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Hollywood

The Tycoon and the Teenager: When Actress Jane Greer Rejected His Advances, Howard Hughes Bought a Studio to Wreck Her Career
Bela Lugosi, ‘Hollywood’s Prince of Darkness’, Fought Real Life Monsters as an Antifascist Labor Activist
Clark Gable Ditched Hollywood in WWII to Fight the Nazis in a B-17
The Lovable Tramp’s Kinky Side: The Scandals That Got Charlie Chaplin De Facto Deported from the US
After the Fame: Danny Torrance, the Tricycle Kid From ‘The Shining’, is Now a College Professor
After the Fame – Dolores Hart, From Hollywood Hottie to Holy Vows
Jackie Coogan, the Addams Family’s Uncle Fester, in World War II
Myths and Realities: Ninjas in Pop Culture vs Real Life Ninjas
The Military Entertainment Complex: Hollywood’s and the Pentagon’s Mutually Beneficial Relationship
Saving Sergeant Niland: The Real Life WWII Tragedy that Inspired Saving Private Ryan
The Paratrooper Who Led His Men Into Battle Carrying an Umbrella
Folklore and Mythology: Disney’s Hercules vs the Hercules of Ancient Greek Myths
Audrey Hepburn vs the Nazis: The Hollywood Icon Was Once a Child Courier for WWII’s Dutch Resistance
After the Fame – George Murphy, From Tinseltown to the US Senate
Weird Deaths: Actor Albert Dekker’s Extraordinarily Bizarre Demise
Folklore and Mythology: Amazons in Wonder Woman vs Amazons in Ancient Greek Myths
Myths and Realities – Were the Middle Ages as Drab as Depicted by Hollywood?
Obi Wan Kenobi in World War II: Sir Alec Guinness in the Royal Navy
Costly Mistakes – The Studio That Surrendered the Star Wars Merchandising Rights
After the Fame – Charlie Bucket of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Gave Up Acting to Become a Veterinarian
After the Fame – The Grady Twins From ‘The Shining’