Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast

JOAN BLONDELL: The stunning actress who busted onto the Hollywood scene in 1930, making the world fall instantly in love with her. She went through a lot of pain and trauma to get to that point, though... AND she had already been working in show business for most of her life. Listen to the story of Joan Blondell's early life and first few years in Hollywood, and then check back in with Part Two to hear the rest of her story.
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Episode Sources: Joan Blondell: A Life Between Takes by Matthew Kennedy; IMDB
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Sir Laurence Olivier (Part Two:)
Please visit Part One before proceeding with this episode. In this episode, we talk about the marriage of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh and the ups and downs that occurred within it. We talk about the second half of Laurence Olivier's career, his other romantic relationships and marriage, and the obstacles he endured that tried to keep him down only to be shown just how tough Sir Laurence Olivier was.
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Episode Sources: Olivier by Terry Coleman; Sir Larry: The Life of Laurence Olivier by Thomas Kiernan; Love Scene: The Story of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh by Jesse L. Laskey Jr. and Pat Silver; Laurence Olivier: A Biography by Donald Spoto; vivandlarry.com; IMDB
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Sir Laurence Olivier (Part One:) Sir Laurence Olivier brought Shakespeare's stories to life in legendary ways on London's West End and on Broadway, and he (reluctantly) shared his great gifts on the silver screen as well. He was a man fueled by passion, with the great love of his life being Vivien Leigh. In this episode, learn about Sir Laurence Olivier's early life, his rise to fame on the stage, his early relationships and first marriage, the early days of his relationship to Vivien Leigh, and just get to know him as the man he was. In the next episode, we will dive more into that relationship with Vivien Leigh, and I will tell you the rest of his story.
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Episode Sources: Olivier by Terry Coleman; Sir Larry: The Life of Laurence Olivier by Thomas Kiernan; Love Scene: The Story of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh by Jesse L. Laskey Jr. and Pat Silver; Laurence Olivier: A Biography by Donald Spoto; vivandlarry.com; IMDB
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Advice from Bette Davis?! YES, PLEASE!! During WWII, Photoplay Magazine handed over the great honor of providing advice to its readers to the one and only Bette Davis. In true Bette Davis style, she is blunt, honest, and real. And by 1943 standards, often very progressive. In this episode, I will read to you some of the questions sent into Photoplay in the summer of 1943, accompanied by Bette's responses.
Also in this episode, Cal York's celebrity gossip from the July 1943 issue of Photoplay, and Judy Garland and Olivia de Havilland's Hollywood horoscopes! You don't wanna miss it.
Straight from the pages of the July 1943 issue of Photoplay Magazine, I present to you HOT OFF THE PRESS! From Stars of the Golden Age.
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Source: Photoplay Magazine, July 1943

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JEAN SPANGLER: Jean Spangler was a young woman with big dreams who was working hard to fulfil her dreams of Hollywood stardom. Her young adult life was rocky, but she was strong and her future was looking bright... Until the day she disappeared, leaving behind a heartbroken family and one of Old Hollywood's biggest mysteries. Hear the story here in this special crossover episode of Stars of the Golden Age and The Wanted Files.
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Episode Sources: The Disappearance of Jean Spangler: The History of One of Hollywood’s Most Enduring Unsolved Mystery by Charles River Editors; an episode of Hollywood Chronicles titled The Mystery of Jean Spangler; an episode of Mysteries and Scandals; IMDB
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