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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

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Episode 126 Author Edward J Delaney on his book "The...

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2023/03/13

In this episode, I discuss with author Edward J Delaney his book "The Acrobat".“Everyone wants to be Cary Grant,” mused the world’s most famous leading man. Even I want to be Cary Grant.” In The Acrobat, fiction writer Edward J. Delaney takes on the elusive character of Cary Grant. He imagines the inner life of a man who spent a career brilliantly creating a persona as ethereal as his best roles.

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16:20

Episode 125 Author Ron Backer- His Book Mystery Movie...

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2023/03/09

Episode 125 Author Ron Backer regarding his book Mystery Movie Series of 1940's HollywoodIn this episode I spoke with author Ron Backer regarding his book Mystery Movie Series of 1940's Hollywood. Ellery Queen, Boston Blackie, Michael Shayne, Dick Tracy, the Falcon these are but a few of the celebrated fictional sleuths who appeared in popular Hollywood movie mystery series. This volume focuses on 19 series (146 films) that were primarily released during the 1940s.Doug Hess is the host!

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Episode 124- Burl Ives

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2023/03/06

Host Doug Hess does something a little different and talks about Film Star Burl Ives!

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21:26

Episode 123 - Author David C Tucker and His Book ...

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2023/03/02

In this episode, I talk with author David C Tucker regarding his book Rochelle Hudson: A Biography and Career Record. Hudson won her first film contract at the age of 14.

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22:10

Episode 122 Author Nicholas Parisi& His Book "Rod...

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2023/02/27

In this episode, I spoke with author Nicholas Parisi regarding his book Rod Serling His Life, Work, and Imagination. Many know Serling for being the creator, host, and primary writer for The Twilight Zone but he had written over 250 scripts for film and TV. Doug Hess is the host!

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22:30

Episode 121 - Kristen Anderson Wagner

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2023/02/23

In this episode I speak with author Kristen Anderson Wagner regarding her book Comic Venus Women and Comedy in American Silent Film. Comic Venus is the first book to explore the overlooked contributions made by comediennes in American silent film. Those with an interest in film and representations of femininity in comedy will be fascinated by the analytical connections and thoroughly researched histories of these women and their groundbreaking movements in comedy and stage. Doug Hess is the

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23:05

Episode 120- Author Maria San Filippo

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2023/02/20

In defiance of the alleged "death of romantic comedy," After "Happily Ever After": Romantic Comedy in the Post-Romantic Age edited by Maria San Filippo attests to rom-com’s continuing vitality in new modes and forms that reimagine and rejuvenate the genre in ideologically, artistically, and commercially innovative ways. No longer the idyllic fairy tale, today’s romantic comedies ponder the realities and complexities of intimacy, fortifying the genre’s gift for imagining human connection through love

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22:33

Episode 119 -Author Robert Hofler regarding his book...

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2023/02/15

In this episode, I spoke with author Robert Hofler regarding his book "The Way They Were: How Epic Battles and Bruised Egos Brought a Classic Hollywood Love Story to the Screen".It’s one of the greatest movie romances of all time. Fifty years on, the chemistry between Barbra Streisand as Jewish working-class firebrand Katie Worosky and Robert Redford as all-American golden boy Hubbell Gardiner remains potent. Yet the friction and controversy surrounding The Way We Were was so enormous, the movie was

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22:21

Episode 118- Author John Stangeland & His book Aline...

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2023/02/13

In this episode I spoke with author John Stangeland regarding his book Aline MacMahon: Hollywood, the Blacklist, and the Birth of Method Acting. During the 1930s and 1940s, MacMahon starred in countless films and was among the most influential actors of the era, her talent revered as highly as peers Katherine Hepburn, Paul Muni, and Bette Davis. Her pioneering use of a new acting style brought to America from Russia by Konstantin Stanlisavsky―now widely known as the Method―began a revolution on the

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24:36

Episode 117 - Don Rickles Merchant of Venom by...

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2023/02/09

In this episode I discuss with author Michael Seth Starr regarding his latest book "Don Rickles: Merchant of Venom". Riding a wave of success that lasted more than sixty years, Don Rickles is best known as the “insult” comic who skewered presidents, royalty, celebrities, and friends and fans alike. But there was more to “Mr. Warmth” than a devilish ear-to-ear grin and lightning-fast put-downs. Rickles was a loving husband, an adoring father who suffered a devastating loss, and a loyal friend to the

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23:05

Episode 116- Chris Palmer & His book The Fresh Prince...

