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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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Black and white illustration of Old Hollywood star Joan Crawford by Kate Westworth

Joan Crawford

Remarkable. Beautiful.Interesting. If you cover Old Hollywood, you need to cover Joan Crawford – one of the most remarkable actresses of the time, a truly beautiful woman and an interesting character to say the least. Listen on Catch up on Other Episodes of the Podcast A new episode out every Wednesday. Rock Hudson Rock Hudson

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Black and white illustration of Old Hollywood costume designer Edith Head by Kate Westworth

Edith Head

The life and work of one of the most successful costume designers in Old Hollywood​ Edith Head was not only a costume designer. She is considered to be one of the greatest costume designers in movie history, she has been nominated for 35 Academy awards and 17 years in a row from 1949 to 1966,

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Black and white portrait of Louella Parsons and Hedda Hopper by Kate Westworth

Louella Parsons & Hedda Hopper

The Queens of Hollywood Gossip Who are Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons? In short: They are the original Queens of Hollywood Gossip! They can be credited with the establishment of celebrity magazines and gossip culture around the stars and starlets of Hollywood. So .. Kim Kardashian should be grateful to them 🙂 Listen on Catch

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Zombie Chess

Listen on Why changing your perspective is a fundamental skill in life The other day, I was playing chess with my son. And as we are both not very gifted at the game, he decided to play Zombie chess. The differences to normal chess: All figures are placed someplace else, although still in the 16

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