The Good Old Days

 The Tragic True Story of Josephine Baker Josephine Baker was an iconic figure of the Jazz Age, dazzling audiences with her electrifying performances and captivating beauty. But the tragic truth behind this legendary entertainer is far less glamorous. From a difficult childhood and racial prejudice to a series of failed marriages and financial struggles, Josephine Baker's life was filled with tragedy. In this...

 The Many Lives of Zola Taylor: R&B Singer, Actress, and Activist Zola Taylor is an iconic figure in the world of R&B music, film, and civil rights activism. As a founding member of The Platters, one of the most successful vocal groups of the 1950s, Taylor rose to fame with her unique voice and bold performances. But her life didn’t end there. Throughout...

The Black Marilyn Monroe Dorothy Dandridge Her beauty was indeed phenomenal. She was called “the black Marilyn Monroe” and had flawless, radiant skin the black press referred to as “honey” and “cafe au lait.” And there was the certain way she took ownership of a room, with a reverberating, confident laugh and fierce, dazzling eyes. But being a black actor in the 1950s...

Linda Darnell Life The lovely Linda Darnell’s life was a good one, but she suffered a lot, too. Tragically she died young at the age of 41 when she was caught in a house fire in Chicago, IL.  It’s a very sad story, which we share below: Linda Darnell had been acting on television for quite a few years and also live theatre, when she...

à Jayne Mansfield Life of Jayne Mansfield  She was a stereotype, almost a caricature, of the dumb blond: bigger, blonder, dumber, more publicity-conscious than any who had gone before. The story goes that 20th Century-Fox hired her in the first place to use her as a bargaining point with Monroe, who was causing contract trouble. Her 10 or 12 years of fame were...

Lana Turner Lana Turner was a film actress and sex symbol who was "discovered" while drinking soda at a diner counter. She made over 50 films and was married seven times. Born on February 8, 1921, in Wallace, Idaho, Lana Turner was "discovered" while drinking soda at a Hollywood café. She signed with MGM and became a celebrated film actress and movie sex...

Black Dahlia Elizabeth Short was just 22 when she was murdered in the most savage way - and her death is still one of the most notorious crimes in Hollywood history. she was like a Gothic type of girl that what we called the today  Elizabeth Short, best known as "the Black Dahlia," was born on July 29, 1924, in Boston, Massachusetts, the third of five daughters...