Forgotten Hollywood

Episode 451- Hollywood's 1st Native American Movie Star Lillian St Cyr

Guest host James Lott Jr spotlights the Silent Film actress.Lillian St. Cyr's career was groundbreaking. She became one of the first Native American women to achieve star status in American motion pictures, working during the silent era alongside her husband, director James Young Deer. Although many of her early films are now lost, she remains a pioneering figure in Hollywood history and is widely recognized as one of the first Native American film star

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Episode 450- Tom T Tran from "Good Morning Vietnam"

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In this episode, Warren Croom and I spoke with Tom T. Tran the actor who played Taun in the film "Good Morning, Vietnam". Forgotten Hollywood is on FacebookForgotten Hollywood books are on amazon!

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FH Mini Spotlight-the Hollywood Museum Marilyn Monroe Event

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On August 5, 2026, Donelle Dadigan (Founder/President of The Hollywood Museum) The Hollywood Museum located the Historic Max Factor Building) and some of our celebrities and personalities that have performed over the past 70 years thru today, will commemorate the 64th Anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death by holding a special event surrounded by the recently unveiled 100th birthday Marilyn Exhibit. Stars of today will read letters they wrote to Marilyn. The Hollywood Museum has re-dedicated the Blondes Only Room that houses many of Marilyn Monroe’s most personal items, clothing, jewelry, shoes, her delicates & undergarments, her makeup chair & case, her million-dollar honeymoon dress worn on her honeymoon with Joe Dimaggio and to entertain the U.S. troops in Korea, and the bottles of prescription medication found on the nightstand the night she died. Other items include Marilyn's personal clothing, jewelry that Arthur Miller gave her. The Hollywood Museum offers a rare and exclusive look at personal photos of Marilyn. FOLLOW THE MUSEUM:WEBSITE: www.TheHollywoodMuseum.comFACEBOOK: Facebook.com/TheHollywoodMuseum TWITTER: @HollywoodMuseum INSTAGRAM: @HollywoodMuseum

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Episode 449- Little Caesar

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Forgotten Hollywood is on FB!Forgotten Hollywood Books on Amazon.Produced/Hosted by Doug Hess!

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Episode 448- Justin Henry

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TO date, the youngest actor nominated for an Academy Award. He co starred at 8 years old in Kramer vs Kramer.

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FH Mini Spotlight: The Top 10 Films 100 Years Ago

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JLJ shares the Top 10 grossing films of 1926

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Episode 447- "Power Surge: Conglomerate Hollywood and The Studio System's Last Hurrah"

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In this episode I spoke with author Thomas "Tom" Schatz about his latest book "Power Surge: Conglomerate Hollywood and The Studio System's Last Hurrah". Between 1989 and 2004, all the old studios either merged with other media giants or were swallowed up by even bigger diversified behemoths, leading to an infusion of money and fast-tracking the digital revolution. Yet even as CGI and piles of cash fueled a new breed of blockbusters―Batman and Titanic, Toy Story and The Lord of the Rings―an indie ethos permeated the industry. And at the crossroads of commodification and aesthetic vision, auteurs ranging from Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino to Sofia Coppola and Ang Lee became household names.

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