The Lives and Styles of Old Hollywood

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 […]

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,

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,

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

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,

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