Sammy Tran articles

Connie Francis had a life full of surprises: Some of them were fascinating, while others were bone-shaking. She knew how to sing and write, but she didn’t know how to cope with the unique issues of being an international superstar.

In the 1950s, no one symbolized purity and innocence more than starlet Sandra Dee. If we only knew.

Johnny Cash and June Carter had one of the most intense love stories in music history—and their story is equally heartening as it is heartbreaking.

On August 27, 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan finished a successful concert in Wisconsin and prepared to leave the venue. Then tragedy struck.

It only takes one look at Kirk Douglas's chiseled face to realize he was no ordinary Old Hollywood heartthrob. Douglas brought an intensity to the screen that no one else could match—but the real drama started when the cameras stopped rolling. From countless adulterous affairs to chilling accusations, it's hard to say whether Kirk Douglas was a hero or a villain.

These awkward celebrity interview moments haunt the worst nightmares of TV interviewers.

Sandy Denny was the folk rock British singer-songwriter who could have risen to superstardom. Instead, she threw herself down a flight of stairs.

Hedy Lamarr was often called “the most beautiful woman in the world.” Really, she was so much more than just a pretty face. There was her illustrious Hollywood career and her second act as the mastermind behind the groundbreaking technology that led to the invention of Wi-Fi. With all that, you’d hardly think that she would have the time for such a scandalous personal life—but this brilliant bombshell had a dark side, too.

Of all the tragic Hollywood stories—and there are a lot—the story of Audrey Munson may well be the most devastating. Many consider Munson to be the first supermodel, but instead of posing in the latest fashions for the camera, she was standing still for sculptors. It was when Munson tried to parlay her fame into a movie career, however, that things went south. There was no quick crash and burn for Munson, and a devastating series of events led her to a truly dark and unforgettable end.