S23E8: Joan McCracken and Jack Dunphy
25 August 2024 - 1 hour 11 minsDancer and actress Joan McCracken became one of America's biggest stars in the 1940s after her scene-stealing role in Oklahoma! as Sylvie, "The Girl Who Fell Down." In her real life, she was challenged by a secret diagnosis of diabetes in an era where management of the disease was complicated at best, and her marriage to fellow dancer Jack Dunphy - who would go on to be Truman Capote's partner for decades - was wrecked her affair with a French songwriter. Joan would become Bob Fosse's second wife and a major influence in his career. Given how brief her life was - she died at just 43 - her story is an impressive array of spiderwebs into both the Trashy Divorces Cinematic Universe, and Alicia'...
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Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 novel Gone with the Wind was an enormous success, and of course Hollywood came calling to make its own film version. David O. Selznick needed a certain kind of actress to pull off the role of anti-hero Scarlett O’Hara, and the job was not easy. In this episode, we get into it all – why David needs a success, all the actresses that were hopefuls, and the ultimate casting of Vivien Leigh in the role. Sponsors Give the gift of quality this holiday season. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince dot com. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too. And when Quince asks where you heard about them, let them know it was Trashy Divorces! It’s the best way to support the show. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
41 mins
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718. Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier
Today, we remember the 5th of November with a classic, the epic love affair of Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. This romance and marriage did go for a while, until adultery, jealousy, and mental illness broke them apart. Spiderwebs off the charts in this one – welcome to a weekend of Vivien! Sponsors Give the gift of quality this holiday season. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince dot com. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too. And when Quince asks where you heard about them, let them know it was Trashy Divorces! It’s the best way to support the show. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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717. Tennis's Elina Svitolina and Gaël Monfils
The tennis world's longtime golden couple made a shock announcement a few weeks back, telling the public that they're divorcing. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine's top tennis star, and French sensation Gaël Monfils, both admired and beloved around the world, married five years ago, and to say a lot has happened in that time is an understatement. A baby, an invasion, a grinding war. And now it's the comment section that's become a problem. Sponsors Give the gift of quality this holiday season. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince dot com. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too. And when Quince asks where you heard about them, let them know it was Trashy Divorces! It’s the best way to support the show. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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716. The Shooting of the Century | The Settling of Scores
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715. The Shooting of the Century | The Death of Billy Woodward
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714. The Shooting of the Century | Let’s Meet Billy and Ann Woodward
In this crossover arc, we explore the fact and the fiction about The Shooting of the Century. It is October 30, 1955 that William Woodward, Jr. was shot to death by his wife Ann. Dunne wrote 1985’s The Two Mrs. Grenvilles as a thinly veiled fictional account of the whole sordid tale, which landed right in the sweet spot of his interest in high society’s perfidy. Sponsors Find the fall pieces you’ll reach for most at Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com. Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too. And when Quince asks where you heard about them, let them know it was Trashy Divorces! It’s the best way to support the show. Vinted. See what’s hiding in your closet – you might be surprised how much you can earn with Vinted! Download the Vinted app for free to start listing with no seller fees, and for a limited time, enjoy free shipping in the US. Want early, ad-free episodes, regular Dumpster Dives, bonus divorces, limited series, Zoom hangouts, and more? Join us at patreon.com/trashydivorces! Want a personalized message for someone in your life? Check us out on Cameo! To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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