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Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART TWO (Sensory-Sensitive)
July 2, 2025

Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART TWO (Sensory-Sensitive)

MARY ASTOR (Part 2:) SENSORY-SENSITIVE (no background/transition music) Part two of Mary Astor's story. The dramatic trial that rocked Hollywood and threatened to destroy the lives of many high profile celebrities. What happe...

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Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART TWO
July 1, 2025

Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART TWO

MARY ASTOR (Part 2:) Part two of Mary Astor's story. The dramatic trial that rocked Hollywood and threatened to destroy the lives of many high profile celebrities. What happened, and the effect it had on the lives involved. A...

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Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART ONE (Sensory-Sensitive)
June 25, 2025

Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART ONE (Sensory-Sensitive)

MARY ASTOR (Sensory-Sensitive) PART ONE: A popular silent film actress who survived the transition into talkies... only to be thrown into one of the most salacious scandals of 1930s Hollywood. Here about her early life and ca...

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Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART ONE
June 24, 2025

Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART ONE

MARY ASTOR (Part 1:) A popular silent film actress who survived the transition into talkies... only to be thrown into one of the most salacious scandals of 1930s Hollywood. Here about her early life and career, and the events...

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Betty Grable (Sensory-Sensitive)
June 18, 2025

Betty Grable (Sensory-Sensitive)

BETTY GRABLE (sensory-sensitive--no background/transition music) THE WWII pinup girl. She was pushed into a life in show business, never able to choose her own path in life. And she rose to the top in Hollywood. Her image bec...

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Betty Grable
June 17, 2025

Betty Grable

BETTY GRABLE--THE WWII pinup girl. She was pushed into a life in show business, never able to choose her own path in life. And she rose to the top in Hollywood. Her image became one of the most recognizable and significant im...

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Patsy Kelly (Sensory-Sensitive)
June 11, 2025

Patsy Kelly (Sensory-Sensitive)

Patsy Kelly (sensory-sensitive...no background/transition music) One-half of one of the 1930's most popular comedic duos whose name was forgotten within a decade... but she was never gone. She didn't fit the mold of the perfe...

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Patsy Kelly
June 10, 2025

Patsy Kelly

Patsy Kelly: One-half of one of the 1930's most popular comedic duos whose name was forgotten within a decade... but she was never gone. She didn't fit the mold of the perfect 1940s actress, so she just kept herself busy in o...

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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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