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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Season 2 Opens with William Wellman JR. Actor and son of director "Wild" Bill Wellman..We talk Rebel Wild Bill..
Part 6 We talk Marilyn's death and theories that are still debated today..
Part 5 We talk Marilyn's death and theories that are still debated today..
Part 4 Our Final Blonde Bombshell Is Marilyn Monroe. We talk Marilyn 1955 til 1962.
Part 3 Of Marilyn Monroe The last Blonde bombshell Of The Series..
Part 2 Of part 1 The History of blonde bombshell ends with 3 part podcasts on Marilyn Monroe. Part 2 of part 1 She was the bombshell of bombshells. So fascinating, so tragic.
The History of blonde bombshell ends with 6 part podcasts on Marilyn Monroe. She was the bombshell of bombshells. So fascinating, so tragic.
Our Seventh Blonde Bombshell Is The Noir Dame, Gloria Grahame
Our Sixth Blonde Bombshell is the so beautiful and so tragic Carole Landis
Our fifth Blondeshell is the peekaboo girl Veronica Lake. We talk her movies, her hair and her life driven by alcoholism.
Part 2 The 4th Bombshell is Lana Turner. We talk her life her many loves and heartbreaks.
Part 1 The 4th Bombshell is Lana Turner. We talk her life her many loves and heartbreaks.
My guest April VeVea and I talk blonde bombshell Betty Grable. Her pinup was the most popular during WW2..
Part 3 Of History Of Blonde Bombshells. WE talk about The eternal blonde bombshell Mae West. Once again April VeVea Joins me
Part 2 Of the history of Blonde Bombshells. We talk about Thelma Todd AKA HoT Toddy..
Part 2 I start off my history of Blonde Bombshells podcasts with the first BB, Jean Harlow. My Guest for all the Bombshell podcasts will be April VeVea, classic Movie Historian..
part 2 I talk to George Raft Biographer Stone Wallace. We discuss the men behind the machine guns....
Part 1 I talk to George Raft Biographer Stone Wallace. We discuss the men behind the machine guns....
Part 2 I talk to actress Lane Bradbury. Lane was the youngest actress to join the actors studio, talks Ethel Merman, Bette Davis and getting her rear kicked by Harvey Keitel.
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