Forgotten Hollywood

In this episode I spoke with Herbie J. Pilato about his two books on Elizabeth Montgomery and the upcoming Blue Ray "Bewitched: The Complete Series – 60th Anniversary Special Edition" which is scheduled for a February 2025 release.

In this episode, I spoke with authors Michael Benson and Craig Singer about their book "Moguls: The Lives and Times of Hollywood Film Pioneers Nicholas and Joseph Schenck".The sensational, lurid, and wickedly entertaining true story of the brothers who invented Hollywood to become the godfathers of cinema - movie moguls Nicholas and Joseph Schenck - studded with glamorous stars, scandals, mobsters...

In this episode, I spoke with Emily Marinelli about her book "Comfort Sequels". Comfort Sequels is a sneaky memoir, celebrating the campiness and nostalgia that these films evoke. Every chapter is a love letter to a specific movie sequel.

In this episode, I spoke with author Kathleen Spaltro about her book "Lionel Barrymore: Character and Endurance in Hollywood's Golden Age". Once called "the most gifted character actor of our time" by Broadway theater producer Arthur Hopkins, Lionel Barrymore (1878–1954) was part of the illustrious Barrymore acting dynasty.

In this episode we look at the life of Alice Terry.

In this episode, we spoke with author Herbie J. Piato about his latest book "One Tough Dame: The Life and Times of Diana Rigg". One Tough Dame: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg  offers a sweeping portrait of the revered performer’s life and career. Deemed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1994, Diana Rigg (1938–2020) initially found fame as super sleuth Mrs. Emma Peel in the...

In this episode, we spoke with author Yunte Huang about his book "Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History". A trenchant reclamation of the Chinese American movie star, whose battles against cinematic exploitation and endemic racism are set against the currents of twentieth-century history.

In this episode we discuss the life of director W. S. Van Dyke.

In this episode I discuss the life of Anne Francis

In this episode, we discuss the life of actress Betty Hutton.

In this episode, I spoke with actress Tina Cole.  Many of you will remember her as Katie Miller Douglas on the sitcom My Three Sons. We talk about her career as an actress, singer, and on the stage.  Plus, we talk about her book "My Three Lives".

In this episode, I discuss the life of actor Victor Mature.

In this episode, Spencer Wright talks about the life of actress Pola Negri.

In this episode, I spoke with author Greg Ehrbar about his book "Hanna-Barbera The Recorded History from Modren Stone Age to Meddling Kids". Featuring the first extensive Hanna-Barbera discography ever published and over 140 photos and illustrations! Whether it’s Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, the Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Top Cat, Huckleberry Hound, or hundreds of others, the creations of the Hanna-Barbera...

In this episode, I spoke with Molly Schneider about her book "Gold Dust". From the late 1940s to the early 1960s, anthology dramas presented “quality” television programming in weekly stand-alone television plays meant to entertain and provide cultural uplift to American society. Programs such as Playhouse 90 , Studio One , and The Twilight Zone  became important emblems of American creative poten...

In this episode we discuss the life of actress Anita Page.

In this episode I spoke with author Tom Lisanti about his Dueling Harlow's: The Race to Bring the Actress's Life to the Silver Screen.  We also had former actress Carol Hollenbeck who is not only discussed in the book but is friends of one of the actresses playing Jean Harlow.  In recounting the making of the two films, this book (expanded from the original self-published edition) touches on Jean...

Doug Hess travls to the stadium where the film A League of Their Own was filmed. 

In this episode I discuss the actress Priscilla Lane.

In this episode I spoke with author Foster Hirsch about his book "Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties: The Collapse of the Studio System, the Thrill of Cinerama, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher - Television".  A fascinating look at Hollywood’s most turbulent decade and the demise of the studio system—set against the boom of the post-World War II years, the Cold War, and the atom...

In this episode I spoke with Andre Darlington about his book "Forbidden Cocktails".  A stunning package for classic film buffs and drinks enthusiasts alike, all the “forbidden” fun of Pre-Code Hollywood and the Prohibition and speakeasy era meet in this stylish cocktail book.

 in this episode we discussed the life of actress Jane Wyatt

In this episode I discuss the life of actor Alan Young.

In this episode, I discuss the life of actor John Gilbert.