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Black and white illustration of Old Hollywood star Dolores del Rio by Kate Westworth

Dolores del Rio

The first Mexican Hollywood star Maria de los Dolores Asunsolo Lopez Negrete was born on August 3, 1904 in Mexico. Her family was actually really rich, with her mother’s lineage going back to Spain and the viceregal nobility. Her parents were members of the Mexican artistocracy that existed during this time (which was during dictator

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Black and white illustration of Old Hollywood star Pola Negri by Kate Westworth

Pola Negri

The first Continental star to be imported to Hollywood​ Before there were Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, there was Pola Negri – the first Continental star to be imported to Hollywood to counterbalance the strength of the European movie industry.  Listen on Catch up on Other Episodes of the Podcast A new episode out every

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Types of Toxic People

Listen on Have you ever wondered about the people around you? Are they simply un-sympathetic and un-empathetic or mean? Do they know what they are doing? Or are they unaware of the effect they are having? Who are they? Are they all the same? I was wondering this when dealing with a very un-empathetic person

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Black and White portrait of Old Hollywood actress Theda Bara by Kate Westworth

Theda Bara

Hollywood’s Champ Vamp Theda Bara is a lot of things: She is one of the three pairs of eyes of the Chicago International Film Festival Logo, starred in the two most expensive and lavish productions of the silent film era, essentially created Fox Studios with her work, was  the first sex symbols of the film era,

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Black and white illustration of Old Hollywood star Tallulah Bankhead by Kate Westworth

Tallulah Bankhead

Wild child & actress extraordinaire Tallulah Bankhead is hailed as one of the great stage actresses of the 20th century and has been the most celebrated actress for more than two decades on Broadway New York and in London’s West End. She was famous for mainly five things: Her beauty, her natural, intense acting style,

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