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139: Mary Astor's Diary (Fake News: Fact Checking Hollywood Babylon Episode 13)
139: Mary Astor's Diary (Fake News: Fact Checking Hollywood Babylon Episode 13)
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Dec 11, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 1936, actress Mary Astor (who had not yet made her most famous film, The Maltese Falcon) and her husband went to court to fight for custody of their four year-old daughter. The trail made international news thanks to both sides’ use of Astor’s diary, in which she had recorded details of her affair with playwright George S. Kaufman. How much did Astor truly reveal in her diary, and what role did the scandal play in her life and career?
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Released:
Dec 11, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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