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Forgotten Hollywood

Producer/Creator/Host Doug Hess takes you on a journey back in time and shares with you pieces. of Hollywood you may or may not have known about!

tv & film film history

All Episodes

25:34

Episode 355- Darkness in Primetime with author...

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/08/14

In this episode, I spoke with author Mitchell Hadley regarding his book "Darkness In Primetime". Darkness in Primetime: How Classic-Era TV Foresaw Modern Society’s Descent into Hell reveals how television shows of the 1950s and 1960s, with shocking accuracy, envisioned a world of 24/7 surveillance, thought control, disinformation, persecution, and the loss of freedom—a world disturbingly similar to our own.

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19:48

Episode 354- "Men of Action: Behind-the-Scenes of...

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2025/08/11

In this episode, I spoke with Ed Robertson about his book "Men of Action: Behind-the-Scenes of Four Classic TV Series". An in-depth look at The Untouchables, Run for Your Life, The Magician and Harry O four classic series that helped define the landscape of American television as we know it today. Each entry features a detailed episode guide and behind-the-scenes interviews with the actors, writers, producers, and directors who made these shows enduring, action-adventure classics.

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19:00

Episode 353- The Horses of Hollywood

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/08/07

In this episode, I spoke with Roberta Smoodin regarding her book "Horses of Hollywood". In Horses of Hollywood, Roberta Smoodin gives equine film stars the credit and recognition they have long deserved. Smoodin goes behind the scenes to feature the trainers, actors, and directors who brought some of our favorite horses into the spotlight. Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook.

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12:59

Episode 352- What is Forgotten Hollywood?

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/08/04

Guest Host and JLJ Media CEO James Lott Jr talks about Hollywood that is forgotten and why this show exists. Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook.

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24:29

Episode 351 -The Godfathers of Horror Films with...

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/07/31

In this episode we discuss with author Jennifer Selway her book "The Godfather of Horror Films: Boris Karloff, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee". Boris Karloff, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee: three middle-class Englishmen whose names are synonymous with the history of the horror movie. Karloff was born in 1887, the year of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, and Lee, the youngest, died in 2015, when Queen Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning British monarch.

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14:02

Episode 350- Liza, Dusty and the Pet Shop Boys

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2025/07/28

Its Episode 350! Guest Host James Lott Jr! Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook! Go follow! JLJ is talking about the late 80s with the Pet Shop Boys reinvented the music careers of Liza Minelli and Dusty Springfield!

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7:13

Episode 349- Sydney Franklin

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/07/24

Sidney Arnold Franklin (March 21, 1893 – May 18, 1972) was an American film director and producer. Franklin, like William C. deMille, specialized in adapting literary works or Broadway stage plays.His brother Chester Franklin (1889–1954) also became a director during the silent film era, best known for directing the early Technicolor film The Toll of the Sea.Franklin's work on radio included directing The Screen Guild Show in 1939.Hosted by Doug Hess.Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook!

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28:34

Episode 348- Juliet Prowse: Born to Dance: The...

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/07/21

Juliet Prowse: Born to Dance: The Extraordinary Life Story of My AuntIn this episode, I discussed with Juliet Prowse regarding her book about her Aunt Juliet Prowse. Juliet Prowse was a young South African dancer and entertainer who burst into the international spotlight in her first Hollywood movie, Can-Can. Considered talented and exotic, she caught the media’s attention and her engagement to Frank Sinatra fuelled their fascination further. But was it love and what did Sinatra make of Juliet’s

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26:17

Episode 347-"The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks,...

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2025/07/17

In this episode, I spoke with author Chris Nashawaty about his recent book "The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982". In the summer of 1982, eight science fiction films were released within six weeks of one another. E.T., Tron, Star Trek: Wrath of Khan, Conan the Barbarian, Blade Runner, Poltergeist, The Thing, and Mad Max: The Road Warrior changed the careers of some of Hollywood's now biggest names―altering the art of movie-making to this day.July 29th is the

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24:18

Episode 346- A Conversation with Donna Reed's...

