True Stories Of Tinseltown

It’s A Spooktacular Show. I Have Author Gregory William Mank Take Us Behind The Scenes Of Classic Horror Films….

This is my Halloween Special podcast..I have on Author Gregory William Mank who wrote so many wonderful books on classic horror films. He has also written biographies as well. His upcoming book will be on Dr Frankenstein himself, Colin Clive. 
I had such a great time talking to Greg. He has met people from the classic horror genre and written some great books. We talked Boris Karloff and what a sweetie he was. Also what bothered him so much in Frankenstein that he regretted his entire life. We talk Bela Lugosi and his charming Dracula, Cat People, The Black Cat and so much more. Then he gives us his choices for a fun Halloween (or anytime) viewing..
Thanks so much to Greg for being such a great guest..He is welcome back anytime. He has written a number of wonderful books and will be releasing a biography on Dr Frankenstein himself, Colin Clive..
Thanks to my listeners. I really appreciate you giving a listen..
Grace
xoxo
Gregory William Mank
https://www.amazon.com/Gregory-W.-Mank/e/B001H9XGHC/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0


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Part 2 Meredith Talks Her Aunt Dot's long friendship with Judy Garland, She met Judy, Joan Blondell and many others..

Part 2

This part is pretty much devoted to Aunt Dotties very long friendship to Judy Garland. Very interesting stuff. Meredith meets Gail Patrick, Gypsy Rose Leigh, Joan Blondell, and many more folks. Sad story at the end. Take a trip back to the days of classic Hollywood..

Thanks again to Meredith. She was wonderful and fun. 

Thanks to Dorothy Ponedel for starting to write her memoirs. 

Thanks to the listeners I appreciate you so much.

Grace

xoxo

Any documentary filmmakers out there? Dots story would be such a great film..

The book

https://www.amazon.com/About-Face-Dottie-Ponedel-Make-up-ebook/dp/B07BJL6L9Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540669707&sr=1-1&keywords=meredith+ponedel

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Part 1 I Talk To Author Meredith Ponedel About Her Book "About Face: The Life and Times of Dottie Ponedel: Make-up Artist to the Stars"

I had such a fabulous time talking to Meredith Ponedel about her Aunt Dorothy Ponedel. Dorothy was the first female makeup artists under contract  at a Hollywood Studio. She became friends with many of her clients. Marlene Dietrich, Carole Lombard ,Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Blondell, Paulette Goddard, Gary Cooper. There are so many wonderful stories. Her aunt started writing her memoir but never finished. Meredith did a fabulous job of putting it all together. Meredith describes her life with Aunt Dottie and her own thoughts on the stars she met personally. there is  part 2 about the friendship between Dottie and Judy Garland..I got a huge scoop I had never heard before and learned a new meaning for the word yummy. This is an interview for any classic movie fan. So much behind the scenes info. Meredith takes us back into the land of Classic Hollywood. 

Any documentary filmmakers Dottie is a story to be told..

Thanks so much for Meredith getting up 6 AM to do this interview.  You were so fabulous and funny..
Thanks to all the listeners. I know you enjoy Meredith as much as I did. 
Grace
xoxo

Merediths wonderful book

https://www.amazon.com/About-Face-Dottie-Ponedel-Make-up-ebook/dp/B07BJL6L9Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540644369&sr=1-1&keywords=Meredith+Ponedel

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Part 2 My Pal Steve Smith Joins Me To Discuss All The Star Is Born movies. Which is best? We also dish some precode..

Part two of my yak fest with my pal Steve. 

Part 1..My Pal Steve Smith Joins Me To Discuss All The Star Is Born movies. Which is best? We also dish some precode..

My pal and very knowledgable classic movie fan Steve Smith joined me to talk A Star Is Born in every incarnation going all the way back to what is sometimes called the first Star is Born. What Price Hollywood. The main characters are best friends. He's a washed up director and he makes her a star. She's known as Americas Pal. Of course theres tragedy as there is for all the Star IS Borns. We talk Bradley Cooper (Hubba Hubba) and Lady Gaga version as well.

Then we talk some precode giving props to Danny at www.precode.com. He has a list of all precodes and some amazing reviews. 

We had so much fun yakking we went over 90 minutes. We decided to make it two parts. So today is part 1. We hope you enjoy. 

Thanks so much to my pal Steve, you can catch him posting away at www.facebook.com/truestoriesoftinseltown.  He will be on again soon. I will post part 2 tomorrow.

Thanks to the listeners and all you great folks that post on the page. You are the best. Stay tuned for some great guests with some great behind the scenes stuff. 

Grace

xoxo

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IT”S DAVID SELBY. WE TALK CASTLE ROCK, THE REALLY GREAT CLASSIC MOVIE STARS HE MET WHILE HE WAS STARRING IN FALCON CREST, IS IT TRUE YOU CAN GET PREGNANT BY LORENZO LAMAS BY JUST SITTING NEXT TO HIM.

