Wealth can be both a blessing and a curse. It allows many to wander far and wide, and one soul has been wandering for an eternity.
The discovery of a lifetime almost didn’t happen, but when Howard Carter found King Tut’s tomb everything changed. Curses and mummies came with fame and fortune. Come see how the fortune behind the discovery also connects to our stories of heirs and heiresses, the Titanic and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as Universal’s Mummy Franchise and Downton Abbey.
Other people and subjects include: November 1922, Ava Alice Muriel Astor, Lady Evelyn Herbert of Carnarvon, Lord Carnarvon, Highclere Castle, Prince Kamel Fahm Bey of Egypt, Pola Negri, and the ongoing pop culture fascination with Egypt.
Extra Notes / Call to Action:
If possible, please consider donating blood via Red Cross, https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive.
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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Nightfall by Benny Carter & His Orchestra, Album Nightfall – Sophisticated Jazz Classics
Section 2 Music: – I Double Dare You by Jack Harris & His Orchestra, Albums More Sophistication & Hits of the 30s
Section 3 Music: Top Hat, White Tie and Tails by Carroll Gibbons & Boy Friends, Album Sophistication – Songs of the Thirties
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
05/28/20 • 19 min
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