Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast

By Erin CarlsonTV & Film Society & Culture Documentary History Film History

Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast episodes

August 05, 2025 Clark Gable PART ONE
Clark Gable... Rhett Butler himself! Part one discusses his childhood, early career, and Gone with the Wind. The conclusion of his story is told in part two.
PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcast
Episode Sources: A book titled Clark Gable: Portrait of a Misfit by Jane Ellen Wayne; a book titled Gable & Lombard: A Biography by Warren G. Harris; a book titled American Legends: The Life of Clark Gable by Charles River Editors; The National Museum of the United States Air Force; a People Magazine article by Julie Tremaine from August 18, 2024; IMDB
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42 min
July 30, 2025 Jeanne Eagels (Sensory-Sensitive)
JEANNE EAGELS (Sensory-Sensitive--no background/transition music)
Stage and film actress Jeanne Eagels made the character of Sadie Thompson in Rain wildly popular on Broadway in the early 1920s. She was a famous stage actress and on her way to being a famous actress on the silver screen. But then everything changed. Listen now to hear her story!
PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcast
Episode Sources: A book titled Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed by Eric Woodard & Tara Hanks
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45 min
July 29, 2025 Jeanne Eagels
Stage and film actress Jeanne Eagels made the character of Sadie Thompson in Rain wildly popular on Broadway in the early 1920s. She was a famous stage actress and on her way to being a famous actress on the silver screen. But then everything changed. Listen now to hear her story!
PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcast
Episode Sources: A book titled Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed by Eric Woodard & Tara Hanks
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47 min
July 22, 2025 The Mysterious Murder of William Desmond Taylor (special crossover with the Wanted Files podcast!)
One of the most successful directors of Hollywood's silent film era, William Desmond Taylor was killed under a cloud of mystery. His whole life was somewhat of a mystery. There were suspects and there were theories... but who killed William Desmond Taylor, and why? Listen to hear the story of his life and his death, in this special collaboration episode with A.C. Roberts of The Wanted Files podcast.
Episode Sources: Hollywood Homicide by Patrick Auerbach; Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood by William J. Mann; Wikipedia; IMDB
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28 min
July 09, 2025 Eva Marie Saint (Sensory-Sensitive)
Eva Marie Saint (Sensory-Sensitive... no background/transition music)
Happy Birthday to Eva Marie Saint! She turned 101 years old on July 4th, 2025. In this episode, you can learn all about her incredible life and career. She is an inspiration to us all!
PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcast
Episode Sources: A book titled Eva Marie Saint, A Biography by Jane Bryan; an interview from the 2013 TCM Film Festival with Robert Osborne; an interview from the Santa Barbara Independent from January 1st, 2010; Wikipedia; IMDB
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31 min
July 08, 2025 Eva Marie Saint
Happy Birthday to Eva Marie Saint! She turned 101 years old on July 4th, 2025. In this episode, you can learn all about her incredible life and career. She is an inspiration to us all!
PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcast
Episode Sources: A book titled Eva Marie Saint, A Biography by Jane Bryan; an interview from the 2013 TCM Film Festival with Robert Osborne; an interview from the Santa Barbara Independent from January 1st, 2010; Wikipedia; IMDB
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33 min
July 02, 2025 Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART TWO (Sensory-Sensitive)
MARY ASTOR (Part 2:) SENSORY-SENSITIVE (no background/transition music)
Part two of Mary Astor's story. The dramatic trial that rocked Hollywood and threatened to destroy the lives of many high profile celebrities. What happened, and the effect it had on the lives involved. And Mary's life AFTER the scandal.

PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcast
Episode Sources: A book The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s by Joseph Egan; The Mary Astor Collection at themaryastorcollection.com; and of course, IMDB
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38 min
July 01, 2025 Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART TWO
MARY ASTOR (Part 2:)
Part two of Mary Astor's story. The dramatic trial that rocked Hollywood and threatened to destroy the lives of many high profile celebrities. What happened, and the effect it had on the lives involved. And Mary's life AFTER the scandal.

PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcast
Episode Sources: A book The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s by Joseph Egan; The Mary Astor Collection at themaryastorcollection.com; and of course, IMDB
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40 min
June 25, 2025 Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART ONE (Sensory-Sensitive)
MARY ASTOR (Sensory-Sensitive) PART ONE:
A popular silent film actress who survived the transition into talkies... only to be thrown into one of the most salacious scandals of 1930s Hollywood. Here about her early life and career, and the events that led up to the public scandal.
PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcast
Episode Sources: A book titled The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s by Joseph Egan; IMDB
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37 min
June 24, 2025 Mary Astor (and her scandalous diaries!) PART ONE
MARY ASTOR (Part 1:)
A popular silent film actress who survived the transition into talkies... only to be thrown into one of the most salacious scandals of 1930s Hollywood. Here about her early life and career, and the events that led up to the public scandal.
PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcast
Episode Sources: A book titled The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s by Joseph Egan; IMDB
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39 min

About Stars of the Golden Age: An Old Hollywood Podcast

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Welcome to Stars of the Golden Age, a show that pays tribute to the legends of Old Hollywood. I will dive into the early lives that led to stardom for some of the biggest names from Hollywood’s…