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Alan Melville takes you from A-Z through the world of entertainment and some of its more unusual aspects.
The programme based on the A.B.C. of Show Business by Wolf Mankowitz.
This week's letter 'U' presents
Georges Ulmer, The famous French cabaret and recording star
(A BBC telerecording)
Ulanova, The Russian Prima Ballerina in a film excerpt
'The Ugly Duckling'
The well-known Walt Disney cartoon based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen.
and a special item illustrating
An Unusual Aspect of Show Business

Contributors

Presenter:
Alan Melville
Author (A.B.C. of Show Business):
Wolf Mankowitz
Singer:
Georges Ulmer
Dancer:
null Ulanova
Producer (The Ugly Duckling):
Walt Disney
Author (The Ugly Duckling):
Hans Christian Andersen
Choreography:
Beryl Kaye
Orchestra directed by:
Eric Robinson
Research:
W. Macqueen-Pope
Research:
Peter Noble
Compiled by:
Ken Smith
Producer:
Bryan Sears

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