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Nov 2021
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EP122: Searching For My Husband During W...

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Ilene Hall tells the story of when she enlisted in the Army WAC in 1943, to follow her husband, Edward “Ken” Hall to war; and While working for Dick Cavett, Steve Stoliar met not one but two of Hollywood’s greatest dance legends.

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00:00 - Searching For My Husband During WWII

23:00 - My 48 Hours with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly

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