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/07/14

In this episode, I spoke with Mary Owen who is the daughter of Donna Reed.

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25:40

Episode 345-"Judy Garland:The Voice of MGM" with...

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/07/10

In this episode, I spoke with Scott Brogan about his book "Judy Garland: The Voice of MGM". A Definitive Celebration of Hollywood's Iconic Musical Star and Her Legendary CareerMore than 100 years after her birth, Judy Garland remains the gold standard by which all movie musical leading ladies are judged.Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook.Doug Hess is the Creator/producer/host.

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8:35

Episode 344-Show Update and What's Coming Up!

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/07/07

creator/host Doug Hess tells you whats going on with the show for the upcoming months. Forgotten hollywood is on Facebook.

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21:17

Episode 343- " Mervyn Leroy Comes To Town" with...

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/07/03

In this episode, I spoke with Barton Palmer, on of the editors of the book " Mervyn Leroy Comes To Town". Mervyn LeRoy Comes to Town is the first book devoted to the career of one of the director/producers who in the early years of sound cinema was instrumental in establishing the Hollywood model of production that would endure for more than half a century. Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook!

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30:06

Episode 342- My Friend Johnny (Carson)with Howard Smith

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2025/06/30

In this episode, I spoke with Howard Smith regarding his book "My Friend Johnny: The Last 20 Years of a Beautiful Life with Johnny Carson and Friends". In My Friend Johnny, Smith paints an intimate portrait of the man behind the iconic desk: funny, kind, and generous, yet deeply complex. From tennis matches to quiet moments, their bond lasted until John's passing.Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook.

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26:39

Episode 341- The Silent Film Universe with Author Ben...

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2025/06/26

In this episode, I spoke with Ben Model about his book "The Silent Film Universe". The storytelling and characters of these movies can only exist in the Silent Film Universe, where a purely visual cinematic language commingles with the viewer's imagination.Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook!

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27:23

Episode 340- Blood On The Moon with Alan K. Rode

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/06/23

In this episode, I spoke with Alan K. Rode regarding his book "Blood On The Moon". Of the movies that writers and historians call "Noir Westerns," none is more celebrated than 1948'sBlood on the Moon. The comingling of the Western genre and the noir style crystalized in this extraordinary film, in turn influencing Westerns in the 1950s to become darker and more psychological. Produced during the height of the post-World War II film noir movement, Blood on the Moon is a classic Western immersed in

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19:02

Episode 339-"Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented...

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2025/06/19

In this episode, I spoke with Todd S. Purdum regarding his book "Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television". An illuminating biography of Desi Arnaz, the visionary, trailblazing Cuban American who revolutionized television and brought laughter to millions as Lucille Ball’s beloved husband on I Love Lucy, leaving a remarkable legacy that continues to influence American culture today.Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook! Doug Hess is the host!

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21:05

Episode 338-" Ride Lonesome" with Author Kirk Ellis

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/06/16

Host Doug Hess chats with Veteran Screenwriter Kirk Ellis about his book "Ride Lonesome". It's the story of the 1959 Western film. Available on Amazon and where books are sold. Forgotten hollywood is on Facebook.

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25:21

Episode 337-"A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History...

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2025/06/12

In this episode, I discuss with author Bruce Handy his book " Hollywood High: A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen Movies". From a longtime Vanity Fair writer and editor, a delightfully entertaining, intelligent, and illuminating history and tribute to teen movies—from Rebel Without a Cause to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and on to John Hughes, Mean Girls, The Hunger Games, and more.What influence did Francis Ford Coppola have on George Lucas’s American Graffiti? And Lucas on John

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9:34

Episode 336-Key Gay Milestones in Early TV

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2025/06/09

Its Gay Pride Month (June), and guest host James Lott Jr talks about the first gay characters in TV!

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