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🗓️ 9 March 2022
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0:00.0 | Hi, 1,001 Listers. This is your host, John Hagenorn, and we have a blast from the past for you. |
0:06.0 | Two episodes from our 2019 show, The 1,001 History Challenge. |
0:11.0 | The first is called Animal Crackers in My Soup. |
0:14.0 | The second is called Beware the Ides of March. |
0:18.0 | I hope you enjoy them. If you can guess the subject matter, you're on your way to becoming a 1,001 History Expert. |
0:25.0 | I hope you enjoy. |
0:30.0 | Welcome back everyone to The 1,001 History Challenge. |
0:43.0 | Are you up for the challenge? |
0:46.0 | In today's story, titled Animal Crackers in My Soup, |
0:50.0 | we'll share the incredible biography of a child actress who has loved by millions |
0:55.0 | and who left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment as well as the world in general. |
1:00.0 | If you're over 50, you already know the answer. If you're not, |
1:04.0 | you're going to meet a really talented young lady who was a complete natural in front of the camera |
1:09.0 | and who could sing, dance, and entertain as well as anyone who ever graced the stage. |
1:15.0 | And when she outgrew that, she became the US Ambassador to Ghana and later Czechoslovakia |
1:21.0 | and achieved a world of good in that arena as well. |
1:26.0 | And one clue that reaches across the age divide. |
1:29.0 | She was also the only actor actress that had a drink named after her. |
1:33.0 | She was born April 23rd, 1928, and began her film career at the age of three in 1932. |
1:41.0 | Two years later, she achieved international fame in Bright Eyes, |
1:46.0 | a feature film designed specifically for her talents, |
1:50.0 | and the one in which she would sing the song she's best remembered for on the Good Ship Lollipop. |
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