Eleanor Parker | E48 | The Sound of Music, Caged, Detective Story, Interrupted Melody, The Man with the Golden Arm, Eye of the Cat...

We are going back in time to celebrate a three-time Oscar nominee of the 1950s and The Baroness(!) Eleanor Parker. Eleanor was a big star of Hollywood's Golden Age with co-stars such as Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Frank Sinatra and John Wayne yet largely is remembered for her role in The Sound of Music (Robert Wise, 1965). Join us as we dive into Eleanor's career and ponder why she is not as famous as her contemporaries. We discuss her thrilling rise to fame; her Oscar-nominated roles (Caged (John Cromwell, 1950), Detective Story (William Wyler, 1951) and Interrupted Melody (Curtis Bernhardt, 1955)); her iconic performance as The Baroness in The Sound of Music; and her career into the 1970s and beyond. We then wrap up our Eleanor Parker episode by sharing some film roles we’d have loved to have seen her take on in her career. Please listen, enjoy the episode and follow us on social media to stay updated! We're @dontknow_her on Twitter and Instagram. And you can support us here. NOTES A letter from The Baroness from The Sound of Music: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-regret-to-inform-you-that-my-wedding-to-captain-von-trapp-has-been-canceled Link to Caged online: https://archive.org/details/Caged1950