Biographies.

  • Soviet lives (Series record)

    William Mandel was a United Press expert on Russia in World War II and a post-doctoral Fellow at Stanford University in 1947. He taught at Syracuse, UC Berkeley, San Francisco, and San Jose State Universities, and Law School of Golden Gate University. Mandel visited the USSR nine times at the time of this series, including…

  • Yip Harburg Special

    (50 Minutes) Yip Harburg Special A tribute to blacklisted lyricist Yip Harburg, who wrote lyrics to thei Wizard of Oz and classics such as Brother Can You Spare a Dime. Born into poverty on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Yip always included a strong social and political component to his work, fighting racism and…

  • Robert Kennedy : the Senator, the man, and the charisma / produced by Eleanor Fischer.

    Examination of the life and political activity of Robert F. Kennedy.|ROBERT KENNEDY : THE SENATOR, THE MAN, AND THE CHARISMA / produced by Eleanor Fischer. – Examination of the life and political activity of Robert Kennedy. INTRO: The program you are about to hear, entitled. “The Senator”, was the first of one-hour documentaries on Robert…

  • Lady Day : Billie Holiday (Part 1 of 2)

    Years after her death in New York City, Billie Holiday’s voice continues to captivate listeners. The mystique of the “Lady with the Gardenia” is explored by Dizzy Gillespie and Lena Horne in San Francisco, Studs Terkel in Chicago, and Frank Schiffman at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. Unexpurgated passages from her autobiography, Lady sings the blues (Doubleday),…

  • Lady Day : Billie Holiday (Part 2 of 2)

    Conclusion of the biographical program on the “Lady with the Gardenia”. On this reel are the voices of Dizzy Gillespie and Lena Horne in San Francisco, Studs Terkel in Chicago, and Frank Schiffman at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. Unexpurgated passages from her autobiography, Lady sings the blues (Doubleday), are read by Lillian McKinney, and several of…

  • Marylin Monroe / Zolotov ; interviewed by Byron Bryant.

    Monroe’s biographer discusses her life.|MARYLIN MONROE / Zolotoz| interviewed by Byron Bryant. – Monroe’s biographer discusses her life and death. – BROADCAST: KPFA, 1 Apr. 1961.