Alex Carson

Before John Wayne was one of America’s most beloved and iconic actors, he was an attractive, physically fit, ex-football player who was somewhat ashamed of his dreams of one day achieving stardom. But even though his friends and family pushed him in a different direction, he never gave up on his dreams and eventually became […] More

Film lovers struggle to agree on when Hollywood’s “Golden Age” is, but many believe that it’s the period where the best films of all time were released. It lasted from around 1929 when talkies first emerged to the years after the end of WWII in 1959. The period also produced many of the world’s best […] More

Whether you know her as a perennial taste maker, or her fun and bizarre friendship with Snoop Dogg, or her stint in jail for insider trading, Martha Stewart has certainly lived an interesting and prominent life. But as she gets up in years, she has been searching for romance more and more. It’s certainly reasonable […] More

In the eyes of the mainstream public nowadays, Joanie Loves Chachi represents the dark side of television spinoffs created for the sole purpose of making money. From most perspectives, the show flopped almost instantly. However, there are different views on how successful the spinoff was versus what the producers intended. The late Erin Moran claimed […] More

Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen were two big Hollywood stars that starred together in the Western The Magnificent Seven. The clashing of egos on the set of the film caused the two stars not to get along, and there were reported to have been numerous incidents where the two butted heads over the course of […] More

Anita Pallenberg was perhaps one of the most famous rock ‘n roll muses of all time. Affectionately known as the queen of the underground, Pallenberg was a German-Italian artist and model who had close ties to The Rolling Stones. In fact, you couldn’t get any closer to the band than she did. For a while, […] More

Henry Fonda was a Golden Age idol known for his oftentimes-heroic appearance on the big screen, but the actor was no hero in real life. On the contrary, Henry was a tragic figure in his own story, and those closest to him often suffered as a result. Though Henry found incredible success in his acting […] More

Family Affair was a beloved American sitcom that premiered on CBS in 1966. Throughout television history, there have been a number of classic shows that have been so syrupy sweet that while watching them, you feel almost like you’re on the verge of falling into a diabetic coma. And while it’s looked back on as […] More

She was a stripper. She was a burlesque star. She was the mistress of one of Louisiana’s most prominent politicians. Blaze Starr lived her life like an erotic dream and her life was as wild as her dance routines. She was one of the most popular burlesque acts of her time and is still considered […] More

Did you grow up watching the sitcom Sanford and Son? It was based on the equally popular British sitcom Steptoe and Son and was one of the most popular – and funniest American sitcoms of all times! Sanford and Son told the story of junkyard owner Fred G. Sanford – and the ‘G’ always stood […] More

If you were a fan of the Our Gang series of short films, or the series it morphed into, The Little Rascals, then you are surely familiar with George “Spanky” McFarland. And even if you aren’t old enough to have watched the famous group pof young rapscallions on screen, you’ve likely at least heard about […] More

Bonanza was a massively popular Western show that followed the Cartwright family, including Ben and his sons Adam, Eric, and Joseph. It focused on their clashing personalities as they attempted to live together on the 500,000-acre Ponderosa ranch on Lake Tahoe. The show lasted for 14 seasons from 1959-1973. It was the 2nd-longest running Western […] More