Greg Jenner
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I mean, we're talking here about the communist witch hunt in Hollywood.
That is what brings down Paul Robeson.
To a certain extent, she dodges it by going abroad, right?
Is that fair or is she forced abroad?
I mean, her and Lenny, I'm going to call them Leany.
They're overseas, right, from 50 to 52.
The sort of stormy weather that she'd sung about in 43, unfortunately, stormy weather came for her in 1970, 71.
She had a sort of a really tragic 18 months or so, which she lost a lot of people she loved.
I mean... And Lenny passed away.
I'm getting a sense here that she's reached icon status, like important to the community, but important to cultural institutions.
They're all going, this person deserves awards.
She lived until 92, so she was born in 1917.
She lived to, well, presumably to vote for Barack Obama, right?