Love Stories
The romances, marriages and heartbreaks of Hollywood's golden era.
Love StoriesElizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton Couldn't Live Together, or Apart. So They Married Twice
A scandal on the set of Cleopatra became Hollywood's most famous on-again, off-again romance.
Love StoriesGrace Kelly Gave Up Hollywood to Become a Real-Life Princess
She had an Oscar and three Hitchcock hits. Then she met a prince at the Cannes Film Festival.
Love StoriesFrank Sinatra and Ava Gardner: The Love Affair That Inspired His Saddest Songs
Their marriage was explosive and short. Friends said he never fully got over her.
Love StoriesJohnny Cash Proposed to June Carter in Front of a Concert Crowd
She turned him down many times. In 1968, onstage in Canada, she finally said yes.
Legends
How the great stars of the screen got their start, and what came after.
LegendsJames Dean Made Only Three Big Movies, and Became an Icon Forever
He was 24 when he died. His career as a leading man lasted barely 18 months.
LegendsOver the Rainbow Was Almost Cut From The Wizard of Oz
Studio bosses thought the song slowed the movie down. It went on to win the Oscar.
LegendsCary Grant Started Out as a Teenage Stilt-Walker Named Archie
Hollywood's most polished leading man learned his timing as an acrobat in a traveling troupe.
LegendsDoris Day Turned Down Mrs. Robinson, and Chose the Animals
America's sweetheart said no to one of the most famous roles of the 1960s.
Real stories from Hollywood's golden age.
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Music
The kings, queens and record-breaking nights of classic music.
MusicLouis Armstrong Knocked the Beatles Off No. 1 at Age 62
In the middle of Beatlemania, a jazz legend's show tune took the top spot.
MusicThe Night 73 Million Americans Watched the Beatles
On February 9, 1964, four young men from Liverpool changed American music in one evening.
MusicDolly Parton Wrote Jolene and I Will Always Love You on the Same Day
And she turned down Elvis when his manager asked for half the rights.
Feuds & Drama
Rivalries, walkouts and reunions from Hollywood history.
Feuds & DramaBette Davis vs. Joan Crawford: Inside Hollywood's Most Famous Feud
A Coca-Cola machine, an Oscar night ambush and decades of sharp words.
Feuds & DramaWhy Marlon Brando Refused His Oscar for The Godfather
Instead of walking onstage in 1973, he sent a young Apache activist to deliver a message.
Feuds & DramaDean Martin and Jerry Lewis Didn't Speak for 20 Years. Then Sinatra Surprised Them
The most popular comedy duo of the 1950s split bitterly. A live telethon brought them back together.