Dancy Mason articles

When Michelle Phillips joined the Mamas & the Papas, she might have known drama would follow. She just had no idea how much.

Marilyn Maxwell’s name and curvy looks drew comparisons to Monroe—and she met a shockingly similar fate.

Bebe Daniels was one of Hollywood’s first true superstars, but if she’s forgotten today, it may be because of her sad end.

Ken “Snakehips” Johnson was on stage at the exclusive Cafe de Paris when everything suddenly went horribly, horribly wrong.

Beloved sitcom star Jackie Gleason was called “The Great One”—only, few know the utterly disturbing REAL reason for his nickname.

In Hollywood, no one was as beloved as good girl starlet Sandra Dee. Yet her “nice” reputation hid a chilling dark streak.

They got famous for their controlled-chaos way of performing on stage, but how Bud Abbott and Lou Costello met was just as madcap

After surviving child stardom and its aftermath, fate came for Natalie Wood. Her death remains unsolved, but new details emerge even decades later.

From her iconic role in Psycho to her fiery marriage to Tony Curtis, few actors have as many dramatic stories to tell as Janet Leigh.