Versatile. Dazzling. Provocative. Entertaining. Miriam Hopkins was known as one of the most difficult actresses to work with, but also as one of the most versatile actresses as well as one of the most successful audience draws of the 1930s. Her feud with fellow actress Betty Davies is almost as notorious as the feud between […]
Genius “Madcap Mabel” Mabel Normand was an actress, director, producer and screenwriter in the earliest days of Hollywood and a frequent collaborator and mentor to Charlie Chaplin. Just like Mary Pickford, Mabel Normand was on the very top of Hollywood and helped shape the industry. Unfortunately, she made headlines not only with her superior tragic
Rebellious Icon James Dean is a cultural icon, the first actor to be posthumously nominated for not only one, but two Academy Awards, a major influence on some of Hollywood’s biggest stars today and an object of fascination to many. Listen on Catch up on Other Episodes of the Podcast A new episode out every
The Pin-up with the Million Dollar Legs Betty Grable was an actress, a pin-up girl, a dancer, a model, and a singer. She was one of the most bankable stars of the 1940s and the unofficial predecessor of Marilyn Monroe at 20th Century Fox. Listen on Catch up on Other Episodes of the Podcast A
Exceptional Method Actor & Troubled Personality Montgomery Clift – more than anybody else – originated Method acting in Hollywood and changed what acting was all about. He was also part of the first television broadcast in the US, suffered from hiding his true sexuality and died from what people called the longest suicide in Hollywood.
The Most Valuable Legs of Hollywood Cyd Charisse was a classically trained dancer and one of the most cherished dance partners to both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. On top of that, she was a woman of style and poise, an author and a fitness video trainer. Her legs were once insured for a staggering