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Lord Delfont

Sue Lawley's castaway is theatrical impresario Lord Delfont.

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the man who brought the Folies Bergere to Britain and ran the Talk of the Town in its heyday - the theatrical impresario Lord Delfont. He'll be talking to Sue Lawley about his extraordinary life: he was raised in the East End of London, his family having settled there after escaping the pogroms in the Ukraine, and is now, at 82, the president of his own leisure corporation; worth Β£450 million.

[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]

Favourite track: My Heart And I by Carole Lynne
Book: 1515-1985 British Music Theatre Book
Luxury: Cigars and matches

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40 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Nov 1991 09:05
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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Music Played

  • Castaway's Favourite

    • Carole Lynne

      My Heart And I

      Artist: Richard Tauber

  • Kenny Rogers

    The Gambler

    • The Kenny Rogers Story.
    • EMI.

  • George Shearing

    Lullaby Of Birdland

    Soloist: Yehudi Menuhin, Stephane Grappelli

    • Strictly For The Birds.
    • Classics For Pleasure.

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    What Kind Of Fool Am I?

    • The Sammy Davis Jr Show.
    • Reprise.

  • Γ‰dith Piaf

    La Vie En Rose

    • 25th Anniversary Vol 1.
    • Columbia.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Vissi d'arte (from Tosca)

    Soloist: Maria Callas

    • The Incomparable.
    • EMI.

  • Nat King Cole

    September Song

    • Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays.
    • Capitol Records.

  • Barbra Streisand

    People

    • Funny Girl.
    • Capitol Records.

  • Book Choice

    • 1515-1985 British Music Theatre Book

  • Luxury Choice

    • Cigars and matches

Credits

Presenter Sue Lawley
Interviewed Guest Lord Delfont

Broadcasts

  • Sun 10 Nov 1991 12:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Fri 15 Nov 1991 09:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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