Frank Sinatra Rescued Dorothy Dandridge from Hostile Press — The Moment That Changed Hollywood March 1955, the Beverly Hills Hotel. Dorothy Dandridge had just been nominated for best actress at the Academy Awards. The first black woman ever nominated in that category. She should have been celebrating. Instead, she was standing in a hallway surrounded…
Audrey Hepburn Lost 5 Babies. The Worst? A Baby Girl at 6 Months There’s a quote nobody talks about from Audrey Heppern’s biography written by Barry Paris. She’s talking about the most painful moments of her life. And she says this, “My miscarriages were more painful to me than anything ever, including my parents’ divorce…
Gregory Peck DESTROYED This TV Critic—NBC Buried the Footage for 14 Years. Here’s WHY October 14th, 1966. NBC Studios, Burbank, California. Stage six. 3:15 p.m. Audrey Hepburn arrived in a black Givenchy coat, fresh from Paris, where she’d spent the summer filming Two for the Road. Her hair was shorter than America remembered, styled in…
The Married Man Who Broke Audrey’s Heart Forever October 1954 on the set of Sabrina at Paramount Studios, something happened that wasn’t in the script. Between takes, a cameraman noticed Audrey Hepburn and William Holden standing in the corner of the sound stage. They weren’t rehearsing. They were just looking at each other. And Audrey…
The 90 Days Audrey Hepburn Ate Tulip Bulbs to Survive April 16th, 1945. Velp, Nazi occupied Netherlands. A 16-year-old girl climbs out of a cellar. She weighs 88 lb. Her feet are swollen with edema, fluid retention that starts at the feet, and when it reaches your heart, you die. With her, it had reached…
18-Year-Old Gene Tierney Lost Role To 12-Year-Old Elizabeth Taylor. MGM’s 5-Year Mistake. 1939, a young actress on Broadway receives a phone call that could change her life forever. MGM Studios wants to meet with Jean Tierney about starring in their upcoming adaptation of National Velvet. At 18 years old, Jean Tierney is exactly the right…
Gregory Peck : Atticus Finch Actor Had to Kill His Own Child in His Most DISTURBING Role Ever October 15th, 1975. Sheperton Studios, London. Soundstage 7. Gregory Peek stood in a mockup cathedral holding a gleaming dagger above a sleeping child. At 59, Hollywood’s moral conscience was about to do something unthinkable. He was about…
Director Was Jewish, Audrey Christian Scientist.The Nun’s Story Religious Lie That Fooled The World. June 18th, 1959, Radio City Music Hall, New York. The premiere of The Nun Story. The red carpet is filled with Catholic dignitaries, religious leaders, and devout Hollywood celebrities. Everyone is celebrating what critics are calling the most authentic portrayal of…
Funny Face Based On Real Fashion Photographer Richard Avedon.He Secretly Controlled Everything 1957 movie theaters across America. The opening credits of Funny Face begin [music] rolling. Audiences see the Paramount logo. Then something extraordinary happens. A stark, overexposed photograph fills the screen. A woman’s face, but not quite a face. Just the essential elements. Eyes,…
Sinatra Interrupted Louis Armstrong Being Mocked — What Frank Did Silenced the Entire Room February 1959, the Sans Hotel, Las Vegas. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Louisie Armstrong were in the same room. A private salon, host show, 50 plus people, invitation only. A man stood up at the center of the…
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