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David Fantle & Tom Johnson - Hollywood's Heyday

David Fantle & Tom Johnson - Hollywood's Heyday

FromCheck Your Brain


David Fantle & Tom Johnson - Hollywood's Heyday

FromCheck Your Brain

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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the days before Twitter and Instagram, fans would have to pen a personal letter to their favorite celebrity, stamp it, send it through the postal service, and MAYBE said celeb has a chance at reading it, AND THEN the opportunity a response will be sent is quite minuscule.
 
David Fantle and Tom Johnson were so obsessed with the golden age of Hollywood that, as teenagers, they flew all over the country to interview and soak in their favorite actors on the stage and screen. They put those interviews to print in the book Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews with Golden Age Legends.
 
They spoke with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur on meeting these larger-than-life figures such as Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, and James Cagney, and they compared eras of film and television to today.
 
Make sure you pick up a copy of Hollywood Heyday: https://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Heyday-Candid-Interviews-Legends/dp/1476668051
 
Follow Tony on his various social media platforms:
Twitter - @TonyMazur
Instagram - @tmaze25
 
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.
Released:
Mar 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Tony Mazur is a radio personality and stand-up comedian who has a diverse array of interests and hobbies, from old Hollywood and TV shows to sports, to contemporary pop culture and politics. Not every podcast is for everyone, but if you enjoy comedy, old Hollywood, and baseball, this is your weekly one-stop shop.