The basement archive of the Greenwood County Historical Society smells of old paper and dust. James Mitchell, a 38-year-old genealogist from Chicago, carefully examines a leather-bound ledger documenting property transfers...
No, I didn’t come with you, but I don’t know. I came to—I just—the first time I ever went to Monaco. Prince Rainier III of Monaco had everything a man...
Dear God. That was the first thought Jon Cryer had on Christmas Day 2009, when his phone buzzed with news that would crack open everything they had built. He was...
The black swans don’t belong here. Four of them, imported from Australia, glide across water that was never meant to hold a body. They move in silence, dark against the...
“In 1962, Brian Epstein walked into my office with a record of this group called The Beatles, which I thought was such a stupid name. I was interested in working...
“I mean, it wasn’t mean. It was just—it’s two things. It was, ‘Why can’t you read my mind about what I’d like?'” Ali MacGraw, the jewel of Love Story, was...
At 84, Ringo Starr finally confirmed what half a century of rumors could not: how Yoko Ono really destroyed The Beatles. It happened slowly at first, like a hairline crack...
The humid mid-Atlantic air hung heavy over the Manhattan broadcast studio as the archival tape began to roll. For decades, the American public had consumed an immaculate myth of pop...
The pristine, mid-century studio lights of old Hollywood were engineered to broadcast absolute perfection to a hungry American public. They captured the immaculate contours of Tab Hunter’s jawline, the piercing...
The golden boy of 1940s Hollywood never existed. Not really. Van Johnson was a construction, a careful assembly of bright smiles, soft lighting, and magazine spreads that promised American mothers...
In Hollywood’s golden age, coming out as gay was tantamount to career suicide. And yet that still couldn’t stop stars from seeking the true love of their lives. So they...
The scent hit you before the face did. That was the first thing anyone learned when they worked inside the old MGM lot during the 1940s and 1950s. Before the...
Marlon Brando was the legendary Godfather who drove women crazy. But that was only the tip of the iceberg. Brando carried within him a life steeped in darkness, obsessions, and...
Disturbing Details Found In Gene Hackman’s Autopsy Report. Gene Hackman, a known recluse in recent years, was seen in public. As we’re learning incredible new details this hour about the...
At 80, Robert Redford’s Wife Reveals Secrets About Their Marriage and It’s Not Good. “I think I’m still in a bit of shock and denial, frankly. And I was sitting...
“I’m delighted that you have a show because you’re fresh, you’re funny, you’re great, and I want you to know something from my heart. I never liked you.” Don Rickles,...
Judy Garland spent her life singing about bluebirds, but she died without ever finding them. She was found dead on the bathroom floor early Sunday morning. There is a new...
Usually, the grave is the place where every tragedy ends, a quiet corner to close the curtain of fame. But for the legends of Hollywood’s golden age, death opened doors...
At 75, Clint Walker’s Daughter Breaks Silence and Confesses the Truth About Him Bodie from the series Cheyenne, Clint Walker wasn’t just a television star. He became the ultimate symbol...
For most of the world, Cindy Crawford has always been the woman who wakes up looking perfect — the luminous skin, the iconic mole, the effortless confidence of someone who...