Dirk Bogarde was disc jockey for a radio program on the BBC in the 1950's. He chose Fred Astaire's "I'm Old Fashioned" as his signature song, and played a mix of tunes from the 1920's and 1930's.
For some insane reason, I was laboring under the delusion that he was an American actor from the 1950's specializing in B-Crime movies. You know the ones, where the actors are exceedingly sweaty and wear shoulder pads that double the width of their frame. Imagine my surprise when I turned on TCM one day and found that Dirk Bogarde was actually a dashing, debonair, talented Brit.
This blog chronicles my discovery of Dirk Bogarde as I plow my way through his filmography, books, artwork and recordings. He has quickly become my favorite actor, and I have a feeling that I'll be discovering Dirk Bogarde for many years to come.
4 comments:
I didn't know that. How interesting. I think he'd have been nice to be friends with, somehow.
-Andi x
looks like he could do just everything)
Looks like he may be one of my new favorite people. I love that song!
How interesting. I wonder if there are any saved recordings of those programs. Congrats on the new blog - it's great!
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