Forgotten Hollywood

In this episode, I spoke with author Tom Santopietro about his book " Audrey Hepburn: A Life Of Beautiful Uncertainty". This is the definitive tribute to the glamor and character of a beloved icon, including rarely published details, photographs and stories about the lasting impact of Audrey Hepburn's remarkable life. Academy Award-winning actress, fashion icon, ethereal beauty, wife, mother, Worl...

In this episode, we discuss one of the world's most underrated Academy Award-winning actresses, Jennifer Jones. She was not only an American actress but also a mental-health advocate. She was cast in her first leading role in The Song of Bernadette (1943). Her intense and sincere portrayal of a French peasant girl (St. Bernadette of Lourdes) earned Jones an Academy Award.

In this episode, I spoke with author Robert B. O’Connor about his book "Jeep shows, and Jeep Show – A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge".    An untold WWII story —where courage wasn’t just tested in battle, but on makeshift stages at the front and on the home front.

In this episode, I spoke with Christopher McKittrick about his latest book "Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away". Captivating, talented, and beautiful, Vera Miles was destined for fame. Within a few years of making her way to Hollywood in 1949, she starred in such films as The Rose Bowl Story (1952), Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955), and Wichita (1955). Her frequent television performances...

In this episode, I talk about Indiana native Robert Keith. Rolland Keith Richey (February 10, 1898 – December 22, 1966), known professionally as Robert Keith , was an American stage and film  actor  who appeared in several dozen films, mostly in the 1950s as a  character actor . follow on facebook at @forgottenhollywood

In this episode, I spoke with Dafydd Jones about his latest book "Hollywood Confidential". Hollywood: Confidential is the latest collection of beautifully timed photos from bestselling society photographer Dafydd Jones. Formerly of Tatler and Vanity Fair, Jones is a serial capturer of intimate moments during high-society functions. As famous Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter puts it, when it comes...

In this episode I discuss the Producer Hal B. Wallis. He is best known for producing Casablanca, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and True Grit, along with many other major films for Warner Bros. featuring such film stars as Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Bette Davis, and Errol Flynn.

In this episode, Warren Croom and I spoke with Bentley Mitchum the grandson of Robert Mitchum about his grandfather.  Bentley is also an actor and musican. Follow Bentely on ig @mitchumontop Also Saturday March 22nd at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, showing of the film Out of the Past/The Killng staring Robert Mitchum. 

In this episode, I discuss screen writer Charles Brackett.  He co-wrote Ball of Fire (1941) , The Lost Weekend (1945) , and Sunset Boulevard (1950)  to name just as few films.  

In this episode, I discuss the life of Director James Whale.

In this episode, I discuss the life of actor/director Fred C Newmeyer.

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In this episode, I spoke with author Diane Kiesel about her latest book "When Charlie Met Joan: The Tragedy of the Chaplin Trials and the Failings of American Law". Charlie Chaplin, the silent screen’s “Little Tramp,” was beloved by millions of movie fans until he starred in a series of salacious, real-life federal courtroom dramas.

In this episode, I discuss the work of Director, Producer and actor Sam Wood. Directed eight Oscar Best Picture nominees: The Good Earth (1937)  (uncredited), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) , Gone with the Wind (1939)  (uncredited), Our Town (1940) , Kitty Foyle (1940) , Kings Row (1942) , The Pride of the Yankees (1942)  and For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943) .

In this episode, I discuss with Mallory O'Meara and her latest book "Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood’s First Stuntwoman". Helen Gibson was a woman willing to do anything to give audiences a thrill. Advertised as "The Most Daring Actress in Pictures," Helen emerged in the early days of the twentieth-century silent film scene as a rode...

In this episode, I spoke with author Chris Alexander about his latest book "Art! Trash! Terror! Adventures in Strange Cinema". From filmmaker, former Fangoria  editor-in-chief, and Corman/Poe  author Chris Alexander comes ART! TRASH! TERROR! Adventures in Strange Cinema , a treasure trove of in-depth essays and edifying interviews that celebrate some of the most eccentric and unforgettable movies...

In this episode, I spoke with author William Elliott Hazelgrove regarding his book " Dead Air: The Night That Orson Wells Terrified America". On a warm Halloween Eve, October 30, 1938, during a broadcast of H G. Wells’ War of the Worlds , a twenty-three-year-old Orson Welles held his hands up for radio silence in the CBS studio in New York City while millions of people ran out into the night screa...

In this episode, I spoke with Professor Lisa Haven about her recent book "Early Buster Keaton: From the Vaudeville Stage to Comique Films 1899-1920". Since nearly every aspect of Keaton’s story and work has been written about in some form, it is the goal of this book to present a new perspective on Keaton’s early life in the entertainment business, beginning before vaudeville and moving through th...

The career of Joan Bennett! Follow on FB @forgottenhollywood 

James Lott Jr has a message for listeners. And Thank You Doug Hess for ALL of your hard work. Intro and Outro song- Dazzle In the Spotlight by the North Inglewood Jazz Symphony Orchestra (written by James Lott Jr for Lefthanded Taurus Music 2025)

In this episode I discuss the life of actress Lillian Gish.

In this episode I spoke with author Catherine Curzon about her book "The Real Bogie and Bacall". Chronicles the turbulent Hollywood love story of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, navigating fame, adversity, and enduring passion against all odds.

In this episode, I spoke with Professor Patrick Keating about his book "Film Noir and the Art of Lighting". More than any other set of films from the classical era, the Hollywood film noir is known for its lighting: the cast shadows, the blinking street signs, the eyes sparkling in the darkness. Each effect is rich in symbolism, evoking a world of danger and doppelgangers. But what happens if we s...

In this episode, I discuss the life of actress Ann Harding.