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Anthony Hopkins
Desert Island Discs
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The actor Anthony Hopkins has recently returned to this country after 10 years in California.
In conversation with Roy Plomley, he talks about his upbringing in South Wales, his rapid rise to fame, the unhappiness that caused him to go to America, and his success in the films The Elephant Man and Mutiny on the Bounty.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
Favourite track: Myfanwy by Treorchy Male Choir Book: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Luxury: Piano
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