From the outside, Olivia de Havilland’s career looked like total success. But behind the scenes, something wasn’t right. The business of Hollywood, especially back then, didn’t just expect people to toe the line—it demanded it. And the moment she took on the system, the consequences came fast and didn’t stop.
For every one of those unforgettable 70s classic movies, there were probably a dozen you’ve completely forgotten about. Some of these deserve to be better known. Others…well, forgetting them might be the kindest thing we can do.
Some Hollywood murders just seemed to have all the right elements, and the story of Paul Bern absolutely reeks of them: a rising and beautiful starlet, a powerful MGM producer, a secret and possibly deranged ex-wife, and a white bathroom slowly filling with blood. This absolutely true story even has a butler in it—although I'm pretty sure he didn’t do it. There is one thing that this story lacks, though: someone behind bars. So, get out your fedora and fingerprint kit: these facts may just lead you to solving the mystifying case of Paul Bern.
By the mid-80s, Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Andrew McCarthy weren’t just rising stars—they were Hollywood’s youth movement. It looked like the beginning of something long-lasting. Instead, it would all soon come crashing down in the most unexpected way.
No one can say that Miles Davis lacked talent, or that he didn't have an enormous effect on the modern jazz movement. Most of Davis’ issues were with his personal life. He said he loved women, but his poor treatment of them was infamous. Second in line after women was his love of mind-altering substances. But at the root of all of his problems was his hot temper, and it led to one of the most ironic passings of all time.
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