EPISODE 108 -  “HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY: GLENN FORD & ELEANOR POWELL, REMEMBERED BY SON PETER FORD” - 10/06/25

PETER FORD was born into Hollywood royalty. As the son of MGM dancing sensation ELEANOR POWELL, and rugged leading man GLENN FORD, he was born into a world stat few can imagine. He lived in a mansion in Beverly Hills with a staff of 8. He called RITA HAYWORTH “Aunt Rita,” was babysat by JAMES MASON, had his first martini (at 10!) thanks to FRITZ LANG, and often had luminaries like HENRY FONDA, BARBARA STANWYCK, and CLARK GABLE at his dining room table. Peter once wrote, “I was sent by Central Casting to play the role of the perfect Hollywood son in this idyllic world of make-believe. I was great and performed flawlessly. It was hard work but I was underpaid!” Join us as Peter offers a fascinating, honest, and informative discussion of his loving, but complicated relationship with his parents, and what it was like to grow up surrounded by icons. 

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Glenn Ford: A Life (2011), by Peter Ford;

“Peter Ford, A Star’s Son: The Hardest Job in the World,” April 2011, by Charles Ziarko, Classic Images; 

www.PeterFord.com;

Wikipedia.com;

TCM.com;

IBDB.com;

IMDBPro.com;

Movies Mentioned:

Gilda (1946), starring Glenn Ford & RitaHayworth;

The Big Heat (1953), starring Glenn Ford & Gloria Grahame;

Heaven With The Barbed Wire Fence (1939), starring Glenn Ford, Jean Rogers & Richard Conte;

So Ends the Night (1941), starring Fredric March, Glenn Ford & Margaret Sullavan;

The Loves of Carmen (1948), starring Glenn Ford & Rita Hayworth;

The Man From Colorado (1948), starring Glen Ford, William Holden & Ellen Drew;

The Blackboard Jungle (1955), starring Glenn Ford, Sidney Poitier & Anne Francis;

Interrupted Melody (1955), starring Glenn Ford & Eleanor Parker;

3:10 to Yuma (1957), starring Glenn Ford & Van Heflin;

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