<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404627/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>A plane crash, a scar across the face, and a spine injury so bad doctors push reconstruction surgery.  We trace how Jeffries finds Autobiography of a Yogi, seeks out Paramahansa Yogananda at the Mount Washington ashram, and commits to months of yoga that he credits with a shocking recovery. From there, the timeline opens up into Paris nightclubs, celebrity circles, hit records, and the media machine that keeps trying to label him. We talk through the Life magazine profile that praises him for “choosing his race,” and why that framing is both historically revealing and deeply uncomfortable to read now. Then we get into the controversy that won’t sit still: Jeffries’ racial ambiguity, the claims that he had no verifiable African ancestry, and the Jet magazine confrontation over him listing “white” on marriage certificates. We’re not delivering a neat verdict. We’re asking what representation meant in mid-century entertainment, what passing and identity policing look like when you’re famous, and whether impact can coexist with a story that keeps shifting under pressure. Listen, then come argue with us: subscribe, leave a review, and drop a comment with your take on Herb Jeffries’ legacy.<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404627/support">Support the show</a>Follow us on... Substack- https://substack.com/@deadandkindafamous Here, you can find our episodes, transcripts, relevant images and newsletters. Instagram- @deadandkindoffamous See us visit the graves of our subjects and pay our respects with lovingly selected offerings. Apple Podcasts and Spotify- Please be a Bon Vivant and leave us a rating and review. It would mean the world!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404627/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A plane crash, a scar across the face, and a spine injury so bad doctors push reconstruction surgery. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We trace how Jeffries finds Autobiography of a Yogi, seeks out Paramahansa Yogananda at the Mount Washington ashram, and commits to months of yoga that he credits with a shocking recovery. From there, the timeline opens up into Paris nightclubs, celebrity circles, hit records, and the media machine that keeps trying to label him. We talk through the Life magazine profile that praises him for “choosing his race,” and why that framing is both historically revealing and deeply uncomfortable to read now.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then we get into the controversy that won’t sit still: Jeffries’ racial ambiguity, the claims that he had no verifiable African ancestry, and the Jet magazine confrontation over him listing “white” on marriage certificates. We’re not delivering a neat verdict. We’re asking what representation meant in mid-century entertainment, what passing and identity policing look like when you’re famous, and whether impact can coexist with a story that keeps shifting under pressure.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Listen, then come argue with us: subscribe, leave a review, and drop a comment with your take on Herb Jeffries’ legacy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404627/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Substack- https://substack.com/@deadandkindafamous&lt;br/&gt;Here, you can find our episodes, transcripts, relevant images and newsletters.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Instagram- @deadandkindoffamous&lt;br/&gt;See us visit the graves of our subjects and pay our respects with lovingly selected offerings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Apple Podcasts and Spotify- Please be a Bon Vivant and leave us a rating and review. It would mean the world!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us Fan Mail A plane crash, a scar across the face, and a spine injury so bad doctors push reconstruction surgery.   We trace how Jeffries finds Autobiography of a Yogi, seeks out Paramahansa Yogananda at the Mount Washington ashram, and commits to months of yoga that he credits with a shocking recovery. From there, the timeline opens up into Paris nightclubs, celebrity circles, hit records, and the media machine that keeps trying to label him. We talk through the Life magazine profi...

Beige Don't Age, But Grey Face Does : Herb Jeffries Part 2

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404627/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>Hey Taphophiles! Are you ready for another wild ride? Well good. Hop in, losers!Herb Jeffries is the kind of Hollywood Forever Cemetery resident who forces us to slow down and ask harder questions than we planned to ask.There’s the Louis Armstrong napkin of recommendation, the jazz career that was delivered by Duke Ellington’s “Flamingo” and the black singing cowboy persona… that was attributed to a man who was not truly black. Herb made his choices based on the type of music he wanted to make and the kind of artists he wanted to work with. And so we look at his story knowing that the lens of today’s criticism needs to be recalibrated to match the circumstances of the past.   What do you make of Herb Jeffries after hearing the first half of his story? There’s a lot to discuss, so please tell us your thoughts in the comments!Follow us on... Substack- https://substack.com/@deadandkindafamous Here, you can find our episodes, transcripts, relevant images and newsletters. Instagram- @deadandkindoffamous See us visit the graves of our subjects and pay our respects with lovingly selected offerings. Apple Podcasts and Spotify- Please be a Bon Vivant and leave us a rating and review. It would mean the world!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404627/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hey Taphophiles! Are you ready for another wild ride? Well good. Hop in, losers!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Herb Jeffries is the kind of Hollywood Forever Cemetery resident who forces us to slow down and ask harder questions than we planned to ask.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There’s the Louis Armstrong napkin of recommendation, the jazz career that was delivered by Duke Ellington’s “Flamingo” and the black singing cowboy persona… that was attributed to a man who was not truly black. Herb made his choices based on the type of music he wanted to make and the kind of artists he wanted to work with. And so we look at his story knowing that the lens of today’s criticism needs to be recalibrated to match the circumstances of the past.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; What do you make of Herb Jeffries after hearing the first half of his story? There’s a lot to discuss, so please tell us your thoughts in the comments!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Substack- https://substack.com/@deadandkindafamous&lt;br/&gt;Here, you can find our episodes, transcripts, relevant images and newsletters.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Instagram- @deadandkindoffamous&lt;br/&gt;See us visit the graves of our subjects and pay our respects with lovingly selected offerings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Apple Podcasts and Spotify- Please be a Bon Vivant and leave us a rating and review. It would mean the world!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us Fan Mail Hey Taphophiles! Are you ready for another wild ride? Well good. Hop in, losers! Herb Jeffries is the kind of Hollywood Forever Cemetery resident who forces us to slow down and ask harder questions than we planned to ask. There’s the Louis Armstrong napkin of recommendation, the jazz career that was delivered by Duke Ellington’s “Flamingo” and the black singing cowboy persona… that was attributed to a man who was not truly black. Herb made his choices based on the type of mus...

