Dearly Departed Podcast

In this “mini episode” we talk about Liberace, Anna Nicole Smith, Dollywood, The Beatles and more!
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We remember to avoid the brown acid as we dance through the history of Woodstock! Also discussed: Rush drummer Neil Peart, Buck Henry, The Beatles, Brittany Murphy, Nashville and Dollywood, famous LA houses, Tupac, and more. And we got our first sponsor!

It's the premiere of our first "mini episode" which focuses on historical deaths-of-the-month, starting with January! We discuss New Years, old celebrity-owned restaurants, the band Type O Negative, Cher, The Kennedys, Coco Chanel, David Bowie, and more.

Another episode of the Dearly Departed Podcast gets its wings as the hosts reveal the fates of the cast of the holiday film classic It's a Wonderful Life, with stories about stars Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, director Frank Capra, and more! They also discuss legendary producer Robert Evans, Hollywood street performers like the late Christopher Dennis (aka "Hollywood Boulevard Superman"), and other recent Hollywood-related news.

It's a spooky Halloween special as we dig up stories about the Poltergeist franchise and the tragic early deaths of some of its stars, including the murder of Dominique Dunne and death of child actor Heather O'Rourke. We also tell some of our personal ghost stories and share some of host Scott Michaels' ghostly "EVP" recordings.

SOCK! POW! ZOK! We take on the Dynamic Duo and the original Batman television series from the 1960s, and the fates of its many cast members, including Adam West, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Julie Newmar, and Vincent Price! We also discuss the passing of Cars frontman Ric Ocasek and singer Eddie Money, host Scott Michaels' days of prank-calling celebrities, and more.
 

Co-host Mike Dorsey with Burt Ward (Robin) at a martial arts event at Hollywood Park in 2012


Envelope from Cesar Romero to host Scott Micheals with Oprah invitation included to keep an enclosed photo from bending
 

Thank you note from Vincent Price to Scott

We creepy crawl into Quentin Tarantino's epic Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and host Scott Michaels' credited contributions to the film as a historical consultant. Hear fun behind-the-scenes stories about the film from both hosts, and explore the connections to their 2009 documentary The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter. Also discussed: Peter Fonda, Easy Rider, and more!
***SPOILER ALERT!*** We talk openly about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, so if you haven't seen the film yet, DO NOT listen to this episode until you have!
 

Dearly Departed podcast host Scott Michaels with Quentin Tarantino at the former home of Manson victim Jay Sebring



Scott in front of the Nicole Brown Simpson murder crime scene, which spawned hate mail

ARTICLE: The Hollywood Ripper is convicted of murder and attempted murder
ARTICLE: Body of man missing for 10 years found behind grocery store coolers

We "dive" into the iconic disaster film The Poseidon Adventure and the true fate of its cast. We also discuss the new Tarantino film, ALF's Max Wright, and other odd news of the day!
VIDEO: Host Mike Dorsey’s video of the 4th of July earthquake in Southern California
LISTING: The LaBianca house is for sale
ARTICLE: Former Mouseketeer Dennis Day’s handyman arrested in his death
ARTICLE: Holocaust survivor run over by lady in Valley Village, CA
ARTICLE: Man pulled over with rattlesnake, uranium and open bottle of whiskey
ARTICLE: Woman killed by steel straw
VIDEO: Teaser for the Judy Garland biopic Judy
ARTICLE: Max Wright tabloid scandal
VIDEO: Trailer for The Poseidon Adventure
ARTICLE: Story about Shelley Winters auditioning
VIDEO: Watch Mike's short documentary Happy for FREE on Vimeo
VIDEO: Scott's "Goddess Bunny" video

Roddy McDowall's Powder Room Display
(Photos: Scott Michaels)








Memorial for Shelley Winters at Silver Spoon
(Photos: Scott Michaels)

Come and listen to our story 'bout a man named Jed... We talk The Beverly Hillbillies and the cast's fate! We also discuss OJ Simpson, the Oklahoma City bombing, LA's famous Formosa Cafe, Gloria Vanderbilt, and more!
ARTICLE: The massive fire at Universal and the scandal brewing from it
TWITTER: OJ Simpson's Twitter account
WATCH: Two audio recordings of the OKC bombing explosion


Host Scott Michaels' photos of the OKC bombing site
ARTICLE: Is LAX’s Theme Building coming back to life as part of an on-airport hotel?



Scott's photo of the Beverly Hillbillies house, also known as Chartwell


Nancy Kulp's "interesting" photo spread

Scott with Louis Nye, who was Sonny Drysdale on The Beverly Hillbillies and Zombo on The Munsters

Scott with Buddy Ebsen aka Jeb

Scott with Max Baer Jr. aka Jethro

We talk about music producer Phil Spector, actor Robert Blake, and the murders of Lana Clarkson and Bonny Lee Bakley! We also discuss Doris Day and her son Terry Melcher, Tarantino's new film, and more.
WATCH: Host Mike Dorsey's Tupac and Biggie documentary Murder Rap on Amazon Prime (it's also on iTunes and other sites)



Host Scott Michaels with the late Anthony Bourdain


WATCH: The Albert Dekker scene from Scott and Mike's first documentary, Dearly Departed Vol. 1
WATCH: The official trailer for Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

WATCH: The famous Tim Conway Dentist and Elephant Story sketches
ARTICLE: Tarantino, Pitt and DiCaprio in Esquire
WATCH: Mike Dorsey's short documentary Happy (FREE!) about WWII flying ace and Hollywood assistant director Larry "Happy" Powell
LISTEN: Bonny Lee Bakley's Just A Fan "70s Stalker Pop"



Bonny Lee Bakley crime scene (via Getty and TMZ)


WATCH: Lana Clarkson as Little Richard

 
Phil Spector's Pyrenees Castle, scene of Lana Clarkson's murder (credit: Jeremy Spann, courtesy of Ladd Jackson/Hilton & Hyland, via Curbed)


Lana Clarkson murder scene (via Getty Images)
WATCH: The trailer for TNT's James Dean film starring James Franco
READ: Virginia Graham's "Manson, Sinatra and Me"