of their employer, Jack Ruby, and emphasized his warm and protective nature, particularly among women and children. Ms. Dale passed away on February 28, 2017. - Stephen Fagin, Curator

Since her oral history in 2004, Joy Dale has appeared in a few TV documentaries talking about Jack Ruby, her employer and friend. She came to my attention in the late 90s in a most unusual way. The late Sue Hilty, The Sixth Floor Museum's office manager, mentioned one day that the locksmith who sometimes did work for the Museum was married to a woman who once worked for Ruby. I immediately called him for more information and soon found Joy was a delightful woman with some wonderful stories about Dallas in the 60s. She has been a good friend of the Museum ever since. - Gary Mack, Curator