You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of
Excited for the new season? We can hardly wait to share the untold story of Polly Platt, the secret
Polly Platt -- producer, writer and Oscar-nominated production designer -- lived an epic Hollywood l
In 1983, Vanessa Williams became the first black woman to win Miss America. In 1984, a few weeks fro
A close look at the parallel lives of Margaux and Mariel Hemingway, sisters born with a world-famous
Cass Elliot didn’t die eating a ham sandwich. But the lasting power of that urban legend speaks to a
Esther Williams single-handedly helped popularize the pastime of swimming — first as the star swimme
In 1935, Merle Oberon became the first biracial actress to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar, an
In 1933, the biggest female star in American movies wasn’t a sex symbol like Greta Garbo, Jean Harlo
Glamorous and shrewd, Sylvia of Hollywood became the movie industry’s first weight-loss guru during
At the age of 18, actress Molly O’Day’s career showed great promise — the only thing holding her bac
In this companion series to You Must Remember This, Karina Longworth will introduce eight stories ab
After two more successful theatrical releases, in 1980 and 1986, Disney decided to put Song of the S
Song of the South’s most successful re-release came in 1972 at a time when Hollywood was dealing wit
Concerned that his movie about a former slave devoting his life to a white child’s emotional needs m
Song of the South’s most famous element is “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah,” a song written for the movie but rem
Song of the South co-stars Hattie McDaniel, the first black performer to win an Oscar (for her suppo
Disney Plus is launching with the stated intention of streaming the entire Disney library... except
This season, we explore the most controversial film in the history of Disney Animation. With the l
Ramon Novarro was a Mexican actor and singer whose stardom at MGM in the 1920s and 30s was not imped
In part two of our two-parter on the demise of the biggest and most pernicious tabloid of the 1950s,
