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This Week's Guest:
Betsy Blair
Sunday 12 June
Repeated
Friday 17 June |
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Betsy's Choice |
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Sue Lawley's castaway this week is Betsy Blair. She was an actress in Hollywood during its heyday and is best known for her role in Marty, the Oscar-winning tale of a shy butcher and lonely teacher who, against the advice of friends and family, fall in love.
She was barely sixteen when she began her career as a dancer and it was while she was on her way to an early audition that she met Gene Kelly, she was still a teenager and he was twelve years her senior, but they were married and the couple set up home in one of Hollywood's most glamorous addresses - Rodeo Drive. They were known for throwing open the doors on Saturday night for star-studded parties; their guests included Tyrone Power, Judy Garland and Greta Garbo.
After sixteen years, the marriage broke up and Betsy moved first to France then England where she met and married Karel Reisz, director of The French Lieutenant's Woman. She embraced a career in European films, working with celebrated directors including Juan Antonio Bardem and Michelangelo Antonioni. Her 1955 film Marty was shown again as one of the classic films at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
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1. There's a boat dat's leaving soon for New York
Performer John W Bubbles with the RCA Victor Orchestra conducted by Skitch Henderson
Composer Gershwin
Publisher BMG
CD Title Gershwin:Porgy and Bess
Track 10
Label RCA
Rec No: 090 266 33122
2. Let's Face the Music and Dance
Performer Fred Astaire
Composer Irving Berlin
Publisher Chappell Music
CD Title Cheek to Cheek
Track 10
Label Conifer
Rec No: T6 134
3. I could write a Book
Performer Frank Sinatra
Composer Rodgers and Hart
CD Title Adventures of the Heart
Track Side 2 trk 2
Label Fontana
Rec No: TFL 5006
4. Love
Performer Lena Horne
Composer Martin/Blane
Publisher SBK United Partnership Ltd
CD Title Portrait of a Stylist
Track 1
Label Harmony Collection
Rec No: HARCD 111
5. Make Someone Happy
Performer Jimmy Durante
Composer Betty Camden, Adolph Green, Julie Styne
Publisher Chappell
CD Title As time Goes By - Jimmy Durante
Track 5
Label Warner
Rec No: 9362454562
6. Quand in Soldat
Performer Yves Montand
Composer Lemarque
Publisher
CD Title Les Feuilles mortes
Track 5
Label Parlophone
Rec No: CPMC 4
7. I got Rhythm
Performer Gene Kelly
Composer G& I Gershwin
Publisher Déjà Vu
CD Title Gene Kelly
Track 4
Label Déjà vu
Rec No: DVGH 7082
8. The girl from Ipanema
Performer Astrud Gilberto
Composer Jobim /de Moraes
Publisher Polygram
CD Title That old Devil Called Love
Track Cd 2 trk3
Label Universal Music TV
Rec No: 545606
Record:There's a boat dat's leaving soon for New York
Book: Reading Lyrics - (American songs1900-1975)
Luxury: An Ice cream maker
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