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Joyce Grenfell discusses her career

BROADCAST: 1962 | DURATION: 00:43:36

Synopsis

Joyce Grenfell discusses her career (and includes portion of interview with Clancy Sigal, which starts around 39:08).

Details

Broadcast Date
1962

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : 5 in.

Duration
43 minutes, 36 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Travel & Culture - United Kingdom Theater Television

Tags

Grenfell, Joyce England Audiotapes. Radio programs. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Career Female performers British performers British actress British singer British comedian British monologist Sigal, Clancy. Draper, Ruth, 1884-1956. Acting--accents British accents American accents Writing--comedy Comedy Satire Phipps, Paul Phipps, Nora Langhorne Potter, Stephen British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Amsel, Richard Three Brothers Broadcasting. Theatre Theater Farjeon, Herbert, 1887-1945 Ed Sullivan Show Acting Thorndike, Dame Agnes Sybil

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