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Dame Angela Lansbury, Lady Keswick, Sacheen Littlefeather, Franca Fendi

Matthew Bannister on actor Angela Lansbury, special adviser Lady Keswick, campaigner Sacheen Littlefeather, businesswoman Franca Fendi.

Matthew Bannister on

Dame Angela Lansbury (pictured), the stage and screen actor best known in recent years for her role in the TV series Murder She Wrote.

Lady Keswick who was Director of the Conservative think tank the Centre for Policy Studies after being a special adviser to Kenneth Clarke at Education and the Treasury. He pays tribute.

Sacheen Littlefeather, who staged a high profile protest about the representation of Native Americans in Hollywood when she declined an Oscar on behalf of Marlon Brando.

Franca Fendi, one of five sisters who took an Italian leather and fur business from a small shop in Rome to a multi-million pound international fashion house.

Producer: Neil George

Interviewed guest: David Benedict
Interviewed guest: Matt Wolf
Interviewed guest: Kenneth Clarke
Interviewed guest: Tim Knox
Interviewed guest: N. Bird Runningwater
Interviewed guest: Dana Thomas

Archive clips used: Corymore Productions/ Universal Television, Murder She Wrote S05E10 10/02/1990; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Gaslight (1941) clip; Wallis Productions, Blue Hawaii (1961) clip; Audible Audio/ W.F. Howes Ltd, The Colour Of The Sky After Rain – by Tessa Keswick 22/10/2020; Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio 4, PM 17/06/2003; ABC7/ KGO-TV, Escape To Alcatraz – Documentary 13/06/2021; Firelight Media/ Native American Public Telecommunications/ WGBH, Wounded Knee 16/01/2009; Oscars – YouTube Channel, 45th Annual Academy Awards® 27/03/1973; Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio 4, Short Cuts 12/07/2016; KPIX Public Affairs Presentation, I Believe – Sacheen Littlefeather interview 1976; Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Academy apologises to Sacheen Littlefeather 16/08/2022.

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28 minutes

Dame Angela Lansbury

Born 16 October 1925; died 11 October 2022 aged 96.

Last Word spoke to theatre and arts editor David Benedict and to theatre critic Matt Wolf.

Lady Keswick

Born 15 October 1942; died 13 September 2022 aged 79.

Last Word spoke to former MP Cabinet Minister Kenneth Clarke and to former Director of the Centre for Policy Studies Tim Knox.

Sacheen Littlefeather

Born 14 November; died 2 October 2022 aged 75.

Last Word spoke to film and TV producer N. Bird Runningwater.

Franca Fendi

Born 10 July 1935; died 5 October 2022 aged 87.

Last Word spoke to author and fashion journalist Dana Thomas.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 14 Oct 2022 16:00
  • Sun 16 Oct 2022 20:30

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