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History of the Hollywood Sign (Bonus Teaser!)
June 3, 2025

History of the Hollywood Sign (Bonus Teaser!)

Enjoy this special release of a Stars of the Golden Age bonus episode! Please visit patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcast to learn more about the bonus content available. Next week we'll be back to our regular episodes cover...

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EXTRA Anniversary Special!
June 2, 2025

EXTRA Anniversary Special!

This is a special extra episode commemorating one year of Stars of the Golden Age! No biographies in this episode... Just me talking about the journey of this podcast and my goals for the future. Advertising Inquiries: https:...

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Burt Lancaster (Sensory-Sensitive)
May 28, 2025

Burt Lancaster (Sensory-Sensitive)

Burt Lancaster (sensory-sensitve...no background/transition music) The dashing leading man with the mad trapeze skills. Circus performer turned actor turned circus performer turned actor again... and producer. The man could d...

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Burt Lancaster
May 27, 2025

Burt Lancaster

Burt Lancaster: The dashing leading man with the mad trapeze skills. Circus performer turned actor turned circus performer turned actor again... and producer. The man could do it all. He was hard-working, determined, and put ...

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Hedda Hopper & Louella Parsons (sensory-sensitive)
May 21, 2025

Hedda Hopper & Louella Parsons (sensory-sensitive)

Hedda Hopper & Louella Parsons (sensory sensitive, no background/transition music) The two Nosiest Nellie's in Hollywood history! They could make careers and they could ruin careers. Listen now to hear about each of their ris...

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Hedda Hopper & Louella Parsons
May 20, 2025

Hedda Hopper & Louella Parsons

The two Nosiest Nellie's in Hollywood history! They could make careers and they could ruin careers. Listen now to hear about each of their rises to fame of becoming the most powerful gossip columnists in the golden age of Hol...

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Fatty Arbuckle & The Death of Virginia Rappe (special crossover with The Wanted Files podcast!)
May 16, 2025

Fatty Arbuckle & The Death of Virginia Rappe (special crossover with …

Enjoy this special extra episode... a crossover episode with The Wanted Files podcast covering the death of actress Virginia Rappe and the trials of superstar Fatty Arbuckle following her mysterious death. If you want to hear...

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Rock Hudson, PART 2 (sensory-sensitive)
May 14, 2025

Rock Hudson, PART 2 (sensory-sensitive)

The conclusion of Rock Hudson's story (sensory-sensitive... no transition/background music) Episode Sources: A book titled Rock Hudson: His Story by Sara Davidson and Rock Hudson; a documentary titled Rock Hudson: All that He...

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Rock Hudson, PART 2
May 13, 2025

Rock Hudson, PART 2

The conclusion of Rock Hudson's story. Episode Sources: A book titled Rock Hudson: His Story by Sara Davidson and Rock Hudson; a documentary titled Rock Hudson: All that Heaven Allowed; amfAR.org; Wikipedia; IMDB Image Source...

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Rock Hudson (sensory-sensitive)
May 7, 2025

Rock Hudson (sensory-sensitive)

Rock Hudson (sensory-sensitive, no background/transition music :) The screen god who had to live a very secret life just to live the life he wanted. He accomplished so much in his life, but he may be best known for the way he...

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Rock Hudson
May 6, 2025

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson: The screen god who had to live a very secret life just to live the life he wanted. He accomplished so much in his life, but he may be best known for the way he left this world. Listen now to see there was so much...

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Audrey Hepburn (sensory-sensitive)
April 30, 2025

Audrey Hepburn (sensory-sensitive)

Audrey Hepburn (sensory-sensitive...NO added music effect:) Fashion icon, screen goddess, ballerina, and humanitarian. She survived the brutalities of WWII--just barely, in fact--and she walked away from that experience with ...

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Audrey Hepburn
April 29, 2025

Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn: Fashion icon, screen goddess, ballerina, and humanitarian. She survived the brutalities of WWII--just barely, in fact--and she walked away from that experience with so much strength and hope. Her final chapter...

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Bob Hope (sensory-sensitive)
April 23, 2025

Bob Hope (sensory-sensitive)

Bob Hope: sensory sensitive (no transition/background music) This man gave the world over 80 years of entertainment greatness. He rose the ranks from vaudeville to radio to movies to television to everything else in between. ...

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Bob Hope
April 22, 2025

Bob Hope

Bob Hope: This man gave the world over 80 years of entertainment greatness. He rose the ranks from vaudeville to radio to movies to television to everything else in between. Most importantly, though, he devoted an astonishing...

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Lena Horne (sensory-sensitive)
April 16, 2025

Lena Horne (sensory-sensitive)

LENA HORNE— sensory sensitive (no transition/background music) Lena Horne was a trailblazer in the film industry. She was the black American to be signed to a long-term contract with a major Hollywood film studio. Her childho...

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Lena Horne
April 15, 2025

Lena Horne

LENA HORNE: Lena Horne was a trailblazer in the film industry. She was the black American to be signed to a long-term contract with a major Hollywood film studio. Her childhood was heartbraking, she was forced into a life she...

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Robert Mitchum
April 8, 2025

Robert Mitchum

Actor Robert Mitchum graced movie and television screens from the 1940s into the 1990s. He had such a cool and unique presence, and just wait until you hear about the wild life he led! Robert Mitchum was no ordinary man. His ...

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Lucille Ball (Part Two)
April 1, 2025

Lucille Ball (Part Two)

The conclusion of Lucille Ball's amazing life story. Make sure to listen to Part One before you dive into this episode! In this episode I talk about Lucy and Desi's marriage, their children, I Love Lucy, and all of the amazin...

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Lucille Ball (Part One)
March 25, 2025

Lucille Ball (Part One)

The one, the only LUCILLE BALL!! Who doesn't love Lucy?! She was strong, bold, talented, intelligent, and hilariously funny. In this episode I discuss Lucille Ball's early life, her first years in Hollywood, and the making of...

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Should’ve Been Lucy
March 18, 2025

Should’ve Been Lucy

My laptop crashed so no episode this week 😓 But as we recognize Women’s History Month, please go back and listen to the stories of Hedy Lamarr, Katharine Hepburn, and Luise Rainer. And we’ll be back next week with the story o...

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Ida Lupino
March 11, 2025

Ida Lupino

Ida Lupino: As we recognize Women’s History Month, we’ll talk about Ida Lupino in this episode. She was a pioneer for women in filmmaking… women in all industries, really… when she wanted to reach farther than acting. She wan...

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Special Episode: ART MUSE Podcast | Edie Sedgewick, Part Two
March 7, 2025

Special Episode: ART MUSE Podcast | Edie Sedgewick, Part Two

Edie Sedgwick, Part Two from ArtMuse Podcast. Host Grace Anna concludes the tragic story of 1960s "It Girl" Edie Sedgwick. You can find part one on my episode list or on the ArtMuse show page. Learn More about ArtMuse at thei...

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Mary Pickford
March 4, 2025

Mary Pickford

Mary Pickford: She was managing her household at the age of 6, theatrical actress by the age of 7, silent film superstar by 16. Silent film star, producer, script writer, studio head, women's rights activist, philanthropist, ...

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