I don't know about anyone else, but discovering old-time radio was a real ear-opening experience. OK, yes, that's a lame pun, but I couldn't resist. Anyway, when I found the now sadly out-of-print Radio Spirits collection, America At War, I encountered a whole raft of Lux Radio Theatre versions of movies I had never heard … Continue reading We’ve Just Begun To Fight
During World War Two: It’s An Expat Thing
Hollywood was rife with actors, directors, writers, and others who had fled Europe when Hitler came to power and who still had relatives living under Hitler's thumb. Those who stayed behind, especially if they were Jewish, were subjected to the same treatment as anyone else, often dying by execution, in prison or in death camps … Continue reading During World War Two: It’s An Expat Thing