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 the 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
The podcast is pretty much anywhere podcasts are posted, including youtube, spotify, iTunes, listen notes, Spreaker
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I speak to Author Howard Johns On His Fab book A Stolen Paradise. Its a behind the scenes look at the making of the film The Night Of The Iguana. Booze, beach boys and The Liz and Dick show..
I Speak To Author Robert Matzen about his book Fireball: Carole Lombard And The Mystery Of Flight Three
I talk to Chris Costello and she discusses her father Lou Costello's life
Part 2 I talk to Author Stone Wallace about film noir, gangsters in the fifties and was Ma Barker just a sweet little old country lady..
Part 1 I talk to Author Stone Wallce about film noir, gangsters in the fifties and was Ma Barker just a sweet little old country lady..
My blonde shell expert April and I talk about a brunette. But what a brunette..The never dull and ever so gorgeous Ava Gardner
Part 2 I speak to Peter Riva, grandson of the one and only Marlene Dietrich. We talk everything Marlene. FUN!
I speak to Peter Riva, grandson of the one and only Marlene Dietrich. We talk everything Marlene. FUN!
Part 2 I talk to Tom Johnson and David Fantle on their fabulous book Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews With Golden Age Legends..Fred Astaire started it all
Part 1 I talk to Tom Johnson and David Fantle on their fabulous book Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews With Golden Age Legends..Fred Astaire started it all
My guests and I all tell a movie we are thankful for. It’s not necessarily our faves, but ones that mean a lot to us.
April VeVea and I talk the life and death of Sharon Tate...
Part 2 I talk to author Laurie Jacobson about her book Dishing Hollywood...and did we dish. Exclusive scoop on Lassie, and Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood.
Part 1 I talk to author Laurie Jacobson about her book Dishing Hollywood...and did we dish. Exclusive scoop on Lassie, and Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood.
I talk to the very fun Sloan De Forest about her book Must See SCI-FI : 50 Movies That Are Out Of This World....
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Part 3 with William Wellman JR. Actor and son of director "Wild" Bill Wellman..We talk Rebel Wild Bill..
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