Mysteries and Scandals

Season 3 - Mysteries and Scandals

• Season 3 Episode 62: Maria Callas (2001) Billionaire Aristotle Onassis leaves Greek soprano Maria Callas for Jacqueline Kennedy.
• Season 3 Episode 61: John Wayne (2000) John Wayne's on-screen image misrepresents his private life.
• Season 3 Episode 60: Humphrey Bogart (2001) A look at the life of Humphrey Bogart : one of Hollywood's most memorable heroes
• Season 3 Episode 59: Hedy Lamarr (2001) Actress Hedy Lamarr hides pain with a life of glamour.
• Season 3 Episode 58: Gloria Swanson (2001) Silent film star Gloria Swanson makes a comeback in 'Sunset Blvd.'
• Season 3 Episode 57: Gary Devore (2001) Screenwriter Gary Devore's body is found a year after he vanishes.
• Season 3 Episode 56: Gail Russell (2000) Actress Gail Russell becomes an alcoholic, eventually leading to her death.
• Season 3 Episode 55: Dorothy Arzner (2000) Dorothy Arzner succeeds in becoming the first female director in Hollywood.
• Season 3 Episode 54: Clark Gable (2001) King of Hollywood Clark Gable, who found it hard to cope after the death of his wife Carole Lombard
• Season 3 Episode 53: Cary Grant (2000) Heart-throb actor Cary Grant and the sadness brought by his drug addiction and failed relationships
• Season 3 Episode 52: Carmen Miranda (2001) Brazilian actress Carmen Miranda captures America's heart.
• Season 3 Episode 51: Bette Davis (2001) Talented actress Bette Davis exhibits a powerful and difficult personality.
• Season 3 Episode 50: Florence Ballard (2001) The Supremes oust Florence Ballard, then Motown shuns her.
• Season 3 Episode 49: Lina Basquette (2001) Actress Lina Basquette has failed marriages and a liaison with Adolf Hitler.
• Season 3 Episode 48: Groucho Marx (2001) Despite a rocky personal life, Groucho Marx thrives in show business.
• Season 3 Episode 47: Jean Spangler (2001) The disappearance of Jean Spangler involves mob kingpins, former lovers and a movie star.
• Season 3 Episode 46: Steve Cochran (2001) Director Steve Cochran meets a tragic end.
• Season 3 Episode 45: Maria Montez (2001) Some think Dominican actress Maria Montez was unstable.
• Season 3 Episode 44: Gloria Grahame (2001) Actress Gloria Grahame's life includes an affair with her stepson.
• Season 3 Episode 43: Audie Murphy (2001) Medal of Honor-decorated Audie Murphy becomes a movie star and dies in a plane crash.
• Season 3 Episode 42: Peter Lawford (2001) Actor Peter Lawford was a member of the Kennedy clan and the Rat Pack.
• Season 3 Episode 41: Hollywood Goodfellas (2000) The Hollywood image changes when Bugsy Siegel, Johnny Roselli, Mickey Cohn and other mobsters visit.
• Season 3 Episode 40: Charlie 'Bird' Parker (2000) Addictions lead musician Charlie Parker to an untimely and lonely death.
• Season 3 Episode 39: Will Rogers (2000) Will Rogers' career comes to an end in a plane crash.
• Season 3 Episode 38: Desi Arnaz (2001) Desi Arnaz becomes a womanizer and a heavy drinker.
• Season 3 Episode 37: Paul Lynde (2000) Comic Paul Lynde is center square on the original 'Hollywood Squares.'
• Season 3 Episode 36: Tyrone Power (2000) Tyrone Power is viewed as a matinee idol.
• Season 3 Episode 35: Merle Oberon (2000) While living a fairy tale life, Merle Oberon hid a lie that would eventually bring it to an end
• Season 3 Episode 34: Lon Chaney, Sr. and Jr. (2000) Lon Chaney Sr. and Lon Chaney Jr.
• Season 3 Episode 33: Hollywood Ghosts (2000) In six tales of Hollywood ghosts, a dead producer warns Sharon Tate, and a specter haunts Raleigh Studios.
• Season 3 Episode 32: Vincent Price (2000) Vincent Price is linked to a quiz-show scandal and is viewed as a Communist sympathizer.
• Season 3 Episode 31: Alan Ladd (2000) Special sets, platforms and lifts give a lofty on-screen look to Alan Ladd.
