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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This Is An Oldie. Today Is The One And Only Mae Wests Birthday....Tribute To A One Of A Kind Woman
I Talk To FABU Joan Renner Of The Fabulous Blog Deranged LA Crimes. We Talk Clara Bows Court Date With Pal/Secretary. We end the rumors of Clara And Dogs
Part 4 of Sultry Brunettes Is The Queen Of Sultry Ava Gardner..Ava Was Very Honest, Honey...
Our Third Sultry Brunette is Lupe Velez, AKA The Mexican Spitfire...Did she really shoot at Gary Cooper..
Sultry Brunette Of Classic Hollywood #2 The Beautiful And Brilliant Hedy Lamarr. What A Life....
Join April and I for our 2021 Summer Series on Sultry Brunettes Of Classic Hollywood..First Up Norma Shearer..Maybe you say..HUH?? She was a Precode Siren..
Great News From Alexis Hunter About Her Book Joi Lansing: A Body To Die For..Coming Soon To A TV Near You? Lots of fun talk
Part 2 Of Hollywood Babylon With April Ve Vea..more scandal...
My Pal April VeVea and I talk one of the most scandalous books on Hollywood....Orgies, Murders, Suicides..and worse
Part 2 Sandy Grabman Author of Plain Beautiful:The Peggy Ann Garner Story...Her adult life is tragic
I Talk ToThe Fab Sandy Grabman about Peggy Ann Garner and Sandy's Book Plain Beautiful. Big time Sad Life
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Another oldie. Bogie and Bacall, the myth, the legend, the truth..Hey, It's true Stories Of Tinseltown..
One of my faves. Mae West, the truth about her musclemen, her humor, her being prettier than Raquel Welch and so much more..
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