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Leading Ladies

on BBC Radio 4 FM

Actor Christopher Lee presents the second of two programmes about leading ladies of American wit and comedy in the first half of the 20th century. He tells how they made the transition from radio to Hollywood in the thirties, tracing their arrival on television in the fifties. Featuring the stories of Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, Jane Russell, Frances Langford, Marilyn Monroe and Lauren Bacall.

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Christopher Lee

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