Chili Bouchier
Sue Lawley's castaway is silent movie star Chili Bouchier.
The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is the only surviving British star of the silent screen. Chili Bouchier will be talking to Sue Lawley about some of the perils of making silent movies and her transition into the talkies with hugely successful films like Carnival and Gypsy. She'll also be describing the ups and downs of a personal life which has been as vivid as her many films - encompassing two disastrous marriages with men who betrayed her, marriage proposals from Howard Hughes and breaking her Hollywood contract with Warner Brothers which meant she was blackballed and unable to make another film.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise by Acker Bilk
Book: In Tune With The Infinite: Fullness of Peace Power by Ralph Waldo Trine
Luxury: Make-up kit
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Fred Hartley
I Love My Chili Bom-Bom
- Hartley.
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The Piccadilly Revels Band with Ray Starita
Ain't She Sweet
- The Best Of British Dance Bands.
- Mercury.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Songs My Mother Taught Me
Artist: The Cliff Adams Singers
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Jack Plant and the Teddy Joyce Orchestra
June In January
- The Best Of British Dance Bands.
- Mercury.
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Castaway's Favourite
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Acker Bilk
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
Artist: The Paramount Jazz Band
- Acker Bilk In Holland.
- Timeless.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Nutcracker ballet - Act 2 Pas de deux
Orchestra: The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House (Covent Garden)
- The Nutcracker.
- Royal Opera House.
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Anton Karas
Harry Lime Theme (The Third Man)
Performer: Anton Karas.- Harry Lime Theme.
- Teldec.
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The Three Tenors
O Sole Mio
- Carreras, Domingo And Pavarotti In Concert.
- Decca.
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Book Choice
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In Tune With The Infinite: Fullness of Peace Power - Ralph Waldo Trine
Luxury Choice
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Make-up kit
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Sue Lawley |
| Interviewed Guest | Chili Bouchier |
Broadcasts
- Sun 21 Jan 1996 12:15麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 26 Jan 1996 09:05麻豆社 Radio 4
- Fri 9 Aug 1996 09:05麻豆社 Radio 4
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