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Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast

Welcome to Stars of the Golden Age, a podcast about Old Hollywood and the classic film era, where you can learn about the lives of legends from film, music, and the birth of television during Hollywood’s Golden Age and the few years surrounding it. I will dive into the early lives that led to stardom for some of the biggest names in Old Hollywood, and the subsequent lives behind the scenes… and I’ll shine the light on some lesser known names as well. I will talk about their careers, of course, but

tv & film film history

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27:52

The Mysterious Murder of William Desmond Taylor...

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/07/22

One of the most successful directors of Hollywood's silent film era, William Desmond Taylor was killed under a cloud of mystery. His whole life was somewhat of a mystery. There were suspects and there were theories... but who killed William Desmond Taylor, and why? Listen to hear the story of his life and his death, in this special collaboration episode with A.C. Roberts of The Wanted Files podcast.Episode Sources: Hollywood Homicide by Patrick Auerbach; Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness

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30:48

Eva Marie Saint (Sensory-Sensitive)

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/07/09

Eva Marie Saint (Sensory-Sensitive... no background/transition music)Happy Birthday to Eva Marie Saint! She turned 101 years old on July 4th, 2025. In this episode, you can learn all about her incredible life and career. She is an inspiration to us all!PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcastEpisode Sources: A book titled Eva Marie Saint, A Biography by Jane Bryan; an interview from the 2013 TCM Film Festival with Robert Osborne; an interview from the Santa Barbara Independent from January

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32:53

Eva Marie Saint

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/07/08

Happy Birthday to Eva Marie Saint! She turned 101 years old on July 4th, 2025. In this episode, you can learn all about her incredible life and career. She is an inspiration to us all!PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcastEpisode Sources: A book titled Eva Marie Saint, A Biography by Jane Bryan; an interview from the 2013 TCM Film Festival with Robert Osborne; an interview from the Santa Barbara Independent from January 1st, 2010; Wikipedia; IMDBImage Source: IMDBAdvertising Inquiries:

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37:51

Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART TWO...

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/07/02

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 happened, and the effect it had on the lives involved. And Mary's life AFTER the scandal.PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcastEpisode Sources: A book The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s by Joseph Egan; The Mary Astor

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39:17

Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART TWO

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/07/01

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. And Mary's life AFTER the scandal.PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcastEpisode Sources: A book The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s by Joseph Egan; The Mary Astor Collection at themaryastorcollection.com; and of

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36:46

Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART ONE...

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/06/25

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 career, and the events that led up to the public scandal.PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcastEpisode Sources: A book titled The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s by Joseph Egan; IMDBImage Source: IMDBAdvertising Inquiries:

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38:11

Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART ONE

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/06/24

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 that led up to the public scandal.PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcastEpisode Sources: A book titled The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s by Joseph Egan; IMDBImage Source: IMDBAdvertising Inquiries:

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37:31

Betty Grable (Sensory-Sensitive)

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/06/18

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 became one of the most recognizable and significant images from WWII. Listen now!PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcastEpisode Sources: A book titled Betty Grable: The Reluctant Movie Queen by Doug Warren; a book titled American Legends: The Life of Betty Grable by Charles

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39:32

Betty Grable

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/06/17

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 images from WWII. Listen now!PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcastEpisode Sources: A book titled Betty Grable: The Reluctant Movie Queen by Doug Warren; a book titled American Legends: The Life of Betty Grable by Charles River Editors; IMDBImage Source: IMDBAdvertising

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34:43

Patsy Kelly (Sensory-Sensitive)

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/06/11

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 perfect 1940s actress, so she just kept herself busy in other entertainment avenues until Hollywood was ready for her again. She lived life her own way, and she was strong. Listen now!PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcastEpisode Sources: A documentary titled

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36:27

Patsy Kelly

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/06/10

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 other entertainment avenues until Hollywood was ready for her again. She lived life her own way, and she was strong. Listen now!PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcastEpisode Sources: A documentary titled "This Is… Patsy Kelly" by Lori-Suzanne Dell;

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30:16

History of the Hollywood Sign (Bonus Teaser!)

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/06/03

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 covering fantastic golden age stars!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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19:02

EXTRA Anniversary Special!

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/06/02

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://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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43:06

Burt Lancaster (Sensory-Sensitive)

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/05/28

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 do it all. He was hard-working, determined, and put his heart into the causes he believed in. Listen now!PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcastEpisode Sources: a book titled Burt Lancaster: An American Life by Kate Buford; a documentary titled Burt Lancaster: Daring to

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45:05

Burt Lancaster

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/05/27

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 his heart into the causes he believed in. Listen now!PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcastEpisode Sources: a book titled Burt Lancaster: An American Life by Kate Buford; a documentary titled Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach from The Hollywood Collection; an interview of

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35:02

Hedda Hopper & Louella Parsons (sensory-sensitive)

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/05/21

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 rises to fame of becoming the most powerful gossip columnists in the golden age of Hollywood. PLUS a little extra surprise... COCKTAIL PARTY!PATREON: https://patreon.com/StarsoftheGoldenAgePodcastEpisode Sources: an article from The Saturday Evening Post titled The Career

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37:08

Hedda Hopper & Louella Parsons

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/05/20

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 Hollywood. PLUS a little extra surprise... COCKTAIL PARTY!PATREON: https://patreon.com/StarsoftheGoldenAgePodcastEpisode Sources: an article from The Saturday Evening Post titled The Career that Fear Built: Hedda Hopper Ruled the Gossip Business; cartoonresearch.com; the once

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26:43

Fatty Arbuckle & The Death of Virginia Rappe (special...

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/05/16

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 more of The Wanted Files, find The Wanted Files with A.C. Roberts wherever you listen to your podcasts!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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32:45

Rock Hudson, PART 2 (sensory-sensitive)

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/05/14

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 Heaven Allowed; amfAR.org; Wikipedia; IMDBImage Source: IMDBAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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34:54

Rock Hudson, PART 2

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast ·

2025/05/13

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; IMDBImage Source: IMDBAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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