An Interview with Ketty Lester AKA Hester Sue Terhune! - a podcast by Mark Jeacoma

Episode 136

I had the honor of speaking with Ketty a couple weeks ago. It was truly one of my favorite interviews with a previous cast member of Little House on the Prairie and we discuss everything from Ketty's name to African-American's in WWII and even to events that caused Michael Landon to have to reschedule the days shoot because of her health condition.  

Ketty's amazing book can be found here:

https://www.amazon.com/KETTY-LESTER-Nominated-Letters-Prairie/dp/0578662337

Links to things we discussed:

It's Good to Be Alive - Michael Landon produced film co-starring Ketty
"The story of former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella"
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071676

Dorothy Shay: Friend of Ketty's
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0790114

Julia TV Show
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062575/

Eleanor Roosevelt and the Tuskegee Airmen
https://www.fdrlibrary.org/tuskegee

How Dorie Miller’s bravery helped fight Navy Racism
https://www.navytimes.com/military-honor/salute-veterans/2019/11/01/how-dorie-millers-bravery-helped-fight-bigotry-in-the-navy/

I hope you all enjoy this episode!

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