The Writers Hangout

Listen to HOW I LOVE THATY SANTY CLAUS by The Sno-Globes featured in Episode 47 Thelma Todd's Inexplicable Death In Hollywood's Golden Age - Pt. 2

 Here's a link to listen to more of their holiday music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McFx8spF0Cc&t=5s

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The conclusion of Thelma Todd's Inexplicable Death In Hollywood's Golden Age.

Actress Thelma Todd was the “Queen of the Lot” and had made it in Hollywood when she died of mysterious circumstances at just 29 years old. Who killed her? Could it be her business partner Roland West a one-time screenwriter? Maybe it was the ex-husband, son of the Broccoli King, and agent Pat DiCicco? Police investigate, and all roads lead to The Trocadero, a famous nightclub that opened on the Sunset Strip in 1934.

Hang out with us as we unfold the inexplicable death of Thelma Todd.

❄️ We are thrilled to have music by THE SNO-GLOBES.  Here's a link to listen to more of their holiday music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McFx8spF0Cc&t=5s

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Listen to The Sound Of Christmas by The Sno-Globes featured in Episode 46 Thelma Todd's Inexplicable Death In Hollywood's Golden Age - Pt. 1

 Here's a link to listen to more of their holiday music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McFx8spF0Cc&t=5s

📸 Check out our IG for photos @thewritershangoutpodcast

💙 If you have an idea for the podcast or would like to comment, please contact us @[email protected] 

Actress Thelma Todd was the “Queen of the Lot” and had made it in Hollywood when she died at just 29 years old. Who killed her? Could it be her business partner Roland West a one-time screenwriter? Maybe it was the ex-husband, son of the Broccoli King, and agent Pat DiCicco? Police investigate, and all roads lead to The Trocadero, a famous nightclub that opened on the Sunset Strip in 1934.

Hang out with us as we unfold the inexplicable death of Thelma Todd.

❄️ We are thrilled to have music by THE SNO-GLOBES.  Here's a link to listen to more of their holiday music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McFx8spF0Cc&t=5s

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Today we have the talented and charming Kelly Edwards, who has worked for every major studio in Hollywood and developed shows like LIVING SINGLE, GIRLFRIEND, THE PARKERS, CLUELESS, AND TWO GUYS A GIRL AND A PIZZA.  

After a film and television executive career, she transitioned to writing. 

Kelly wrote the best seller, The Executive Chair: A Writer’s Guide To TV Series Development, and if you want to write for television, get this book.  The Executive Chair is like getting the playbook of the other team but ethical!

Kelly is currently a producer and television writer.

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We discuss the age-old question, do you have to move to Los Angeles to be a successful screenwriter with answers from William Goldman, Diablo Cody, and Aaron Sorkin?  Plus, a fun quiz that pits a native-born Los Angeleno, Kathy Rager, and The Writers' Hangout's very own Terry Sampson.

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COME HANG OUT with us as we talk about one of the most famous parties in Hollywood.  To thank his employees for the success of SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS, Walt Disney threw a party at the Norconian Resort in the California Desert.  The party turned wild, and Walt himself never referred to the party again.  And, if you wanted to keep your job, you didn’t mention it either.

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Adrienne Shelly was waiting to hear if the movie she wrote, directed, and starred in, WAITRESS, would get selected for the Sundance film Festival.  On Halloween night in 2006, Shelly and her husband, Andy Ostroy, threw a party for their family and friends.  The next day, Andy found Adriene hanging from a sheet in her office's bathroom in the West Village.  Police said suicide, but anyone who knew Adrienne didn't believe this for a second.  Join us as we tell you the story of this remarkable woman who the world must never forget.

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PAGE International Screenwriting Awards 
Hollywood’s favorite screenwriting contest -- one of the industry's top sources for new talent.

On the eve of Halloween, we have only treats for you because our guest Niceole Levy is here to discuss her new book entitled: The Writers’ Room Survival Guide Don’t Screw Up the Lunch Order and Other Keys to a Happy Writers’ Room.

 Niceole has written on Ironside, Shades of Blue, Cloak & Dagger, and S.W.A.T. She is currently a co-executive producer on Graymail, which will air on Netflix.

Grab your favorite Halloween candy, and let’s start the show.  

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Writers, we are so happy to have Emmy-winning writer/director/ playwright and major league baseball announcer KEN LEVINE hangs out with us.   Ken’s credits include M*A*S*H, WINGS, CHEERS, FRASIER, and ALMOST PERFECT, which he created with his writing partner, DAVID ISAACS. He voiced Dan Hoard in THE SIMPSONS as well as co-wrote the episode.  Ken has directed over 60 TV episodes, co-wrote the Tom Hanks movie VOLUNTEERS, and has a popular podcast called Hollywood and Levine.

Ken shares excellent tips on how to get your spec to the top of the pile, a gem of an idea on the way to make sure your writing sample stands out, and the best crew gift he ever got.

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