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

Forgotten Hollywood ·

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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4:12

Episode 335- Ray Taylor

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2025/06/05

Host Doug Hess talks about the life of Ray Taylor, a famed Movie Director (b.1888-d.1952)Follow Forgotten Hollywood on Facebook!

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23:44

Episode 334- "Star Trek: Discovering the TV Series:...

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2025/06/02

In this episode, I spoke with Tom Salinsky about his book "Star Trek: Discovering the TV Series: The Original Series, The Animated Series and The Next Generation". In 2022, a devoted science fiction enthusiast embarked on a two-year journey to watch every piece of Star Trek media, offering insights into the series' evolution, trivia, and cultural impact, essential for fans and TV history buffs alike.How well do you know Star Trek?Forgotten Hollywood is on Facebook. Doug Hess is the Creator/Producer

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19:42

Episode 333- "Nothin' Comes Easy: The Life of Rodney...

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2025/05/29

In this episode, I spoke with author Michael Seth Starr regarding his latest book "Nothin' Comes Easy: The Life of Rodney Dangerfield". Rodney Dangerfield’s fidgety delivery, self-deprecating humor, and catchphrase “I don’t get no respect” made him a comedy icon in nightclubs, on television, and in movies.

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8:14

Episode 332- The Life of Susan Hayward

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2025/05/22

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5:11

Episode 331- Edward Cline

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2025/05/19

In this episode, I discuss the life of Director Edward Cline.Doug Hess is the hostFollow Forgotten Hollywood on Facebook

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14:26

Episode 330- The Significance of the Beverly...

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2025/05/15

JLJ takes over for Doug on this episode and talks about the iconic 60s tv hit The Beverly Hillbillies.

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24:50

Episode 329 - "June Mathis: The Rise and Fall of a...

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2025/05/12

In this episode, I spoke with Thomas J. Slater about his book "June Mathis: The Rise and Fall of a Silent Film Visionary". After more than a decade of stepping onto stages across the US, she moved into the burgeoning film business and behind the camera to begin a prolific career as a screenwriter and producer for profound movies like The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) and Blood and Sand (1922). With her expert use of melodrama and masterful technique, Mathis would eventually become the first

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26:08

Episode 328-"Robert Shaw: An Actor's Life On The Set...

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2025/05/08

In this episode, I discuss with Christopher Shaw Myers his book and uncle "Robert Shaw: An Actor's Life On The Set Of JAWS and Beyond". Just in time for the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’sJaws, an intimate and richly-told portrait of the iconic actor and writer Robert Shaw, from his portrayal of the legendary shark hunter Captain Quint and beyond, written lovingly but honestly by his nephew. Doug Hess is the host and follow on FB @forgottenhollywood

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21:29

Episode 327- First Women of Hollywood with Mary Mallory

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2025/05/05

In this episode, I spoke with Mary Mallory about her book "First Women of Hollywood: Female Pioneers in the Early Motion Picture Business". Largely created by immigrants, the film industry evolved over its first few decades thanks to the work of people outside the traditional ruling class—immigrants, people of color, women—partly as a result of elites denigrating the fledgling field. As the moving picture industry transitioned from neophyte to powerhouse, young and ambitious rebels energized its

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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

Forgotten Hollywood ·

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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