I 

touched base with my dreamboat David Selby. He was filled with great info. We talked about his one scene in Castle Rock  We talked Falcon Crest and the great classic movie stars  that guested on it. It included Lana Turner, Kim Novak, Gina Lollabrigida, Mel Ferrer, Cesar Romero (he was a humongous gossip), Rod Taylor, Celeste Holm, Cliff Robertson and many more. Of course starring with David was Jane Wyman. We discuss was her hairdo a hair don't. We talk lots of Stuff. He Kindly agreed to talk to his number 1 fan Joan Prado. She was adorable as was David. This is a fast and fun show. Yes, He's so fine..
Thanks so much to my friend David for saying "Hey"
Mostly thanks to the audience for listening..
Grace
xoxo

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TRUE STORIES OF TINSELTOWN: I SPEAK TO AUTHOR JOHN DILEO ABOUT HIS BOOK TEN MOVIES AT A TIME: A 350-FILM JOURNEY THROUGH HOLLYWOOD AND AMERICA 1930–1970 PART 2

Part 2 of my interview with author John Dileo. 

I had so much fun talking to author John Dileo about his book Ten Movies At A Time: A 350-Film Journey Through Hollywood And America 1930-1970. We talked almost two hours about the movies and his book and we did not not get even get out of the forties. Thats a lot of movies. I cut into two parts for easier listening. John knows his movies, his reviews are very good. He does not mince words, if he loves you he loves you, if he does not like an actor or movie we know it. Adolphe Menjou and Barbara Stanwyck.?!? It's also a historical telling of the movies that were popular during certain periods of American History. It is a fun book. I loved it. John was a great guest and he will be back on to discuss other books he's written. 
Thanks so much to John for being a trooper and a great guest. I know you'll enjoy him as much as I did. 

Thanks mostly to the listeners. I have lots of great stuff coming up. 
grace
xoxo

You can find all Johns books here

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TRUE STORIES OF TINSELTOWN: I SPEAK TO AUTHOR JOHN DILEO ABOUT HIS BOOK TEN MOVIES AT A TIME: A 350-FILM JOURNEY THROUGH HOLLYWOOD AND AMERICA 1930–1970 PART 1

I had so much fun talking to author John Dileo about his book Ten Movies At A Time: A 350-Film Journey Through Hollywood And America 1930-1970. We talked almost two hours about the movies and his book and we did not not get even get out of the forties. Thats a lot of movies. I cut into two parts for easier listening. John knows his movies, his reviews are very good. He does not mince words, if he loves you he loves you, if he does not like an actor or movie we know it. Adolphe Menjou and Barbara Stanwyck.?!? It's also a historical telling of the movies that were popular during certain periods of American History. It is a fun book. I loved it. John was a great guest and he will be back on to discuss other books he's written. 
Thanks so much to John for being a trooper and a great guest. I know you'll enjoy him as much as I did. 

Thanks mostly to the listeners. I have lots of great stuff coming up. 
grace
xoxo

You can find all Johns books here

https://www.amazon.com/John-DiLeo/e/B001HMLJB4/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1537533209&sr=1-2-ent

 

You can also find me on itunes and podbean app. I'll be adding podcast to a few more sites. 

www.truestoriesoftinseltown.com

www.facebook.com/truestoriesoftinseltown

other podcasts

www.thebroadswayshow.podbean.com

www.inyourfacewithdonnieandgrace.com/news

all podcast on itunes and podbean app. 

this site has all the podcasts from each show dating back to when i did podcasts out of The Broadway Comedy club

www.thegroovypodcast.com

TRUE STORIES OF TINSELTOWN: I TALK TO AUTHOR STONE WALLACE ABOUT HIS GREAT BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE RAFT. HE WAS A GREAT DANCER, A LOVER, A MOB NOT WANNA BE AND A REAL PUSSYCAT....

I speak to Author Stone Wallace about his great biography of George Raft- The Man That Would Be Bogart. I was not the biggest George Raft fan but I thought he was fascinating. After reading his bookI felt I knew George and liked him a lot. He was a complex man. He was sensitive, insecure and one hell of a dancer. We talk his hardscrabble upbringing in Hells Kitchen. How he got into dancing. When and how he got into movies. The broads and dames he loved and lost. I truly felt sad for George. His hanging with gangsters made his life harder then need be. My armchair shrink thinks he wanted away from these guys but was afraid of what they might do. We talk it all. 

Thanks so much to Stone Wallace for coming on the show.

Thanks so much to the listeners. Even if you don't really care about George Raft I think you would like learning about him.
Thanks tons,
xoxo
Grace

Stone
stonewallace.net

http://www.noiroftheweek.com/2008/06/red-light-1949.html

http://www.noiroftheweek.com/2008/08/rogue-cop-1954.html

http://www.noiroftheweek.com/2008/04/they-drive-by-night-1940.html

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LEAH WILLIAMS JOINS ME AGAIN AND WE TALK WOMEN THAT LOVE TOO MUCH IN CLASSIC FILMS...

Leah Williams from the fabulous blog Cary Grant Won't eat you and facebook site of the same name joins me again to discuss women who love too much in Classic Movies. There are SOOOOOO many but we each got to choose three. We had to be sure the other had watched them. It was so hard to choose only three and which three but we did it. We talk roles by Gene Tierney, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, Irene Dunne and Rita Hayworth. It was lots of fun. I want to do another women who love to much and a men who love too much in classic films. There are lots of guys that have been mezmerized by screen dames that are not exactly women you bring home to mother. See if you agree with our choices..

Thanks so much to Leah. She is a very busy woman but she found th time to join me again. 

Thanks to listeners. So appreciate it,,

Grace

xoxo

You can find Leahs blog. I love the name and reason she called it that!

www.carygrantwonteatyou.com

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Thanks mucho!! Lots of fun guests coming up...