▁a ▁sk ating ▁accident . ▁I ▁thought ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁sk ates ▁falling ▁on ▁ice , ▁she ▁thought ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁flesh . ▁So ▁I ▁had ▁to ▁fall ▁over ▁on ▁a ▁pl ank ▁five ▁times ▁before ▁I ▁got ▁the ▁sound ▁she ▁accepted . ▁And ▁then ▁I ▁lim ped ▁up ▁to ▁office ▁and ▁res igned ▁in ▁trip licate . ▁But ▁it ▁was ▁fun , ▁actually ; ▁it ▁was ▁fun .' ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁not ▁the ▁full ▁story . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁just ▁the ▁rig our ▁and ▁physical ity ▁of ▁a ▁Dav ies ▁production ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁R ant zen ' s ▁departure ; ▁R ant zen ▁had ▁already ▁come ▁to ▁a ▁part ing ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁with ▁the ▁char ism atic ▁and ▁highly ▁regarded ▁radio ▁drama ▁producer ▁John ▁Gib son . ▁But ▁Betty ▁the ▁Hat ▁was ▁still ▁the ▁story ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁ ▁Black ▁Betty ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁new ▁voices ▁were ▁being ▁heard ▁in ▁England , ▁including ▁newly ▁arrived ▁voices ▁from ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁and ▁Dav ies ▁was ▁consistent ▁in ▁her ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁diverse ▁new ▁tal ents ▁emer ging . ▁So ▁active ▁was ▁Dav ies ▁in ▁prom oting ▁Car ib bean ▁writers ▁and ▁actors ▁that ▁to ▁some ▁she ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁' Black ▁Betty '. ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 5 ' s ▁Lost ▁Property ▁and ▁Ze ppi ' s ▁Machine ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁– ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁her ▁official ▁ret