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Barbara Holdridge, Whose Record Label Foretold Audiobooks, Dies at 95

Summary by Entertainment Magazine
Barbara Holdridge, who co-founded the first commercially successful spoken-word record label, one that began with the poet Dylan Thomas reciting his story “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” and that led to today’s multibillion-dollar audiobook industry, died on Monday at home in Baltimore, Md. She was 95. Her daughter, Eleanor Holdridge, confirmed the death. Ms. Holdridge, along with her best friend, Marianne Mantell, built the label, Caedmon Record…
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Barbara Holdridge, who co-founded the first record label of commercially successful spoken words, one who began with the poet Dylan Thomas reciting his story “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” and who led to today’s multimillion-dollar audiobook industry, died Monday at home in Baltimore, MD. She was 95 years old. Her daughter, Eleanor Holdridge, confirmed her death. Ms. Holdridge, along with her best friend, Marianne Mantell, built the label, Caedm…

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Entertainment Magazine broke the news in on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
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