Claire Bloom

Although her career in recording is obviously just a small footnote to everything Claire Bloom accomplished as an actress, at least she brought great comfort to many small children. To a child tucked away in a bed trying to maintain a comfort level in the ever deepening darkness, her voice might just do the trick, wafting across the room from a set of speakers. She might be telling the story of Dick Whittington and His Cat from one of a series of children's storytelling records she made for the Caedmon label, material including the Brothers Grimm, Beatrix Potter, and tradition...