Sammy Tran articles

Behind the legend of Marlon Brando was a family story filled with chaos. Of all his tragedies, none was more painful than what happened to his children.

Audrey Hepburn became one of the most admired women in film history, but her appearance was often discussed in ways that were shallow or wildly unfair.

Off screen, Elizabeth Montgomery was no passive sitcom sweetheart. She was a feminist, a political activist, and a gay rights supporter.

On screen, Mackenzie Phillips was the rebellious daughter in a family comedy. Off screen, she was a teenage performer earning a reported $50,000 a week.

For many viewers, Doris Roberts will always be Marie Barone, the impossible-to-ignore mother on Everybody Loves Raymond.

Many people only know June Carter by way of her famous husband, classic country superstar, Johnny Cash. But this look at her tumultuous life is proof that even the most famous love stories come with misery.

Long before streaming made it possible to watch an entire season in a weekend, Americans spent years checking in with the same television families one episode at a time. The sitcom mothers of the 1970s and 1980s ranged from traditional homemakers to lawyers, reporters, waitresses, musicians, divorcees, widows, and women who gleefully rejected practically every rule of respectable motherhood. Some offered comfort, some delivered tough love, and a few probably taught viewers exactly what not to do. Together, these memorable characters helped redefine what a TV mom could look like.

Behind the harmonies of Joan Baez and Bob Dylan was a painful romantic fallout that lingered for decades and produced unforgettable lyrics.

Behind Donald O'Connor's famous grin was a performer whose life was repeatedly shaken by exhaustion, illness, and a body pushed far beyond its limits.