Flipboard 2025 Old Hollywood

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Curtis had a long career but he really turned up the heat off-screen, with 6 wives, 6 kids and a boatload of affairs.

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If anyone thought Christopher Plummer was the male version of his saintly co-star Julie Andrews...guess again.

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Donna Reed never got wrapped up in the typical Hollywood scandals—but that doesn’t mean she didn’t see her fair share of controversy.

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Six years after Hollywood heartthrob Burt Lancaster died, bombshell declassified FBI documents revealed this legend of the screen's dirtiest secrets.

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Legendary actor Gary Cooper was the biggest star in Hollywood—but there was a darkness hidden behind the glitz and glamor.

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Hollywood tough guy Lee Marvin made his way through life one bottle at a time—and in the end, he paid a dark price for it.

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Gene Hackman is an acting legend—but his time in Hollywood was full of scandal, feuds, and bitter drama, right up until his tragic end.

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In the 1950s, Robert Mitchum was THE film noir villain. If he’s not as well-known now, maybe it's because of his dark downfall.

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From violent feuds to endless scandals, there’s a reason history wants us to forget the twisted story of Jerry Lee Lewis.

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Behind the scenes, James Caan led a life filled with enough material to shock and entertain the world far more than any movie ever could.

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Lydia Locke may have had an angelic voice, but it hid a disturbing mind—something each one of her SEVEN husbands learned in their own twisted way.

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In the 1920s, Pola Negri and her exotic, sensual looks scandalized audiences—but few people know the femme fatale's even darker history.



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