The Controversial Jazz Cowboy : Herb Jeffries Part 1

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404627/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>If you’ve made it this far, congratulations! This is the final installment of our Holly Woodlawn series and it’s not a quiet last act.The deaths of Andy Warhol, Candy Darling and Jackie Curtis left Holly looking for  a fresh start and with that, her Hollywood chapter began. Fate led her to meet Jeffrey Copeland, the unexpected co-writer of her life story, A Low Life in High Heels, which has been the main source for this series. Jeffrey wrote another book just last year called Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn that reveals the way he cared for Holly, dedicated himself to her book, and came out the other side with nothing, despite the fact that Madonna herself wanted to produce a film based on the book.With cameos from Maila Nurmi, Hibiscus, Gorilla Rose, Lily Tomlin, and Divine, this is a finale you won’t want to miss.Links:Famous photo “Flower Power” featuring Hibiscus : <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_Power_%28photograph%29'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_Power_%28photograph%29</a>Divine Knew - https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalHumor/comments/13dp99w/divine_knew/Follow us on... Substack- https://substack.com/@deadandkindafamous Here, you can find our episodes, transcripts, relevant images and newsletters. Instagram- @deadandkindoffamous See us visit the graves of our subjects and pay our respects with lovingly selected offerings. Apple Podcasts and Spotify- Please be a Bon Vivant and leave us a rating and review. It would mean the world!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404627/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you’ve made it this far, congratulations! This is the final installment of our Holly Woodlawn series and it’s not a quiet last act.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The deaths of Andy Warhol, Candy Darling and Jackie Curtis left Holly looking for  a fresh start and with that, her Hollywood chapter began. Fate led her to meet Jeffrey Copeland, the unexpected co-writer of her life story,&lt;em&gt; A Low Life in High Heels, &lt;/em&gt;which has been the main source for this series. Jeffrey wrote another book just last year called &lt;em&gt;Love You Madly, Holly Woodlawn &lt;/em&gt;that reveals the way he cared for Holly, dedicated himself to her book, and came out the other side with nothing, despite the fact that Madonna herself wanted to produce a film based on the book.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With cameos from Maila Nurmi, Hibiscus, Gorilla Rose, Lily Tomlin, and Divine, this is a finale you won’t want to miss.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Links:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Famous photo “Flower Power” featuring Hibiscus : &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_Power_%28photograph%29'&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_Power_%28photograph%29&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Divine Knew - https://www.reddit.com/r/PoliticalHumor/comments/13dp99w/divine_knew/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Substack- https://substack.com/@deadandkindafamous&lt;br/&gt;Here, you can find our episodes, transcripts, relevant images and newsletters.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Instagram- @deadandkindoffamous&lt;br/&gt;See us visit the graves of our subjects and pay our respects with lovingly selected offerings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Apple Podcasts and Spotify- Please be a Bon Vivant and leave us a rating and review. It would mean the world!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve made it this far, congratulations! This is the final installment of our Holly Woodlawn series and it’s not a quiet last act. The deaths of Andy Warhol, Candy Darling and Jackie Curtis left Holly looking for  a fresh start and with that, her Hollywood chapter began. Fate led her to meet Jeffrey Copeland, the unexpected co-writer of her life story, A Low Life in High Heels, which has been the main source for this series. Jeffrey wrote another book just last year ...

