Podcast
Forgotten Hollywood
Hosted by JLJ Media · EN
Producer/Creator/Host Doug Hess takes you on a journey back in time and shares with you pieces. of Hollywood you may or may not have known about!
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Mini Spotlight- The Oz Books
1w ago00:06:04Tap to summarizeThere is more to read than just the WIzard of Oz. James Lott Jr is the host.
Transcribe →Episode 441- Greta Garbo and the Rise of the Modern Women
2w ago00:23:17Tap to summarizeIn this episode I spoke with the author and grandnephew to Greta, Scott Reisfield. Greta Garbo didn't just change film. She changed what it meant to be a woman. Long before "feminism" entered the mainstream, Greta Garbo was showing women around the world how to live, love, work, and claim independence on their own terms. Her performances felt startlingly real at a time when acting was still theatrical and restrained. Women didn't just watch Garbo. They recognized themselves in her.
Transcribe →Episode 440- The 1st Soundtrack to a Hollywood FIlm
2w ago00:11:34Tap to summarizeThere are two answers! James Lott Jr guest hosts and explains.
Transcribe →Episode 439- Show Updates From Doug Hess
3w ago00:10:29Tap to summarizeFollow Forgotten Hollywood on Facebook.Buy the books on Amazon.Doug Hess is the creator and producer, he shares some news with you all!
Transcribe →Episode 438- 1st Film with Gay Characters
3w ago00:10:30Tap to summarizeFor Pride Month June 2026, James Lott JR guest stars. The film most often considered the first major film to feature an explicitly gay character/storyline is Different from the Others (Anders als die Andern), a 1919 German silent film. It starred Conrad Veidt as a gay violinist whose relationship with a male student leads to blackmail and tragedy. It was also made with sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld and is often called the first gay-rights film in history. For American/Hollywood film, it gets more complicated because gay characters were often coded for decades because of censorship. A major milestone is The Boys in the Band from 1970, one of the first mainstream American films to openly focus on gay male characters and gay life.
Transcribe →Mini Spotlight- Sydney Pollack on WIll & Grace
3w ago00:05:39Tap to summarizeThis is the debut of a mini episode called FH Mini Spotlight. For this one we are spotlighting Sydney Pollack (listen to Episode 439) and his time as an actor on the hit TV show Will and Grace for Gay Pride Month.
Transcribe →Episode 437-"Sydney Pollack: Collected Interviews".
4w ago00:21:42Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I spoke with Patrick McGilligan who was one of the editors of the book "Sydney Pollack: Collected Interviews". Sydney Pollack was a true actor's director―a filmmaker who came up through the ranks, starting as a bit-part TV performer before turning to directing. From his debut feature The Slender Thread (1965) to his final film, The Interpreter (2005), Pollack built a reputation for intelligent, emotionally resonant storytelling.
Transcribe →Episode 436-Warren Croom, Cindy Mitchum & Joe Cornett: The Mitchum Family Legacy
4w ago00:30:05Tap to summarizeIn this episode, Warren Croom joins me for a conversation with Cindy Mitchum, daughter of John Mitchum and niece of Robert Mitchum. We also speak with Joe Cornett, who is developing a limited series about the two Mitchum brothers.
Transcribe →Episode 435- "Jane Fonda: There's a Great Deal to Say" with author Marilyn S. Greenwald
Jun 800:21:37Tap to summarizeIn this episode, I spoke with author Marilyn S. Greenwald about her book "Jane Fonda: There's a Great Deal to Say". Since the late 1960s, Jane Fonda has identified as an activist first and an actor second, using her celebrity as a vehicle to convey her views and her advocacy. Few stars of her stature have been as simultaneously acclaimed and vilified as Fonda.
Transcribe →Episode 434- The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai
Jun 400:26:52Tap to summarizeIn this episode I spoke with authors Taylor Cole Miller and Alfred L. Martin Jr. about their book "The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai". The Golden Girls: Tales from the Lanai is an accessible collection that explores the cultural, industrial, and historical impact of that beloved American sitcom. Edited by Taylor Cole Miller and Alfred L. Martin, Jr., this anthology brings together a diverse range of voices that model different media studies approach to researching and critically analyzing television texts.
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