INTRO: Dorothy “Dory” Previn (1925-2012) was born at midnight. Babies born at that moment, according to the old superstition, are never sure who they are. They’re forever divided. Dory Previn, successful songwriter, composer, and singer was sitting aboard a Pan Am flight from Los Angeles to London when the twice-born prophecy became a nightmare reality. Someone in her seat was screaming…with a pent-up rage that had been building for 18 years. Midnight Baby was written about Dory Previn’s early years. The following interview is a tribute, if you will, to her survival.
Midnight Baby: Dory Previn / interviewed by Viv Sutherland
PRA Archive #:
BC2196.24
Date Recorded On:
November 19, 1976
Date Broadcast On:
WBAI, November 21, 1976
Item Duration:
Total Duration (All Reels):
2 reels (52 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.
RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
Availability Notice:
This recording has been digitally preserved as part of Pacifica’s American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project, and is available for research and reference . Please contact the archives via telephone: 818-506-1077 or email: americanwomen at pacificaradioarchives dot org for information on how to obtain a copy of this program. Thank you.
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- PRA Archive #: BC2196.24
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- Episode: Midnight Baby: Dory Previn / interviewed by Viv Sutherland
- Series: Women’s studies
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RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
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- Distributor: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archives, 1976
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- Producer: Viv Sutherland



