Ever since Cain killed Abel — or, to put it in old Hollywood terms, ever since JOAN FONTAINE rebuffed OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND at the 1941 Oscar ceremony — sibling relationships have been complicated. In this episode we take a look at famous Hollywood siblings, some of whom you may know, others who may be a complete surprise. We’ll discuss the operatic singing superstar and her ghoulish TV star sister, the suave urbanite brothers who played bad guys and heels with equal aplomb, and a quartet of singing sisters from the Midwest who melted hearts in the 1940s. But, rest assured, unlike Cain and Abel (or Joan and Olivia), not all of these siblings relationships were as toxic. 

SHOW NOTES: 

Sources:

Hollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews (2012), by Carl Rollyson

Dana Andrews: The Face of Noir (2014), by James McKay

Jeanette MacDonald Autobiography: The Lost Manuscript (2004), by Sharon Rich

Memoirs of a Professional Cad (1960), by George Sanders

A Long Way From St. Petersburg: The Tom Conway Story (2016), by C.E. Parkinson

“Dana Andrews, Film Actor of 40s, Is Dead At 83,” December 19, 1992, by Richard Severa, The New York Times

“S.W.A.T Star Steve Forrest Dies at 87,” May 22, 2013, by Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter

“Priscilla Lane; Singer, Actress in 30s and 40s - Obituary,” April 7, 1995, by Myrna Oliver, The Los Angeles Times

“Lola Lane: Acted in 1930s and 40s - Obituary,” June 25, 1981, The New York Times

“George Sanders: Film Villain, a Suicide,” April 26, 1972, by John Darnton, The New York Times

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IMDBPro.com

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