• Season 3 Episode 30: Beverly Hills Babylon (2000) The dark side of Beverly Hills includes divorces, secret marriages, murders.
• Season 3 Episode 23: Susan Cabot (2000) Cult movie queen Susan Cabot suffers a bizarre fate.
• Season 3 Episode 22: Linda Darnell (2000) Linda Darnell uses her attributes to her advantage.
• Season 3 Episode 21: Sam Peckinpah (2000) Director Sam Peckinpah gets a reputation of being Hollywood's bad boy.
• Season 3 Episode 20: Ava Gardner (2000) Ava Gardner is regarded as a Hollywood sex symbol.
• Season 3 Episode 19: Albert Salmi (2000) Actor Albert Salmi's life takes an unexpected turn.
• Season 3 Episode 18: Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson (2000) Tap dancer Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson dies nearly penniless.
• Season 3 Episode 17: Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons (2000) Columnists Hedda Hopper and Louella Parsons define newspaper gossip.
• Season 3 Episode 16: Mario Lanza (2000) Singer Mario Lanza experiences much depression during his short life.
• Season 3 Episode 15: Doodles Weaver (2000) Comic Doodles Weaver battles alcohol, drugs and depression.
• Season 3 Episode 14: Barbara Payton (2000) Actress Barbara Payton gets a bad reputation.
• Season 3 Episode 13: Jeff Chandler (2000) Actor Jeff Chandler dies from blood poisoning during surgery.
• Season 3 Episode 12: Jeffrey Hunter (2000) An on-set explosion injures actor Jeff Hunter, and he dies shortly afterward from a stroke and fall.
• Season 3 Episode 11: Ernie Kovacs (2000) Funnyman Ernie Kovacs dies in a car accident.
• Season 3 Episode 10: Bruce Lee (2000) Martial arts expert Bruce Lee's mysterious death.
• Season 3 Episode 9: Marie McDonald (2000) Actress Marie McDonald makes more newspaper headlines than movies.
• Season 3 Episode 8: The Little Rascal: Stymie (2000) The actor portraying Stymie ('Our Gang') ends up a heroin addict.
• Season 3 Episode 7: Carol Wayne (2000) Actress Carol Wayne drowns in Mexico.
• Season 3 Episode 6: Otto Preminger (2000) Filmmaker Otto Preminger earns a racy reputation in Hollywood.
• Season 3 Episode 5: Walter Scott (2000) Singer Walter Scott mysteriously disappears.
• Season 3 Episode 4: Raymond Chandler (2000) Novelist and screenwriter Raymond Chandler finds his inspiration in a destructive lifestyle.
• Season 3 Episode 3: Dack Rambo (2000) Actor Dack Rambo battles AIDS before his death in 1994.
• Season 3 Episode 2: Capucine (2000) Model-turned-actress Capucine is the subject of Hollywood scandal.
• Season 3 Episode 1: Libby Holman (2000) Broadway actress Libby Holman faces a string of tragedies.

Season 2 - Mysteries and Scandals

• Season 2 Episode 52: Robert Mitchum (2000) Actor Robert Mitchum excels in 1940s film noir.
• Season 2 Episode 51: Harry James & Betty Grable (2000) Harry James and Betty Grable have a tumultuous relationship.
• Season 2 Episode 50: Ethel Merman (2000) Ethel Merman becomes Broadway's queen of musical comedy.
• Season 2 Episode 49: Paul Kelly (2000) Actor Paul Kelly spends two years in San Quentin for killing a rival.
• Season 2 Episode 48: Dorothy Kilgallen (2000) Columnist Dorothy Kilgallen dies mysteriously.
• Season 2 Episode 47: The Knickerbocker Hotel (2000) Hollywood's rich and famous frequent the Knickerbocker Hotel.
• Season 2 Episode 46: The Silent Theatre Murder (2000) Murder at the Silent Movie Theater.
• Season 2 Episode 45: Susan Hayward (2000) Actress Susan Hayward dies of cancer.
• Season 2 Episode 44: Paul Robeson (1999) Actor Paul Robeson mixes politics and entertainment.
• Season 2 Episode 43: Russ Columbo (1999) Singer Russ Columbo is shot at age 26, while romancing Carole Lombard.
• Season 2 Episode 42: Gene Tierney (1999) Actress Gene Tierney suffers from depression.
• Season 2 Episode 41: Carole Landis (1999) Actress Carole Landis commits suicide at age 29.
