Deena Clark

Deena Clark (born Ruby Constandina Speliakos; 19131 August 2003) was an American television news reporter and journalist. She hosted two of her own news shows, The Deena Clark Show on CBS and Deena Clark: A Moment With on NBC. In her career Clark interviewed many notable people, including John F. Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Bob Hope, and others.

Early life and education Deena Clark, born Ruby Constandina Speliakos, was born in La Jolla, California in 1913. She attended and graduated from San Diego State University. Clark then moved to Hawaii to teach in 1932. She then made another career change and was part of the off-Broadway production Viva O'Brien!. The production was a musical comedy set in Miami, Florida and Yucatán, Mexico. Clark played the role of Senorita. The play ran for 20 performances from October 9–25, 1941. The play was canceled due to poor reviews.

Journalism and television career Deena Clark started her journalism career by doing freelance writing. Some of her writings were published in the National Geographic magazine.

She began her television career as a guest mediator on Meet the Press, interviewing John F. Kennedy in 1954. "Iceland Tapestry" (1951) "Treglown home: A pink penthouse" (1953) "Camp's by-product is enjoyment: Camp 'topridge'." (1953)

Archival resources

Deena Clark papers at the University of Maryland libraries Photographs of Attorneys General, 1989 - ca. 1991 at the National Archives and Records Administration Deena Clark Show transcripts 141: Deena Clark Show: 3/15/75 at the National Archives and Records Administration White House Communications Agency: Videotape Collection, 1981-85 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum Transcript of Proceedings, Interview of the Honorable William B. Saxbe, Attorney General of the United States, by Deena Clark of "The Deena Clark Show" (WTOP–TV), Washington, D.C. at the United States Department of Justice Deena Clark: A Moment With… transcripts [Records of U. Alexis Johnson] 01/09/1973, Taping of Interview w/Deena Clark for "A Moment With." Personal. at the National Archives and Records Administration A Moment With Hubert H. Humphrey, NBC-TV (transcript), February 9 at the Minnesota Historical Society A Moment with Deena Clark. Esther Peterson talks about the President's Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW), and women who are not covered by current legislation. May 4, 1963: Audio file at the Schlesinger Library