Eye - 09 March 2018

From Quakers in film to Headstones and Quaker traditions

John Wayne and Gail Russell in a scene from Angel and the Bad Man | Photo: Republic Pictures / Wikimedia Commons

Quakers in film

Quakers featured in Western films of the 1940s and 1950s, starring alongside stars such as Gary Cooper and John Wayne, were among the subjects highlighted at a recent conference in Stoke-on-Trent.

Three research projects on Quakers in historical fictions were presented at the third Historical Fictions Research Network conference at Trentham Gardens in the city on 24-25 February.

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