• Season 2 Episode 40: Marlene Dietrich (1999) The story of the ultimate glamour queen Marlene Dietrich
• Season 2 Episode 39: Judy Holliday (1999) Actress Judy Holliday dies of breast cancer.
• Season 2 Episode 38: Jerry Giesler (1999) Attorney Jerry Giesler defends Hollywood's brightest.
• Season 2 Episode 37: Glenn Miller (1999) Bandleader Glenn Miller's plane disappears during World War II.
• Season 2 Episode 36: Peter Duel (1999) Television star Peter Duel commits suicide on New Year's Eve.
• Season 2 Episode 35: William Holden (1999) Actor William Holden's life takes a turn for the worse.
• Season 2 Episode 34: Mabel Normand (1999) Actress Mabel Normand's tumultuous life.
• Season 2 Episode 33: Jon-Erik Hexum (1999) Jon-Erik Hexum dies after an accident on the set of 'Cover Up.'
• Season 2 Episode 32: Oscar Levant (1999) Pianist/actor/author Oscar Levant.
• Season 2 Episode 31: Truman Capote (1999) Profile of the author of Breakfast at Tiffany's, Truman Capote, who turned to drink and drugs and died alone and miserable
• Season 2 Episode 30: Charles Lindbergh (1999) An insight into how fame came at a high price for aviator Charles Lindbergh
• Season 2 Episode 29: Vivian Vance (1999) Personal problems plague actress Vivian Vance.
• Season 2 Episode 28: Gypsy Rose Lee (1999) The secret life of the world's most famous stripper, Gypsy Rose Lee
• Season 2 Episode 27: Walter Winchell (1999) Hollywood's gossip columnist Walter Winchell, who turned scandal and misfortune into a profitable life.
• Season 2 Episode 26: Nick Adams (1999) A look into the mysterious death of television star Nick Adams
• Season 2 Episode 25: Frankie Lymon (1999) Profile of singer Frankie Lymon, who became addicted to drugs and was on his third marriage when he died of an overdose at the age of 26
• Season 2 Episode 24: Jack Cassidy (1999) Actor Jack Cassidy, father of Seventies singer David, who died in a penthouse fire
• Season 2 Episode 23: Inger Stevens (1999) Swedish-born actress Inger Stevens commits suicide.
• Season 2 Episode 22: John Garfield (1999) Actor John Garfield, star of The Postman Always Rings Twice, who was a target of the communist hearings of the 1940s
• Season 2 Episode 21: Tennessee Williams (1999) Writer Tennessee Williams who turned to drugs and drink and choked to death while intoxicated
• Season 2 Episode 20: Otis Redding (1999) Musician Otis Redding dies just days after recording '(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay.'
• Season 2 Episode 19: Ed Wood (1999) Cross-dressing director Ed Wood, known for his camp films such as Plan Nine from Outer Space
• Season 2 Episode 18: Josephine Baker (1999) Singer and dancer Josephine Baker, who revealed her banana dance and became the toast of Paris
• Season 2 Episode 17: Harry Cohn (1999) Movie mogul Harry Cohn, who ruled Hollywood with an iron fist
• Season 2 Episode 16: Frank Lloyd Wright (1999) How architect Frank Lloyd Wright's butler burnt down one of his homes, killing the designer's mistress and her children
• Season 2 Episode 15: Lupe Velez (1999) Mexican Spitfire Lupe Velez, known for her countless lovers and affairs, who committed suicide at the age of 36
• Season 2 Episode 14: Mae West (1999) Actress Mae West known for her racy dialogue and overt sexuality
• Season 2 Episode 13: The Hollywood Blacklist (1999) The careers of some of Hollywood's actors, directors and writers that have been destroyed for being suspected communists
• Season 2 Episode 12: War of the Worlds (1999) The country panics during Orson Welles' 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast.
