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Episode Transcript
Welcome to the w b Z Book Club. I'm Jordan Rich.
Once upon a time, there was a very ordinary kingdom
full of very ordinary people. That's the voice of Edward
Everett Horton, subject of a new book by Hollywood biographers
Lawn and Deborah Davis called The Unfractured fairy Tale Life
of Edward Everett Horton. The actor born in eighteen eighty six,
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a staple in some of the comedies and escapist films
of the nineteen thirties and forties, films like Here Comes
Mister Jordan and Arsenic and Old Lace. Those of us
born in a certain era. The baby boomers remember his
role as the narrator on Fractured fairy Tales on The
Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, and he also played a part
in f Troop Chief Roaring Chicken. With a very successful career,
he guarded his private life, one that involved a suspected
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relationship with the younger male actor. A great biography for
movie fans, The Unfractured Fairytale Life of Edward Everett Horton
by Lawn and Deborah Davis. The Book Club w b Z,
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