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Radio 3,08 Mar 2017,15 mins

Series Five Screen Goddesses

Jean Harlow

The Essay

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Author and broadcaster Sarah Churchwell describes the spell that female film stars of the 1930s and '40s have over her.. From Barbara Stanwyck, 'the tough broad', to a vision of modernity who is all 'satin' and 'chrome'. The author moves on to consider the original 'blonde bombshell' - Jean Harlow. Producer Duncan Minshull.

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