{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/648e0e2f22a5200011a98930/66859b29e091a56d49b7c311?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Close Up: Ginger Rogers","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/648e0e2f22a5200011a98930/1720030869634-faf12cc62f0ab60c7559dce8b340a4dd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What was the secret behind 1932 Wampas Baby Star Ginger Rogers and her astronomical success? A Svengali-like dance mentor? A relentlessly ambitious stage mother who didn't really care about her daughter? Pure luck that allowed \"not a <em>real</em> actress\" to get by on charm and dancing alone? Hint: It's none of the above, but plenty of people have suggested it might be! </p><p><br></p><p>This special Close Up episode features (of course) Ginger Rogers, as well as Fred Astaire, Lela Rogers, Howard Hughes, Lew Ayres, James Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Fontaine, and more! </p><p><br></p><p><em>This episode contains (mild) language that may be inappropriate for some listeners. </em></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Marg, The Old Movie Lady"}