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Hellenic Radio linkup with Reno on Saturday’s Role

  1. 06/15/2024

    Οι πρωτοι Ελληνες στο Hollywood part 2

    Το 2ο μερος του αφιερωματος μου στους Ελληνες που βρεθηκαν στο Hollywood στην αρχη το 20ου αιωνα και εργαστηκαν στην βιομιχανια του θεαματος. παραγωγοι, σκηνοθετες, ηθοποιοι, χορευτες, και φυσικα επιχειρηματιες κινηματογραφων. ακουστε το podcast και για να μαθετε τις καταπληκτικες ιστοριες τους

    Οι πρωτοι Ελληνες στο Hollywood part 2

  2. 05/25/2024

    Οι πρωτοι Ελληνες στο Hollywood part 1

    Ποιοι ηταν οι πρωτοι Ελληνες που βρεθηκαν στην αρχη του 20ου αιωνα στον χωρο του κινηματογραφου και εγιναν ηθοποιοι, σκηνοθετες, παραγωγοι, στο Hollywood? Ακουστε το podcast για μια ιστορικη αναδρομη στην ιστορια αυτων των πρωτοπορων ανθρωπων.

    Οι πρωτοι Ελληνες στο Hollywood part 1

  3. 05/25/2024

    Ενα Τραγουδι, μια Ιστορια- Παπορακι του Μπουρνόβα

    Ενα τραγουδι που θα μας ταξιδευει παντα στις πιο αθωες μας στιγμες, κυκλοφορησε το 1972 σε στιχους του Λευτερη Παπαδοπουλου και μουσικη του Μανου Λοίζου και το οποιο εχει πραγματι μια περιεργη ιστορια που μας παει πισω στο 1922. Ακουστε την ιστορια του

  4. 04/12/2024

    Greeks at the Oscars 1933-2023

    100 years of Greek winners and nominations at the Academy Awards. Directors, Choreographers, Designers, Actors, and many more categories are featured in this tribute to all the Hellenes that have received an Oscar or were nominated for an Oscar over the years. Listen to the podcast and be find out who they are:

    Greeks at the Oscars 1933-2023

  5. 01/15/2024

    Tribute to Spyros Skouras President of 20th Century Fox

    Spyros Panagiotis Skouras was a Greek - American motion picture pioneer and film executive who was president of 20th Century Fox from 1942-1962. A rags to riches life story of a shepherd that became the most influential Greek in business, politics and a true patriot. His story is not widely known, take the time to listen how this larger than life man saved three million Greeks from famine and disease during WW2 while at the same time he was making successful Hollywood movies.

    Tribute to Spyros Skouras President of 20th Century Fox

  6. 08/07/2023

    Tribute to Rena Vlahopoulou, actress/singer

    Irene "Rena" Vlahopoulou 28 July 1917 – 29 July 2004 was a Greek actress and singer. She starred in theatre, musicals, and Greek cinema productions, including The Gambler and The Countess of Corfu. Vlahopoulou was born on the island of Corfu, the fifth of nine children. She was a talented dancer and actress and a qualified mezzo-soprano. Over the course of her fifty-five-year career she appeared in 105 theatrical plays between 1939 and 1994, and twenty-six films between 1951 and 1985. Listen to the podcast and learn more about the Greek female version of Charly Chaplin as she was known.

    Tribute to Rena Vlahopoulou, actress/singer

  7. 07/07/2023

    Tribute to singer/musician Aris San

    Aris San was a Greek musician, singer and entrepreneur. He popularized Greek music in Israel in the late 1950's and 60's. Aris led a mysterious life as a non Jewish Greek singer who formed close ties with generals and politicians. He became a megastar, club owner and lover of many movie actresses. He is mostly remembered for the magic he could play with his guitar and his lucid vocal style. His life should be made into a movie, it has all the qualities for a hit musical, drama, thriller. Listen to the podcast and find out more about this eclectic musician who has even a music award named after him in Israel.

    Tribute to singer/musician Aris San

  8. 04/23/2023

    Tribute to Greek actress Georgia Vasiliadou

    Georgia Vassiliadou born 1 January 1897, to a family with ten children. She was a Greek actress that played mainly in comedies of cinema and on stage. Her real name was Georgia Athanasiou, but she changed it to Vassiliadou when she decided to get into singing and acting.  In 1922 she began her studies at the Gennadius School and  in 1923 she appeared in various operas. She worked in major theatrical groups of the time with Kyveli, Marika Kotopouli, Dimitris Myrat, performing various roles. Alekos Sakellarios offered her a role in 1939 in The Girls of the Marriage, which marked the beginning of a second, but better known career - this time as a comedian, the "most beautiful ugly" of Greek cinema, as she was called. Listen to the podcast and find out more about this legendary actress that is still loved and remembered to this day.

    Tribute to Greek actress Georgia Vasiliadou
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