• Season 2 Episode 11: Rudolph Valentino (1999) Heartthrob actor Rudolph Valentino, whose funeral at the age of 31 caused a near riot
• Season 2 Episode 10: Veronica Lake (1999) Actress Veronica Lake who hit the big time while living in an old hotel and working as a bartender
• Season 2 Episode 9: Aimee Semple McPherson (1999) Radio evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson who disappeared for five weeks and then overdosed on barbiturates
• Season 2 Episode 8: Ingrid Bergman (1999) Actress Ingrid Bergman who had a baby with director Roberto Rossellini and was then exiled from Hollywood
• Season 2 Episode 7: Amelia Earhart (1999) Amelia Earhart who vanished while flying around the world and was never heard from again
• Season 2 Episode 6: The Hollywood Ten (1999) In the 1940s, 10 actors, directors and screenwriters were accused of Communism and sentenced to jail
• Season 2 Episode 5: Bobby Darin (1999) Singer Bobby Darin who was married to actress Sandra Dee and found out that his sister was actually his mother
• Season 2 Episode 4: Orson Welles (1999) A look into the life of Orson Welles' marriage to Rita Hayworth and how they became Hollywood outcasts
• Season 2 Episode 3: Tallulah Bankhead (1999) Actress Tallulah Bankhead famous for her day-long parties and lounging in the nude
• Season 2 Episode 2: Albert Dekker (1999) The suffocation of Albert Dekker said to be one of Hollywood's most bizarre suicides
• Season 2 Episode 1: Gig Young (1999) Oscar-winning actor Gig Young, who shot his wife and himself after many years of alcohol abuse

Season 1 - Mysteries and Scandals

• Season 1 Episode 52: Jack Warner (1999) The life of studio chief Jack Warner, who stole another man's wife and fired his own son
• Season 1 Episode 51: Doris Duke (1999) American heiress Doris Duke, who died mysteriously leaving her butler a billion-dollar estate
• Season 1 Episode 50: Bobby Fuller (1999) The strange death of rock 'n' roll star Bobby Fuller, whose lifeless body was found drenched in petrol. Although the official verdict was suicide, rumours of an underworld assassination persist
• Season 1 Episode 49: Sal Mineo (1999) Former teen idol Sal Mineo, who was stabbed to death in an alley
• Season 1 Episode 48: Freddie Mercury (1999) The life story of flamboyant singer Freddie Mercury, whose outrageous antics as lead singer of Queen kept him in the headlines throughout his life
• Season 1 Episode 47: Sam Cooke (1999) The life and death of soul singer Sam Cooke, who died after a violent encounter with a jealous husband
• Season 1 Episode 46: Billy Tipton (1998) The shocking secret of musician Billy Tipton, who was married five times and raised many adopted children : without anyone discovering he was actually a cross-dressing woman until after his death
• Season 1 Episode 45: The Hillside Strangler (1999) The notorious Hillside Strangler, who struck terror into the hearts of Californian residents during a 15-month killing spree in the late 1970s
• Season 1 Episode 44: Ernest Hemingway (1999) Ill-fated author Ernest Hemingway, whose action-packed life inspired countless classic stories
• Season 1 Episode 43: Alfalfa and Our Gang (1999) The child stars of 'The Little Rascals' and 'Our Gang' encounter problems as adults.
• Season 1 Episode 42: Lenny Bruce (1998) Comedian Lenny Bruce faces court battles before dying of a drug overdose in 1966.
• Season 1 Episode 41: Bing Crosby (1998) Crooner Bing Crosby battles alcoholism and violent outbursts.
• Season 1 Episode 40: John Barrymore (1998) The tragic tale of leading actor John Barrymore, whose acclaimed roles in the early days of Hollywood hid the sad fact of his alcohol problem : an addiction which led to his death in 1942
• Season 1 Episode 39: Vivien Leigh (1998) Examination of Gone With the Wind star Vivien Leigh's marriage to veteran stage and screen legend Laurence Olivier
• Season 1 Episode 38: Rita Hayworth (1998) An exploration of screen goddess Rita Hayworth's troubled personal life
• Season 1 Episode 37: Carole Lombard (1998) The death of comedy actress Carole Lombard, whose life ended when her plane crashed into a Nevada mountain
• Season 1 Episode 36: Louise Brooks (1998) The rumours and mysteries surrounding trend-setting Twenties actress Louise Brooks
• Season 1 Episode 35: Joan Crawford (1998) Gritty portrait of screen legend Joan Crawford, whose glamorous persona hid a darker side to her nature
• Season 1 Episode 34: Spencer Tracy (1998) Actor Spencer Tracy has a life-long love affair with Katharine Hepburn.