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2023/02/06

In this episode I discuss with author Chris Palmer regarding his book The Fresh Prince Project. More than thirty years have passed since The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air premiered on NBC but unlike other family sitcoms of its era, it has remained culturally relevant and beloved by new generations of fans.

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Episode 115- "London After Midnight The Lost Film" by...

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2023/01/26

In this episode I spoke with Daniel Titley's regarding his latest book "London After Midnight The Lost Film". For decades, the mystique of Lon Chaney's 1927 mystery-thriller, London After Midnight, has pondered the minds of horror buffs, silent film enthusiasts and film collectors alike. Doug Hess is the host!

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22:45

Episode 114 - Author Jeff Keene II on his book Under...

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2023/01/23

In this episode, I discuss with the author Jeff Keene II in his book Under the Rainbow. There's No Place Like HomeThe magical Ruby Slippers, worn by actress Judy Garland in MGM's beloved 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz is perhaps the most iconic example of movie memorabilia in the world. The pair on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History draws more visitors than any other exhibit at the famed museum... with the single exception of The Star Spangled Banner.With a market

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Episode 113 - Bob Crane

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2023/01/19

In this episode we discuss with authors Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater about their biography on Bob Crane titled "Bob Crane: The Definitive Biography". Since his untimely death on June 29, 1978, Bob Crane's unofficial biography has become akin to a broken record. Like a skip in the acetate, his murder and the scandal that grew from it have been the repeated focus of attention, to the exclusion of nearly everything else. Over time, the line between fact and fiction blurred, and his life story

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19:54

Episode 112 - Author Bruce Davis regarding his book...

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2023/01/16

In this episode, I discuss with former executive director of the Academy for over twenty years regarding his book The Academy Award and The Award: The Coming of Age of Oscar and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. For all the near-fanatic attention brought each year to the Academy Awards, the organization that dispenses those awards—the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—has yet to be understood. To date, no one has ever produced a thorough account of the Academy’s birth and

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23:26

Episode 111 - Author Paul Fischer discussing The Man...

Forgotten Hollywood ·

2023/01/12

In this episode, I discuss with author Paul Fischer his latest book The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder, and The Movies. Doug Hess is the host!

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Episode 110 - Actress Jessica Sherr on her play Bette...

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2023/01/09

In this episode, I discuss with actress Jessica Sherr on her play Bette Davis Ain't No Sissy. Actress and playwright, Jessica Sherr, powerfully channels Bette Davis in her fight against the male-dominated studio system. On the night of the 1939 Oscars, Bette returns home knowing she’s to lose Best Actress to Vivien Leigh’s Scarlett O’Hara, because the press has leaked the winners. Miss Davis takes us on the bumpy ride of her tumultuous rise, as this tenacious actress fights her way up the studio

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Episode 109 - Film Preservationist, Author and...

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2022/12/22

In this episode, we talk with Eric Grayson who is a film preservationist, author, and Indiana film expert.

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Episode 108 Author Cathy Fitzgibbon Rudolph on her...

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2022/12/19

In this episode, I speak with author Cathy Fitzgibbon Rudolph on her book Paul Lynde A Biography His Life, His Love(s) and His Laughter. This book will let you into the heart and soul of Paul Lynde. Best remembered for outrageous jokes on The Hollywood Squares, as Uncle Arthur from Bewitched, and as the frantic father in Bye Bye Birdie, Paul was never satisfied with his career - or his personal life. But even as he suffered through some of the cruelest of times, Paul continued to make us forget our

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Episode 107 Author Jason Isralowitz Nothing To Fear...

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2022/12/15

In this epiosde I discuss with author Jason Isralowitz regarding his book Nothing To Fear Alfred Hitchcock and The Wrong Man which will be released on January 14, 2023. in 1956, the world's most famous director focused his lens on an issue that cuts to the heart of our criminal justice system: the risk of wrongful conviction. The result was The Wrong Man, a wrenching and largely overlooked drama based on the false arrest of Queens musician Christopher “Manny” Balestrero. Despite a detective's

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