Michael Elkins

Desert Island Discs: Archive 1981-1985 by BBC

Feb 16, 198535:51Society & Culture

Michael Elkins was, for many years, the BBC correspondent in Jerusalem. In conversation with Roy Plomley, he recalls his childhood in New York, where he became a pool-room hustler, his screen-writing career in Hollywood,...

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