Arena - Season 1 Episode 353 : Slim Gaillard's Civilisation 1: A Traveller's Tale

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Arena - Season 1 Episode 353 : Slim Gaillard's Civilisation 1: A Traveller's Tale
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Title:Arena - Season 1 Episode 353 : Slim Gaillard's Civilisation 1: A Traveller's Tale
Genre: Documentary
Air Date: 1989-10-22
Season Number: 1
Episodes Number: 353
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Overview
'Look at the clocks - it doesn't matter if they're wrong. Somewhere in the world the time is right.' A typical line from Slim Gaillard. He became a jazz legend, collaborating with Charlie Parker ; he was a Second World War bomber pilot; Marvin Gaye 's father-in-law; and is fluent in Greek, Arabic, Spanish and his own 'Vout-o-Reenee' language; he appeared in 25 films including Hellzapoppin' and Roots; and drove a hearse for the notorious Purple Gang. Since he was stranded alone in Crete, aged 12, on a voyage from his native Cuba, Slim's life has been a spectacular, and sometimes traumatic, adventure. He tells his amazing story over four episodes with Dizzy Gillespie , Van Morrison , his and Marvin Gaye 's family, Frankie Laine (whom he discovered) and the peanut that went to the moon. An Arena special.
Seasons List
  • Season 1 (687 episode) - October 01, 1975