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Radio 2 Arts Programme

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The Man Behind Sunset
Boulevard
On the eve of the opening night of Andrew Lloyd
Webber's Sunset Boulevard musical, George Perry looks at the life and career of Billy Wilder , the Austro-Hungarian who has been a writer-director in Hollywood since 1934. His credits include Some Like It Hot,
Ninotchka, Double Idemnity - and of course the original Sunset Boulevard.
Producer Madeline Cuming

Contributors

Unknown:
Andrew Lloyd
Musical:
George Perry
Unknown:
Billy Wilder
Producer:
Madeline Cuming

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