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Roy Plomley's castaway is actress and singer Eartha Kitt.

Book: Autobiography by Eartha Kitt

30 minutes

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Mon 18 Jun 195613:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Irewolede Denge

    Oba Grelegbuwa

  • Doris Fisher

    Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall

    Singer: Ella Fitzgerald. Ensemble: The Ink Spots.

  • Frank Sinatra

    A Foggy Day

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No. 3 in A minor 'Scottish'

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Georg Solti

  • Judy Garland

    You Made Me Love You

  • Burl Ives

    The Woman and The Chivalrous Shark

  • Erroll Garner Piano

    I Cover the Waterfront

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Fountains of Rome

    Orchestra: NBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Arturo Toscanini

  • Book Choice

    • Autobiography - Eartha Kitt

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestEartha Kitt

Broadcast

  • Mon 18 Jun 195613:10
    Home Service

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