Samuel Claesson

FilmFacts

Arts EN ↓ 9 episodes

I spent years interviewing celebrities of the 1950s in magazines before pivoting to the popular 'podcast' format. I spent S1 with glamorous starlets like Breena Howard and Eleanor Bender and S2 with 'child' actors like Gary Casteel and Anita Castle. These aren't formal interviews but rather a one-on-one conversation asking questions about the careers of these once-aspiring entertainers.

Author

Samuel Claesson

Category

Arts

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Latest episode

May 2, 2026

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Episodes

Cheryl Callaway 02.05.2026

Cheryl Callaway was on The Loretta Young Show , Alfred Hitchcock Presents , Lassie , and hundreds of other movies, television series, and commercials. She did regional theater before being discovered by renowned agent Jeanne Halliburton who brought her to Columbia Studios. She became one of the most prolific 'juveniles' in Hollywood.

Jan Gillum 09.04.2026

Janice 'Jan' Gillum began entertaining at various parades before appearing on television series like Schlitz Playhouse . She later pivoted to theater after being cast in The Diary of Anne Frank at California State University, Long Beach.

Gary Casteel 01.04.2026

Gary Casteel began as a regular on the television series Sandy Dreams alongside Jill St. John before doing sporadic appearances in movies like Royal Wedding (1951).

Gloria Moore 13.03.2026

Gloria Moore (sometimes known as Penny Moore) was a 'child' actress who appeared in movies like The Adventures of Mark Twain (1943) before doing more sophisticated roles on television series like First Person and Sky King . She left acting to do makeup at various studios alongside her husband Charles Blackman.

Sue Collier 13.03.2026

Sue Collier (sometimes known as Eleanor Bender) appeared in movies like Son of Sinbad (1955) and Jeanne Eagles (1957) before getting onto television series like Gunsmoke and -with the help of her friend Michael Landon- Little House on the Prairie .

Patti Brady 11.03.2026

Patti Brady was a 'child' actress who appeared in movies with stars like Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, and Spencer Tracy often portraying the daughter.

Jacqueline Wilson 19.02.2026

Jacqueline Wilson was -in addition to being the wife of Dale Robertson- was the protege of Richard Boone, appearing in several episodes of The Richard Boone Show and Have Gun, Will Travel .

Beverly Luff 19.02.2026

Beverly Luff appeared in movies like Roarin' Lead (1936), Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), and Neptune's Daughter , but as Beverly Laine was a singer on The Ina Ray Hutton Show .

Breena Howard 19.02.2026

Breena Howard [Holly Haze, Hollie Hayes, and Francie Jordan] appeared on television series like Miami Undercover , Hawaiian Eye , and Batman before pivoting to movies like Women in Chains (1972).

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