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Claire Bloom: Career
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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 traditional British fairy tales. It was a period when her popularity with children peaked as a result of her appearance in the 1962 fairy tale blockbuster The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm. She began acting while still a child herself, considered talented enough while still taking drama lessons to be involved in some BBC radio broadcasts when she was only 14. It was that wonderful voice of hers, already getting attention.
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Biography: 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 ...Read full biography
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The salute to Bloom's film career will feature a screening of highlights from her nearly 50 years in film. The program will be hosted by longtime CBS correspondent and renowned flutist Eugenia Zukerman. Academy Award winner Cliff Robertson, who co-starred with Bloom in "Charly", will share his reminiscences of working with her. Academy President Frank Pierson will ... be in attendance.
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