Radio Scared Helen Hayes Then Won Her Over
A radio performance frightened actress Helen Hayes and then convinced her to accept the role she had recently declined. The piece notes she turned down a $100,000 Hollywood offer.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1936
Page
8
A radio performance frightened actress Helen Hayes and then convinced her to accept the role she had recently declined. The piece notes she turned down a $100,000 Hollywood offer.
The actress recalls her nervous first radio session and explains radio as a new dramatic medium. She discusses the medium’s intimacy, her shift from film to radio, and her balance between stage and broadcasting work. Hayes details her ongoing projects including The New Penny and Victoria Regina.
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