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Castaway
1 appearance
A princess of Monaco.
On the island
Eight records
I love all of his music. I loved his dancing, I I love his singing. Uh it's very difficult to to make a selection because um There so many I like, but perhaps this one is my favorite.
Well, because it appeals to my sense of humour. And I find it delightful and great fun.
Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57Favourite
Well, the fourth one is, I think, the only Bersuse that Chopin ever wrote, and it's uh it's very beautiful and lovely, and it's, of course, played to perfection by Arthur Rubinstein.
Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027
Well for the next record I'd like something of Bach and I've chosen a sonata for cello and piano. The number one in G major.
The Proud Horse (from Venus and Adonis)
But this time I would like to choose a selection from a record that I made with Richard Pascoe of one of our poetry programmes called Birds, Beasts and Flowers. And this is a selection from Shakespeare from Venus and Adonis, The Proud Horse.
Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'The Clock': III. Menuetto
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Well, I love the uh the London symphonies of of Haydn, and uh so I've chosen one, the clock played by the uh Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields.
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Aram Khachaturian
My last record is Cacheturian, because I think on this island I need to to have something a little lively to to stir the blood and keep me going. So I've chosen the sabre dance of Cacheturian.
In conversation
Presenter asks
0:57How well could you adjust yourself to loneliness [and] continued loneliness?
I think it would be very difficult. I love being alone in the midst of the crowd, but … complete solitude would um … [I don't know] that I could cope for very long. I doubt it.
Presenter asks
1:15Do you think that desert island situation would start up any kind of irrational fear or phobia?
Well, I don't know. I'm sure it would. I have phobias already, so I'm sure [I'd] collect … a few more.
Presenter asks
5:18When did you decide that you wanted acting to be your career?
Well, I suppose when it came time to finish high school and to make a decision of where I was to study … I applied for a college that specialized particularly in dance and drama … But it was just after the war and priority was given to all of the GIs coming home. … So then I decided I was able to get into the American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York and I I started there.
The keepsakes
The book
George Kelly
Then I could keep busy playing all the parts and Uh Having a good time.
Presenter asks
Working with Hitchcock, did you find any evidence of [him having a poor opinion of actors]?
Well, it's difficult to comment. Actually working with Hitchcock was a was a delight in every way. He was a wonderful man, a very talented one, and … with a great sense of humour, with tremendous patience, I only knew kindness and understanding from him.
Presenter asks
16:45Do you have a strong sense of history? Do you visualize the past as you walk through the State [Apartments]?
Oh, very much so. And of course, as there have been many changes through the centuries it's always fascinating to see and to notice and to think of how it was before and what made them change in this particular way.
“I love being alone in the midst of the crowd, but … complete solitude would um … [I don't know] that I could cope for very long. I doubt it.”
“I was sort of the non athletic member of the family, but I was exposed to many sports.”
“Actually working with Hitchcock was a was a delight in every way. He was a wonderful man, a very talented one, and … with a great sense of humour, with tremendous patience, I only knew kindness and understanding from him.”