Today I start my series of podcasts on The History Of Blonde Bombshells. My guest for this series with be classic movie and classic blondes historian April VeVea. She knows her stuff and is a lot of fun.
We talk Jeans upbringing, her coming to Hollywood with Mother Jean. Mother Jean wanted to be an actress but she was inherently thirties so that was never to be. She pushed "the Baby" in the films and look who we got. We talk Jeans marriages, Paul Berns "suicide", her flings her films, her heartbreak over William Powell not marrying her and ultimately her untimely death of kidney failure at age 26.
Jean was poised beyond her years. She was a gifted comedienne, a kind person and a really good actress. There could never be another Jean. They made two awful movies on her life in 1965. One in color starring Caroll Baker, another in black in white starring Carol Lynley. Both were bad, neither woman could capture one iota of what made Jean, Jean. Not their fault, nobody could.
Thanks so much to April VeVea. She is great and she gets to the truth, not a salacious gossip (though I admit, I do like a little salacious gossip) If she is not sure, she says she's not sure. I love her..Next weeks blonde bombshell will be another tragic soul Thelma Todd.
Mostly thanks to the listeners. I so appreciate you listening. I have had some amazing guests. Many more great ones coming up.
Grace
April VeVea
Her twitter @aprilVeVea
www.classicblondes.com
She has also authored a book on Jayne Mansfield called Puffblicity. Its part 1, part 2 will be coming soon. Her book on Marilyn Monroe is on its second printing and will be released in August
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I talk to Author Jerome Charyn About His Fiction/Non Fiction Book Big Red..Lots Of Rita Hayworth And Orson Welles Talk
New Season!! Yay!! I’m back with more great guests. The guest is John DiLeo, and we talk some movies of 1947, on their 75th anniversary..Angels And Ghosts In Love!!!
Sloan De Forest Is My Guest And We Talk About Tom Conway..We Love Him..He Was Called The Nice George Sanders. George Was His Bro..
I Talk To Actor And Cardiologist Rico Simonini On Producing And Starring As Old Blue Eyes Himself In Film Frank And Ava
Our Series Ends With Natalie Woods Stage Mom..Not A Very Nice Woman. The Story About Butterflies Will Turn Your Stomach
Our Stage Mother Is The Mother Rose Of Gypsy Rose Lee And Baby June AKA June Havoc..Was It Really Like The Movie And Broadway Show??
Part 2 Of Judy Garlands Stage Mom Ethel Gumm..
Part1..April And I Talk About Judy Garlands Stage Mom Ethel Gumm..She Was Awful And Got Her Daughter Addicted To Drugs When She was A Child...W
Our Next Stage Mother Is Shirley Temples Mom Gertrude...I think she was a beast...April thought not that beastly. What do you think??
Today We Talk About Betty Grable Stage Mom Lillian. Lillian Was A Doozy. She Had Betty Tap Dancing In The Womb
Stage Mom Number 2 Is Ginger Rogers Mother Lela. Lela Was Accomplished In Her Own Right, But It Was Truly All About Ginger..WEDDING CAKE MUST SEE!!!
April VeVea And I Talk Stage Mothers. Some Were Pushy, But Still Loved By Their Daughters..Today We Talk Jean Harlows Mother Jean..
My Bud John DiLeo And I Talk Memorable Moments In The History Of Academy Awards...Streaker Man And New And Biggest Will Smith Slap...OUCH!!
I TalkTo One Of My Fave Dudes, David Selby. We Talk About David Playing Scrooge..Humbug..Humbug.He Also Wrote A Wonderful Essay On His Mom. She Definitely Was Not A Humbug..
I Talk To Lance Lewman Producer, Director, And So Much More On his Musical Brilliance, All About Frances Farmer And Her Troubles. We had a Great Time.
I was going to do new Academy Award Show, but things came up THEY WAS ROBBED...
I Talk To Joseph Brutsman About His Book Marlon And Greg:My Life and Filmmaking Adventures with Hollywood’s Polar Opposites..Yes, Brando and Peck..Fun
My Guest IsThe Wonderful Ruta Lee. We Talk Her Book, Consider Your Kissed. She is so fab. We talk Frank S , Twilight Zone And So Much More.
I Speak To John DiLeo On His Fab New Book..There Are No Small Parts..100 Outstanding Performances With Screen Time Of Ten Minutes Or Less..What If It’s Ten Minutes Plus 5 seconds...The Horror..
Frank and Ava from my series iconic couples of classic Hollywood..Love them
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