Luise Rainer
Sue Lawley's castaway is actress Luise Rainer
Desert Island Discs · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Sue Lawley's guest this week is the actress Luise Rainer who recently appeared in the film The Gambler. In 1936 she won the first of two Oscars for her telephone scene in the film The Great Zeigfeld. Despite her success, she felt uncomfortable in Hollywood and made her friends among the European expatriate community, including Schoenburg, Einstein and Thomas Mann.
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