Frederic March
Sarah Churchwell celebrates various stars of the silver screen from the 1930s and 1940s.
The Essay · BBC Radio 3
February 12, 201913m 36s
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Show Notes
Sarah Churchwell celebrates various leading men of the silver screen from the 1930s and 1940s.
Frederic March had an amazing range, playing a lot of different types, and he should be admired for this. Off set, however, he comes under a different sort of scrutiny - "everything was harder in real life than on the effortless silver screen."
Reader: Duncan Minshull