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Fresh Air, Mick Moloney and Charlie Louvin, March 16, 2007
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Summary
Then, Lloyd Schwartz remembers actress Betty Hutton. She died last weekend at the age of 86. Hutton was a singer and actress who starred in classic musicals and comedies of the 1940s and 50s. Hutton had the lead role in the film version of Annie Get Your Gun and starred in The Greatest Show on Earth. Later in life, her star faded, she lost her fortune, and in the 1970s was working as a cook and housekeeper for a church rectory in Rhode Island. She then returned to the stage for a brief period in the 1980s, performing in nightclubs. She returned to school and got a master's degree in psychology and became a teacher at Emerson College in Boston. She was married and divorced four times.
Then, Charlie Louvin, who in the 1950's was a regular at the Grand Ole Opry with his brother Ira Louvin. Ira was later killed in a car accident. In 2001 the Louvin brothers were inducted into the country music Hall of Fame. Charlie Louvin has just released a self titled album. It's his first studio work in over a decade, featuring Elvis Costello, George Jones, Will Oldham, Jeff Tweedy and more.
Finally, film critic David Edelstein reviews The Host, a South Korean monster movie. [Broadcast Date: March 16, 2007]