Deep Cuts

Hud 1963 Paul Newman Patricia Neal

Paul Newman Was Not Mean to Patricia Neal. Here’s Why It Matters

Was Paul Newman Mean to Patricia Neal? Shannon’s research reveals the truth and why a rumor has been accepted as fact for decades.

Fred MacMurray and June Haver

Fred MacMurray and June Haver, Dennis Morgan, Q Fever, & Alfalfa

From Fred MacMurray and June Haver, to Dennis Morgan, Q fever, & the mystery behind Alfalfa, here are the answers to VOH’s Christmas trivia.

White Christmas Vera Ellen Anorexic

Was Vera-Ellen Anorexic in White Christmas?

Was Vera-Ellen anorexic in White Christmas (1954)? Here’s what we know about Vera-Ellen’s complicated relationship with food and body image.

Bringing Up Baby

They Say She’s a Has-Been: Katharine Hepburn & Bringing Up Baby

Katharine Hepburn Wrangles a Leopard, Locksteps with Cary Grant, Learns the Circus Grip, And Sets Out to Prove She Isn’t a Has-Been. From 1938, it’s Bringing Up Baby.

John Garfield

John Garfield: Hollywood’s First Rebel

John Garfield is a Fighter, Inspires Hollywood’s Future Rebels, Asks for His Man-Maker, and Just May Give You $200.

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing: The Gentleman of Horror

Peter Cushing Kills Dracula, Is Afraid of the Dark, Loves His Wife, Has An English Sense of Humor, Goes Vegetarian, and Adores Marmalade.

Nora Prentiss

Nora Prentiss (1947), Ann Sheridan, & Billy Travilla

Ann Sheridan Curses Like a Sailor, Proves She’s More Than “The Oomph Girl,” And Discovers Billy Travilla. It’s 1947’s Nora Prentiss.

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson: The Screen’s Cultured Gangster

Edward G. Robinson Epitomizes the American Dream, Loves Cigars, Overcomes the Blacklist, and is Nothing Like His Gangster Screen Image.

Joe E. Brown: Hollywood’s Nicest Guy

Joe E. Brown is a Circus Acrobat, Almost Plays Pro Baseball, Keeps His Comedy Clean, Entertains the Troops, And Marries His Wife Three Times.

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell: The Funny Bombshell

Joan Blondell is a Bombshell, Puts Her Family First, Turns Down Clark Gable, and Is The Most Underrated Actress in Hollywood.

She Wants to Be Alone: The Mysterious Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo Wants to Be Alone, Is Told She’s Fat, Changes Film Acting, Refuses to Do Her Hair, Threatens to Go Home, and May Be a Secret Spy.