Bob Hope: sensory sensitive (no transition/background music)

This man gave the world over 80 years of entertainment greatness. He rose the ranks from vaudeville to radio to movies to television to everything else in between. Most importantly, though, he devoted an astonishing amount of time to US troops, having supported and entertained troops overseas with his USO tours in every war and conflict that occurred between WWII to the Gulf War. He was the best emcee in the biz, a generous philanthropist, and just soooo funny. Bob Hope gave the world so much of himself. Listen to his remarkable story now!

PATREON: https://patreon.com/StarsoftheGoldenAgePodcast

Episode Sources: A book titled Bob Hope’s Own Story: Have Tux, Will Travel, as told to Pete Martin by Bob Hope; a book titled Bob Hope: A Life from Beginning to End, part of the Hourly History Series; the documentary American Masters: This is Bob Hope from PBS; the United States Army website at army.mil; a People Magazine article from August 22, 2022; IMDB

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Bob Hope: This man gave the world over 80 years of entertainment greatness. He rose the ranks from vaudeville to radio to movies to television to everything else in between. Most importantly, though, he devoted an astonishing amount of time to US troops, having supported and entertained troops overseas with his USO tours in every war and conflict that occurred between WWII to the Gulf War. He was the best emcee in the biz, a generous philanthropist, and just soooo funny. Bob Hope gave the world so much of himself. Listen to his remarkable story now!

PATREON: https://patreon.com/StarsoftheGoldenAgePodcast

Episode Sources: A book titled Bob Hope’s Own Story: Have Tux, Will Travel, as told to Pete Martin by Bob Hope; a book titled Bob Hope: A Life from Beginning to End, part of the Hourly History Series; the documentary American Masters: This is Bob Hope from PBS; the United States Army website at army.mil; a People Magazine article from August 22, 2022; IMDB

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LENA HORNE— sensory sensitive (no transition/background music)

Lena Horne was a trailblazer in the film industry. She was the first black American to be signed to a long-term contract with a major Hollywood film studio. Her childhood was heartbraking, she was forced into a life she didn't want, and she came out a hero. A highly entertaining hero. Her career spanned 8 decades. She was unstoppable. Listen to her inspiring story now!

Lena Horne in Panama Hattie: https://youtu.be/wBr1getTVrE?si=SnXs4tRLYQLllXfD

Lena Horne American Masters Interview: https://youtu.be/AErWqNBhawI?si=JEISkMbZRO6z_UoY

Lena Horne, The Lady and Her Music: https://youtu.be/NxiCjztZPeU?si=9EHf7kAIxtdC72-L

PATREON: https://patreon.com/StarsoftheGoldenAgePodcastEpisode

Sources: A book titled Goddess Reclaimed by Donald Bogle; a documentary titled Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice from the American Masters series; American Masters: Creative Spark by PBS; IMDB

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LENA HORNE: Lena Horne was a trailblazer in the film industry. She was the first black American to be signed to a long-term contract with a major Hollywood film studio. Her childhood was heartbreaking, she was forced into a life she didn't want, and she came out a hero. A highly entertaining hero. Her career spanned 8 decades. She was unstoppable. Listen to her inspiring story now!

Lena Horne in Panama Hattie: https://youtu.be/wBr1getTVrE?si=SnXs4tRLYQLllXfD

Lena Horne American Masters Interview: https://youtu.be/AErWqNBhawI?si=JEISkMbZRO6z_UoY

Lena Horne, The Lady and Her Music: https://youtu.be/NxiCjztZPeU?si=9EHf7kAIxtdC72-L

PATREON: https://patreon.com/StarsoftheGoldenAgePodcast

Episode Sources: A book titled Goddess Reclaimed by Donald Bogle; a documentary titled Lena Horne: In Her Own Voice from the American Masters series; American Masters: Creative Spark by PBS; IMDB

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Actor Robert Mitchum graced movie and television screens from the 1940s into the 1990s. He had such a cool and unique presence, and just wait until you hear about the wild life he led! Robert Mitchum was no ordinary man. His story is quite a wild tale... listen now!

PATREON: https://patreon.com/StarsoftheGoldenAgePodcast

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Episode Sources: A book titled Robert Mitchum: Baby, I Don’t Care by Lee Server; a book titled Robert American Legends: The Life of Robert Mitchum by Charles River Editors; IMDB

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The conclusion of Lucille Ball's amazing life story. Make sure to listen to Part One before you dive into this episode! In this episode I talk about Lucy and Desi's marriage, their children, I Love Lucy, and all of the amazing projects Lucille Ball conquered after I Love Lucy.

PATREON: https://patreon.com/StarsoftheGoldenAgePodcast

BUY ME A COFFEE: buymeacoffee.com/GoldenAge

Episode Sources: Lucille Ball's autobiography, Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball; a book titled AKA Lucy by Sarah Royal; IMDB

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The one, the only LUCILLE BALL!! Who doesn't love Lucy?! She was strong, bold, talented, intelligent, and hilariously funny. In this episode I discuss Lucille Ball's early life, her first years in Hollywood, and the making of her famous marriage and their television empire. Make sure to check back next week for the rest of Lucy's story!

PATREON: https://patreon.com/StarsoftheGoldenAgePodcast

This month's Patreon bonus episode is "History of the Casting Couch"

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Episode Sources: Lucille Ball's autobiography: Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball; the book AKA Lucy by Sarah Royal; IMDB

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My laptop crashed so no episode this week 😓 But as we recognize Women’s History Month, please go back and listen to the stories of Hedy Lamarr, Katharine Hepburn, and Luise Rainer. And we’ll be back next week with the story of everyone’s favorite redhead, Lucille Ball! Thanks, everyone!

Ida Lupino: As we recognize Women’s History Month, we’ll talk about Ida Lupino in this episode. She was a pioneer for women in filmmaking… women in all industries, really… when she wanted to reach farther than acting. She wanted to write and direct. So she did. A truly inspirational story.

PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcast

Episode Sources: A book titled Ida Lupino: A Biography by William Donati; Wikipedia; IMDB

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Edie Sedgwick, Part Two from ArtMuse Podcast. Host Grace Anna concludes the tragic story of 1960s "It Girl" Edie Sedgwick. You can find part one on my episode list or on the ArtMuse show page.

Learn More about ArtMuse at their website https://www.artmusepodcast.com/

You can listen to ArtMuse wherever you listen to your podcasts!