• Season 1 Episode 33: Harry Houdini (1998) Investigation into the demise of master illusionist Harry Houdini, who died after receiving an unexpected blow to the stomach
• Season 1 Episode 32: James Whale (1998) Frankenstein director James Whale, who was found drowned in his swimming pool
• Season 1 Episode 31: Frances Farmer (1998) Actress Frances Farmer, who was committed to a mental institution
• Season 1 Episode 30: Barbara Hutton (1998) The life of socialite Barbara Hutton, who was heir to the Woolworth fortune and married to Cary Grant, though she died alone and bankrupt
• Season 1 Episode 29: F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda (1998) Hollywood's golden couple F Scott Fitzgerald who ended up a bankrupt drunk when his wife Zelda died in a sanitarium fire
• Season 1 Episode 28: Busby Berkley (1998) The life of choreographer Busby Berkley, who battled with drink, scandal and the death of three people
• Season 1 Episode 27: Alla Nazimova (1998) Alla Nazimova, a Russian stage actress and silent screen star, becomes Nancy Reagan's godmother.
• Season 1 Episode 26: Clara Bow (1998) Original It girl Clara Bow, who was rumoured to have had affairs with Gary Cooper, Eddie Cantor and the entire USC football team
• Season 1 Episode 25: Hank Williams (1998) Country music singer Hank Williams, who battled with drug and alcohol addictions
• Season 1 Episode 24: Ramon Navarro (1998) Silent screen star Ramon Navarro who was found murdered on Hallowe'en night
• Season 1 Episode 23: William Randolph Hearst (1998) Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst is the model for 'Citizen Kane.'
• Season 1 Episode 22: Buddy Holly (1998) Rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly who was tragically killed in a plane crash with fellow musician Richie Valens
• Season 1 Episode 21: Billie Holiday (1998) Jazz singer Billie Holiday who spent a lifetime fighting heroin addiction
• Season 1 Episode 20: Judy Garland (1998) Hollywood golden girl Judy Garland, who had many failed marriages and also battled drug and alcohol addiction
• Season 1 Episode 19: The Quiz Show Scandals (1998) Rigged 1950s quiz shows.
• Season 1 Episode 18: Howard Hughes (1998) Producer-adventurer-millionaire Howard Hughes, who battled with drug addiction and mental instability
• Season 1 Episode 17: Errol Flynn (1998) Errol Flynn faces charges of statutory rape and rumors of being a Nazi sympathizer.
• Season 1 Episode 16: Dorothy Dandridge (1998) Poison or barbiturates may have caused Dorothy Dandridge's death.
• Season 1 Episode 15: Black Dahlia (1998) The gruesome murder of aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, who was killed in one of Hollywood's worst crimes
• Season 1 Episode 14: William Desmond Taylor (1998) Hollywood's first whodunit : the murder of William Desmond Taylor
• Season 1 Episode 13: Bela Lugosi (1998) Bela Lugosi; with Martin Landau; Robert Clarke; biographer Gary Don Rhodes.
• Season 1 Episode 12: Peg Entwistle (1998) The suicide of aspiring actress Peg Entwistle, who leapt to her death from the famous Hollywood sign
• Season 1 Episode 11: Charlie Chaplin (1998) An insight into the life of actor Charlie Chaplin, who charmed audiences worldwide with his performances in silent movies but was also a suspected communist and paedophile
• Season 1 Episode 10: Jean Harlowe (1998) Investigation into the untimely death of actress Jean Harlowe, whose glittering career came to a tragic end at the age of 26
• Season 1 Episode 9: Montgomery Clift (1998) Hollywood heart-throb Montgomery Clift, who had a serious car crash that disfigured him for ever
• Season 1 Episode 8: Bugsy Siegel (1998) The life and times of Hollywood mobster Bugsy Siegel, who was gunned down at his girlfriend's home
• Season 1 Episode 7: Thelma Todd (1998) The sordid tale of actress Thelma Todd, who was found mysteriously dead in her car
• Season 1 Episode 6: Fatty Arbuckle (2003) Actor Fatty Arbuckle is arrested on a charge of manslaughter; with Clyde Arbuckle, Eleanor Keaton.
• Season 1 Episode 5: Jayne Mansfield (1998) Jayne Mansfield's life and death; with Hugh Hefner, Army Archer, Engelbert Humperdinck.
• Season 1 Episode 4: James Dean (1998) James Dean dies young in a car crash; with Julie Harris, Maila Nurmi.
• Season 1 Episode 3: Marilyn Monroe (1998) Controversy surrounds Marilyn Monroe's death; with Jeannie Carmen, Evelyn Moriarity.
• Season 1 Episode 2: George Reeves (1998) George Reeves, television's 'Superman,' dies mysteriously.
• Season 1 Episode 1: Lana Turner (1998) Actress Lana Turner, whose daughter was accused of murdering her mother's boyfriend