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Nancy Olson, the last living cast member and Academy Award nominee for Sunset Boulevard! Nancy talks with John about getting her first big break into show business, the story behind how the director, Billy Wilder cast her in Sunset Boulevard by following her at the studio and her experience with leading men from Randolph Scott, Bing Crosby and William Holden. Nancy chats about Marilyn Monroe and her own crazy relationship with John F. Kennedy, plus her two marriages to Alan J. Lerner and Alan Livingston as well as having inspired one of the songs from "My Fair Lady" and entertaining the Beatles. This is an amazing look at the golden age of Hollywood and Nancy's experience later as well working with Walt Disney! Have fun and thanks Nancy!
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Nancy Olson, the last living cast member and Academy Award nominee for Sunset Boulevard! Nancy talks with John about getting her first big break into show business, the story behind how the director, Billy Wilder cast her in Sunset Boulevard by following her at the studio and her experience with leading men from Randolph Scott, Bing Crosby and William Holden. Nancy chats about Marilyn Monroe and her own crazy relationship with John F. Kennedy, plus her two marriages to Alan J. Lerner and Alan Livingston as well as having inspired one of the songs from "My Fair Lady" and entertaining the Beatles. This is an amazing look at the golden age of Hollywood and Nancy's experience later as well working with Walt Disney! Have fun and thanks Nancy!
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