Remembering The Misremembered Podcast
1) Dona Drake & Merle Oberon: Real-life Imitations of Life
The stories of performers Dona Drake and Merle Oberon who passed (Drake as Latina, Oberon as white) in order to succeed in Hollywood. In the end, was it even worth it? --- Send in a voice message:...Show More
2) Like Father, Like Son: The Tragedy of Louis and Emmett Till
The murder of Emmett Till helped to spark the Civil Right movement, but what many people don't know is that Emmett's dad, Louis Till, died ten years before his son in eerily similar circumstances. --...Show More
3) Forgotten Acting Pioneer James Edwards
James Edwards, the precursor to Sidney Poitier, is remembered --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monica238/message
4) Who Was The Real Alex Haley
Author Alex Haley is credited with being the “Father of modern Genealogy” due to the meteoric success of his epic "Roots," but his since discovered plagiarism and manipulation of facts and fiction mar...Show More
5) Mary Woodson, Al Green, And The Night That Bullets And Hot Grits Flew
Remembering Mary Woodson, the woman who threw hot grits on soul legend, Al Green --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monica238/message
6) The Rodger Penzabene Story
Remembering Rodger Penzabene, the Motown songwriter whose painful relationship with his wife, Helga, inspired songs like "I Wish It Would Rain" and might have caused him to take his life at just 22. ...Show More
7) Teresa Graves: Was She The Biological Mother of Whitney Houston
Remembering the beautiful and talented 1970’s actress Teresa Graves and exploring the theory that she might have been the biological mother of Whitney Houston. --- Send in a voice message: https:/...Show More
8) Alan Freed: The Man Who Died For Rock N Roll
Alan Freed, known as the Father of Rock N Roll. A payola scandal served as his ultimate downfall. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monica238/message
9) The Ruined Life of Kim Porter
Remembering model, Muse, and businesswoman Kim Porter, her relationships and suspicious death --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/monica238/message
10) Ghastly Matricide, Part Two: Susan Cabot
The story of 1950s B movie actress Susan Cabot and how mental illness and experimental hormones drove her son, Timothy, into a matricidal rage --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotif...Show More