A Low Life in High Heels to the End: Holly Woodlawn Part 5

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404627/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>We trace Holly Woodlawn’s rise through Paul Morrissey’s lens, the buzz from Trash, and the spiral that followed as headlines collided with addiction and a brazen UN scam. It’s fame at full voltage and a human wrecking ball underneath, ending with a jaw-dropping 1971 interview and a tease of what comes next.This is old, old Hollywood news, but it&apos;s so much better than the stupid current news, so hop in and go back in time with us:)Unhinged Interview: https://youtu.be/U5wuwngAXGA?si=4H1HEYbzilpiBwbKFollow us on... Substack- https://substack.com/@deadandkindafamous Here, you can find our episodes, transcripts, relevant images and newsletters. Instagram- @deadandkindoffamous See us visit the graves of our subjects and pay our respects with lovingly selected offerings. Apple Podcasts and Spotify- Please be a Bon Vivant and leave us a rating and review. It would mean the world!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404627/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We trace Holly Woodlawn’s rise through Paul Morrissey’s lens, the buzz from Trash, and the spiral that followed as headlines collided with addiction and a brazen UN scam. It’s fame at full voltage and a human wrecking ball underneath, ending with a jaw-dropping 1971 interview and a tease of what comes next.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is old, old Hollywood news, but it&amp;apos;s so much better than the stupid current news, so hop in and go back in time with us:)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unhinged Interview: https://youtu.be/U5wuwngAXGA?si=4H1HEYbzilpiBwbK&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Substack- https://substack.com/@deadandkindafamous&lt;br/&gt;Here, you can find our episodes, transcripts, relevant images and newsletters.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Instagram- @deadandkindoffamous&lt;br/&gt;See us visit the graves of our subjects and pay our respects with lovingly selected offerings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Apple Podcasts and Spotify- Please be a Bon Vivant and leave us a rating and review. It would mean the world!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us Fan Mail We trace Holly Woodlawn’s rise through Paul Morrissey’s lens, the buzz from Trash, and the spiral that followed as headlines collided with addiction and a brazen UN scam. It’s fame at full voltage and a human wrecking ball underneath, ending with a jaw-dropping 1971 interview and a tease of what comes next. This is old, old Hollywood news, but it's so much better than the stupid current news, so hop in and go back in time with us:) Unhinged Interview: https://youtu.be/U5wuwng...

A Bottle in Bed and a Beer in the Drawer: Holly Woodlawn Part 4

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404627/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a>A sex change budget blown and a cinematic breakup lead to upstate pig-slut shenanigans and a Miss Donut crown. Confused? You should be. In this episode, Holly finds her last name, meets Warhol, and almost ruins her chance with him shortly there after. If you&apos;ve been listening to parts 1 and 2, it&apos;s no surprise that this chapter is quite the wild ride on the wild side. And get ready - Holly is going to be our first 5 part episode!Side note- apologies for the late episode posting. The holidays of it all, darling! Hope you had cheerful times and we&apos;re happy to get back to you.Follow us on... Substack- https://substack.com/@deadandkindafamous Here, you can find our episodes, transcripts, relevant images and newsletters. Instagram- @deadandkindoffamous See us visit the graves of our subjects and pay our respects with lovingly selected offerings. Apple Podcasts and Spotify- Please be a Bon Vivant and leave us a rating and review. It would mean the world!

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2404627/fan_mail/new"&gt;Send us Fan Mail&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A sex change budget blown and a cinematic breakup lead to upstate pig-slut shenanigans and a Miss Donut crown. Confused? You should be.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In this episode, Holly finds her last name, meets Warhol, and almost ruins her chance with him shortly there after. If you&amp;apos;ve been listening to parts 1 and 2, it&amp;apos;s no surprise that this chapter is quite the wild ride on the wild side. And get ready - Holly is going to be our first 5 part episode!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Side note- apologies for the late episode posting. The holidays of it all, darling! Hope you had cheerful times and we&amp;apos;re happy to get back to you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on...&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Substack- https://substack.com/@deadandkindafamous&lt;br/&gt;Here, you can find our episodes, transcripts, relevant images and newsletters.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Instagram- @deadandkindoffamous&lt;br/&gt;See us visit the graves of our subjects and pay our respects with lovingly selected offerings.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Apple Podcasts and Spotify- Please be a Bon Vivant and leave us a rating and review. It would mean the world!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send us Fan Mail A sex change budget blown and a cinematic breakup lead to upstate pig-slut shenanigans and a Miss Donut crown. Confused? You should be.  In this episode, Holly finds her last name, meets Warhol, and almost ruins her chance with him shortly there after. If you've been listening to parts 1 and 2, it's no surprise that this chapter is quite the wild ride on the wild side. And get ready - Holly is going to be our first 5 part episode! Side note- apologies for the late episode pos...

Miss Donut, the Cemetery Heiress : Holly Woodlawn Part 3

Is the breaking news of today breaking you? Are true crime podcasts making you feel like trash? Then come on down and listen to us talk about old news and dead people who were NOT murdered!!&nbsp; Oooo ethical AND intriguing... This is the podcast where two friends - one who's a nobody (Courtney Blomquist) and one who's kinda famous (Marissa Rivera) - dive into the life stories of dead folks who enjoyed a touch or two of fame in their time and now reside permanently in Hollywood Forever Cemetery. So if you need to escape the now for an hour and you want to show your respect for some amazing life stories that have perhaps been forgotten, hit that follow button.&nbsp; Because with your help, we can make sure that the stories of Hollywood's dead never die. And believe me - these stories are WAY too good to be forgotten.&nbsp;

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