Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections

Learning to Fly, Show Business (Tape 2)

Item

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Title

Learning to Fly, Show Business (Tape 2)

Subject

Women in Show Business

Description

This recording is a compilation of songs, music, excerpts, quotes, and recordings by, about, and for women in show business. Featured in part two are songs by Judy Garland; music from various Broadway shows and movie musicals; excerpts from Bette Davis' autobiography;quotes from Dorothy Dandrige; a recording of "Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign" by Dory Previn; a reading of the poem "I Have Come to Claim Marilyn Monroe's Body" by Judy Grahn; and a recording of "There's No Business Like Show Business".

Creator

Radio Free Women

Date

August 23, 1972

Rights

Feminist Radio Network

Access Rights

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Language

English

Episode Title

Women in Show Business II

Series Title

Learning to Fly

Physical Format

1/4 inch audio tape

Duration

00:20:35

Citation

Radio Free Women, “Learning to Fly, Show Business (Tape 2),” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed May 3, 2025, https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/970.