Episode

Whatever became of: John's Other Wife / interview with Adele Ronson and Elaine Kent by Richard Lamparski.

Adele Ronson (1906-2000), who portrayed John's legitimate wife, and Elaine Kent (b. 1920) who played "the other woman" in his life, reminisce with Richard Lamparski about radio's most parodied soap opera. Included are excerpts form the original show plus "The Hermit's Cave."

Whatever became of: "Mama" / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Mama and Papa Hansen from the television series "I Remember Mama," Peggy Wood (1892 – 1978) and Judson Laire (1902 – 1979) tell Richard Lamparski about the six years they spent playing the parents of "Nels", "Katrin", and "Dagmar".

Whatever became of : Alexandra Danilova / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

The Prima ballerina assoluta Alexandra Danilova (1907-1997) received Richard Lamparski in her Manhattan apartment. Madame discusses her life and career, and tells stories about Nijinsky, Pavlova, Isadora Duncan, and Diaghileff.

Whatever became of : Laura LaPlante / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Interview with entertainer Laura La Plante (1904-1996). The star of the silent classic "The Cat and the Canary" tells Richard Lamparski about her career, which began as an extra and ended when she walked out of her contract with Universal. Lamparski insists on knowing why.

Whatever became of : Patty Andrews / interviewed by Richard Lamparski and Michael Knowles.

Interview with Patricia Marie "Patty" Andrews (1918-2013) of the Andrews Sisters about her life and her career. She was the blonde in the center. Richard Lamparski and Michael Knowles interview her backstage on her closing night of her Hollywood musical Victory Canteen in which she is lead off stage in handcuffs as a Nazi spy wearing a snood. God knows what Lamparski was wearing!

Whatever became of : Adele Jergens and Glenn Langan / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Richard Lamparski visits Adele Jergens (1917-2002), the blonde glamour girl of the 40's, and her husband Glenn Langan (1949-1991), the handsome leading man of the same period in their California home. Includes stories of the early Marilyn Monroe, what happened when Daryl Zanuck scrapped 6 months of footage and fired the star of Forever Amber.

Yvonne Rainer on dance / interviewed by Liza Cowan.

Yvonne Rainer, dancer, choreographer, and founder of dance company The Grand Union talks with Liza Cowan about the Judson Dance Theater, cross- influences in dance, music, and theater, the use of space and time in dance, and the dance audience. Originally broadcast live on "Electra Rewired"--this may be a later broadcast.

The wall (Episode 4 of 5)

In 1964, Leonard Brown and a team of volunteers created this five-part "audiomosaic" documentary series on the lives of African Americans in the ghettos of Los Angeles. This fourth part "The wall," focuses on the social barriers between Blacks and Whites in America.

Previously Tape A (25:45) and Tape B (29:15). The two were joined into one tape in 1997. This program is numbered BC0326, but would also fit in the catalog as BB5380.04, as part of the BB5380 series. Click on the series title above to access the other episodes of this series.

Man and wife / James Purdy ; read by Jack Nessel. (Episode 4 of 4)

Morning reading. "Man and Wife" by James Purdy read by Jack Nessel. Note: FCC sent letter of inquire accompanied by a complaint letter dated June 18, 1965. "In my opinion it contained vulgarity, sordidness, in addition to the irreverent use of the name of Jesus Christ." Pacifica replied it did not consider the program to be vulgar or sordid.

Educating women artists / Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro ; interviewed by Clare Spark.

Artists Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro discuss the state and direction of art produced by women. Schapiro describes her experiences visiting Chicago's feminist art class at Fresno State, and Chicago talks about the pervasiveness of sexist attitudes in the art world. The host of the program is Clare (Loeb) Spark.

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