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LaVerne Ligon, B. J. Thomas, and Leonard Polk oral history interview: audio clip

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Date

all of the dates: 2012-07-09, 2012-07-18

Description

LaVerne Ligon discusses auditioning for the show Hallelujah Hollywood at the new MGM. She auditioned for Bob Mackie and Donn Arden, who wanted her to be topless in the show. She refused. Three weeks later, Donn Arden called her and said that she had changed his mind and he really wanted her in the show and she didn't have to go topless. In fact the entire line of Black dancers that he was putting together for the show did not have to go topless.

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OH_02924_audio_01_Clip
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Citation

Ligon, LaVerne; Thomas, B. J.; and Polk, Leonard oral history interview, 09 and 18 July 2012. OH-02924. Audio clip. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Digitized materials: physical originals can be viewed in Special Collections and Archives reading room

Language

English

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Libraries

Format

audio/mpeg