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becky sharp
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 Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:44 pm Post subject: Burl Ives |
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On Radio 4 Extra
An interesting programme presented by CP Lee
I thought Burl Ives gave a towering performance as Big Daddy (once seen never forgotten) in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof and was blessed with a (lovely) distinctive voice but (imo) fell very short as a friend.
Musician and writer CP Lee celebrates the life, career and music of singer and Oscar-winning actor Burl Ives, in the centenary year of his birth.
CP Lee also explores Ives's co-operation in the 1950s with the anti-communist trials held by the House Un-American Activities Committee, and how he informed against his fellow folk musicians, notably Pete Seeger, in order to preserve his film career.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ktgkl |
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FleetingEileenM
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| Thanks for that Becky, I must listen to it. He was also memorable in The Big Country - one of my favourite films. |
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becky sharp
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You're welcome Eileen.
I'm a fan of The Big County too....terrific film with a great soundtrack! |
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