Carolyn Jones
Carolyn Jones is an American director, writer, producer, photographer and speaker. She is best known for her 1997 book publication Living Proof: Courage in the Face of AIDS, her 2014 documentary The American Nurse, and her 2017 documentary Defining Hope. She is co-founder of the non-profit 100 People Foundation.
Carolyn Jones

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- Name
- Carolyn Jones
- Birthplace
- Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Occupation
- Photographer, filmmaker, author, speaker
- Known for
- The American Nurse (2014)
- Born
- 1957 · Lancaster.
- Nationality
- United States
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Carolyn Jones is an American director, writer, producer, photographer and speaker. She is best known for her 1997 book publication Living Proof: Courage in the Face of AIDS, her 2014 documentary The American Nurse, and her 2017 documentary Defining Hope. She is co-founder of the non-profit 100 People Foundation.
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Her television appearances include PBS NewsHour, WNET's MetroFocus, and Katie Couric's show Katie.
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• Name — Carolyn Jones • Birthplace — Lancaster, Pennsylvania • Occupation — Photographer, filmmaker, author, speaker • Years Active — 1993–present • Known for — The American Nurse (2014) • Notable Works — Living Proof: Courage in the Face of AIDS
Filmography
Filmography
• Living Proof: HIV and the Pursuit of Happiness (co-writer) (1994) • The American Nurse (2014) • Defining Hope (2017) • In Case of Emergency (2020)
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1957
Carolyn Jones born at Lancaster.
Books
• Living Proof: Courage in the face of AIDS (1997) • The Family of Women: Voices Across the Generations (1999) • Every Girl Tells A Story (2002) • The American Nurse: Photographs and Interviews by Carolyn Jones (2012)
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