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June 15, 2023 31 mins

We're starting in the year 1940 with the Alfred Hitchcock film, Rebecca. We’ll dive into Rebecca’s casting history, and how life on set for its lead actress imitated art.

Guests: Dara Jaffe, Associate Curator at the Academy Museum; Patricia White, Professor of Film and Media Studies and Coordinator of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Swarthmore College

Academy Museum digital engagement platforms, including this podcast, are sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

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