Stars of the Golden Age

By Erin Carlson

Welcome to Stars of the Golden Age, a show that highlights the lives of legends from film, music, and the birth of television during Hollywood’s Golden Age and the few years surrounding it. I will div... more

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Stars of the Golden Age episodes:

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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45min
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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47min
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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28min
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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31min
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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33min
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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38min
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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40min
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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37min
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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39min
June 18, 2025 Betty Grable (Sensory-Sensitive)
BETTY GRABLE (sensory-sensitive--no background/transition music) THE WWII pinup girl. She was pushed into a life in show business, never able to choose her own path in life. And she rose to the top in Hollywood. Her image became one of the most recognizable and significant images from WWII. Listen now!
PATREON: patreon.com/starsofthegoldenagepodcast
Episode Sources: A book titled Betty Grable: The Reluctant Movie Queen by Doug Warren; a book titled American Legends: The Life of Betty Grable by Charles River Editors; IMDB
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38min

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How many episodes does Stars of the Golden Age have?

The podcast currently has 91 episodes available.

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