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Crownsville Hospital: From Lunacy to Legacy is a feature-length documentary film highlighting the history of the Crownsville State Mental Hospital in Crownsville, MD.
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108 min
2018-10-18
Released
English
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Himself / Narrator
Himself / Psychiatrist 1998-2004
Himself / Anne Arundel County Deputy Sheriff 1951-1976
Himself / Psychiatrist, Unit Director 1968-1988
Herself - Volunteer Services 1960-2004
Herself / Researcher
Himself / Chaplain 1995-2004
Herself / Clinical Nurse Specialist 1989-2004
Himself / Psychiatrist 1970-1972
Himself / Psychiatric Aid, Nurse 1965-2004
Herself / Nurse's Aid 1952-1982
Himself / Security Guard 1951-1958
Himself / Refrigeration Technician 1995-2003
Herself / Psychiatric Aid, Health Assistant, Assistant Director of Nursing 1970-1989
Himself / Patient 1986-1988
Herself / Direct Care Aid 1969-1997
Himself / Patient 1976-1983
Himself / Patient 1965-1970
Himself / Patient 1962-1965
Herself / Director of Medical Services 1990-2004
Herself / Music Therapist 1992-1998
Herself / Volunteer 1971
Herself / Crownsville Resident 1939-1995
Himself / Direct Care Aid / Gate Man 1953-1955 (voice)
Herself / Dance Movement Specialist 1970-1989
Himself / Direct Care Aid, Social Worker, Director Hearings Office 1962-1993
Herself
Herself / Recreation Therapist 1992-1996
Himself / Art Therapist 1998-2004
Herself / Daughter of Patient
Himself / Reporter for Evening Capital 1974-1979
Himself / Superintendent 1997-2002
Herself / Charge Nurse 1975-1998
Herself / Laundry Assistant, Dietician 1968-1971
Himself / Social Worker 1998-2004
Herself / Dental Assistant 1994-1997
Herself / Certified Nursing Assistant 1974-1998
Himself / Public Defender 1984-1997
Herself / Adolescent Unit Nurse 2001-2003
Himself / Feasibility & Planning for Community Service Center at Crownsville Hospital
Himself / Delegate
Himself / City Councilman
Himself / Anne Arundel County Executive
Himself / Bishop of Empowering Believers Church / Crownsville Cemetery Cleanup Organizer
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