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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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22:51

Episode 326-"Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod...

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2025/05/01

In this episode, I spoke with Elias Savada bout his book "Dark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning, Hollywood’s Master of the Macabre ". One of the most original and unsettling filmmakers of all time, Tod Browning (1880–1962) began his career buried alive in a carnival sideshow and saw his Hollywood reputation crash with the box office disaster–turned–cult classic Freaks. Penetrating the secret world of “the Edgar Allan Poe of the cinema".

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27:26

Episode 325B- Steve McQueen The Last Interview with...

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2025/04/29

In this episode, I discuss with author Rick Penn-Kraus and his book "Steve McQueen The Last Interview". The inspiring true story behind Steve McQueen's last interview.In 1979 Los Angeles, a teenage high school journalist set out to do the impossible: land an interview with movie legend Steve McQueen, a man known for avoiding reporters and dodging the spotlight. What followed was a mix of bold determination, awkward courage, and a surprising yes from the King of Cool himself. It was an exclusive

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2:10

Episode 325- Message from JLJ Media CEO James Lott Jr

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2025/04/28

In this episode, I discuss with author Rick Penn-Kraus and his book "Steve McQueen The Last Interview". The inspiring true story behind Steve McQueen's last interview.In 1979 Los Angeles, a teenage high school journalist set out to do the impossible: land an interview with movie legend Steve McQueen, a man known for avoiding reporters and dodging the spotlight. What followed was a mix of bold determination, awkward courage, and a surprising yes from the King of Cool himself. It was an exclusive

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22:39

Episode 324- Travel In The Cities of Cinema with...

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2025/04/24

In this episode, I spoke with film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum about his latest book "Travel In The Cities of Cinema". Jonathan Rosenbaum stands as one of the most eminent film critics in the English-speaking world. After working for Sight and Sound and Monthly Film Bulletin in London in the 1970s, he served for two decades as chief film critic for theChicago Reader. Hailed as "one of the best" by Jean-Luc Godard, who compared him to James Agee and André Bazin, Rosenbaum is known for his incisive,

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22:19

Episode 323 -The Rambo Report with author Nat Segaloff

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2025/04/21

In this episode, I spoke with author Nat Segaloff about his book "The Rambo Report". The ultimate guide to the Rambo phenomenon—from bestselling novel to Hollywood blockbuster to all-American hero, legend, and icon—written with the full cooperation of Rambo’s creator, bestselling author David Morrell . . .

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29:45

Episode 322- Little House On the Prarie's Alison Arngrim

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2025/04/17

Little House On the Prarie's Alison Arngrim, who played the infamous Nelly Olsen, chats with Doug about life!

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21:51

Episode 321- Audrey Hepburn with author Tom Santopietro

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2025/04/14

In this episode, I spoke with author Tom Santopietro about his book " Audrey Hepburn: A Life Of Beautiful Uncertainty". This is the definitive tribute to the glamor and character of a beloved icon, including rarely published details, photographs and stories about the lasting impact of Audrey Hepburn's remarkable life.Academy Award-winning actress, fashion icon, ethereal beauty, wife, mother, World War II resistance activist, UNICEF champion— Audrey Hepburn transcended her era and became a global

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13:02

Episode 320- Jennifer Jones

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2025/04/10

In this episode, we discuss one of the world's most underrated Academy Award-winning actresses, Jennifer Jones. She was not only an American actress but also a mental-health advocate. She was cast in her first leading role in The Song of Bernadette (1943). Her intense and sincere portrayal of a French peasant girl (St. Bernadette of Lourdes) earned Jones an Academy Award.

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5:44

Episode 319- Cedric Gibbons

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2025/04/07

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22:25

Episode 318- Jeep Show with Author Robert OCconnor

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2025/04/03

In this episode, I spoke with author Robert B. O’Connor about his book "Jeep shows, and Jeep Show – A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge". An untold WWII story—where courage wasn’t just tested in battle, but on makeshift stages at the front and on the home front.

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21:30

Episode 317- Vera Miles:The Hitchcock Blonde That Got...

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2025/03/31

In this episode, I spoke with Christopher McKittrick about his latest book "Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away". Captivating, talented, and beautiful, Vera Miles was destined for fame. Within a few years of making her way to Hollywood in 1949, she starred in such films as The Rose Bowl Story (1952), Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955), and Wichita (1955). Her frequent television performances so enthralled Alfred Hitchcock that he chose her to be Grace Kelly's successor for roles in The Wrong

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5:50

Episode 316-Robert Keith

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2025/03/27

In this episode, I talk about Indiana native Robert Keith.Rolland Keith Richey (February 10, 1898 – December 22, 1966), known professionally as Robert Keith, was an American stage and film actor who appeared in several dozen films, mostly in the 1950s as a character actor.follow on facebook at @forgottenhollywood

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19:51

Episode 315- Hollywood Confidential with Dafydd Jones

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2025/03/24

In this episode, I spoke with Dafydd Jones about his latest book "Hollywood Confidential". Hollywood: Confidential is the latest collection of beautifully timed photos from bestselling society photographer Dafydd Jones. Formerly of Tatler and Vanity Fair, Jones is a serial capturer of intimate moments during high-society functions. As famous Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter puts it, when it comes to party photographers, ‘Dafydd Jones is the sniper’s sniper – the best of the best.’

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4:29

Episode 314- Producer Hal B Wallis

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2025/03/20

In this episode I discuss the Producer Hal B. Wallis. He is best known for producing Casablanca, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and True Grit, along with many other major films for Warner Bros. featuring such film stars as Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Bette Davis, and Errol Flynn.

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33:21

Episode 313-Speical Guest Musician Bentley Mitchum...

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2025/03/17

In this episode, Warren Croom and I spoke with Bentley Mitchum the grandson of Robert Mitchum about his grandfather. Bentley is also an actor and musican. Follow Bentely on ig @mitchumontopAlso Saturday March 22nd at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, showing of the film Out of the Past/The Killng staring Robert Mitchum.

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5:57

Episode 312- Charles Brackett

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2025/03/13

In this episode, I discuss screen writer Charles Brackett. He co-wrote Ball of Fire (1941), The Lost Weekend (1945), and Sunset Boulevard (1950) to name just as few films.

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7:40

Episode 311- Director James Whale

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2025/03/10

In this episode, I discuss the life of Director James Whale.

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4:37

Episode 310- Fred C Newmeyer

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2025/03/06

In this episode, I discuss the life of actor/director Fred C Newmeyer.

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3:01

Thank YOU For 100K Downloads!

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2025/03/04

Thso podcast hits a major milestone!

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23:46

Episode 309 -When Charlie Met Joan with author Diane...

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2025/03/03

In this episode, I spoke with author Diane Kiesel about her latest book "When Charlie Met Joan: The Tragedy of the Chaplin Trials and the Failings of American Law". Charlie Chaplin, the silent screen’s “Little Tramp,” was beloved by millions of movie fans until he starred in a series of salacious, real-life federal courtroom dramas.

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