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"OLD HOLLYWOOD'S FORBIDDEN LOVE STORY: LON McCALLISTER & WILLIAM EYTHE" (#040)
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EPISODE 40 - “Old Hollywood's Forbidden Love Story/ Lon McCallister & William Eythe” - 06/17/2024
As we celebrate gay pride month in June, Nan and Steve bring a special episode about 20th Century Fox contract players LON McCALLISTER and WILLIAM EYTHE. Both were handsome, talented, and on their way to becoming major film stars. But there was only one problem — the two young men had fallen in love and wanted to live their lives as a couple. This love was forbidden back then and went against the wishes of 20th Century Fox studio head DARRYL F. ZANUCK. Listen to this inspiring and heartbreaking story of their love story.
SHOW NOTES:
Sources:
Behind the Scenes: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood (2001), by William J. Mann;
It Might As Well Be Spring (1987), by Margaret Whiting;
“Terrific Trio,” May 1944, by Marcia Daughtrey, Modern Screen;
“Keyhole Portrait: William Eythe,” June 4, 1944, by Harriet Parson, Los Angeles Examiner;
“Bill Eythe’s Triumph Over Pain,” April 1, 1945, New York Times;
“The Role I Liked Best…” September 2, 1950, by Lon McCallister, The Saturday Evening Post;
“Film Actor Eythe Jailed on Writ of Former Wife,” September 4, 1950, Los Angeles Daily News;
“Actor Suffered Hangover in Durance Vile,” June 3, 1952, Los Angeles Daily News;
“William Eythe, Producer, Held as Drunk Driver,” June 4, 1952, Los Angeles Times;
“Eythe, McCallister Prep ‘Joy Ride’ for Broadway,” March 12, 1956, Hollywood Reporter;
“William Eythe Ill With Hepatitis, Condition Serious,” January 26, 1957, by Hedda Hopper, Los Angeles Times;
“William Eythe Dies,” January 28, 1957, The Hollywood Reporter;
Lon McCallister, 82, Actor Had Brief but Busy Career Before Becoming Investor,” June 18, 2005, by Mary Rourke, Los Angeles Times;
“McCallister’s Heart Outshine His Stardom,” June 21, 2005, by Robert Osborne, Hollywood Reporter;
“Mars Actor Had Meteoric Career,” February 4, 2007, by Sandy Marwick, Butler-Eagle Focus;
IMDBPro.com;
Wikipedia.com;
Movies Mentioned:
The Other Woman (1942), starring Virginia Gilmore, Dan Duryea, and Lon McCallister;
Stage Door Canteen (1943), starring Katharine Hepburn, Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, and Lon McCallister;
The Ox-Bow Incident (1945), starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Henry Morgan, and Mary Beth Hughes;
The Moon Is Down (1936), starring Cedric Hardwicke, Henry Travers, and Lee J. Cobb;
The Song of Bernadette (1943), starring Jennifer Jones, Vincent Price, Charles Bickford, and William Eythe;
The Eve of St. Mark (1943), starring William Eythe and Anne Baxter;
A Wing and a Prayer (1944), starring Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, and William Eythe;
Wilson (1944), starring Alexander Knox, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and William Eythe;
Home In Indiana (1944), starring Lon McCallister, Jeanne Crain, and June Haver;
Winged Victory (1944), starring Lon McCallister, Edmond O’Brien, and Jeanne Crain;
A Royal Scandal (1945), starring Tallulah Bankhead, Lon McCallister, and Anne Baxter;
The House On 92nd Street (1945), starring Signe Hasso and William Eythe;
Centennial Summer (1946), starring Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, and William Eythe;
The Red House (1947), starring Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, and Judith Anderson;
Thunder in the Valley (1947), starring Edmund Gwenn, Peggy Ann Garner, and Lon McCallister;
Scud Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948), starring Lon McCallister, Walter Brennan, and June Haver;
Meet Me at Dawn (1947) starring William Eythe and Hazel Court;
The Big Cat (1949), starring Lon McCallister and Peggy Ann Garner;
The Story of Sea Biscuit (1949), starring Lon McCallister and Shirley Temple;
The Boy From Indiana (1950), starring Lon McCallister and Lois Butler;
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Manage episode 424017698 series 3524550
From Beneath The Hollywood Sign is thrilled to welcome our newest sponsor, www.HappyMammoth.com. Use code BENEATH at checkout for 15% off of your entire first order!
EPISODE 40 - “Old Hollywood's Forbidden Love Story/ Lon McCallister & William Eythe” - 06/17/2024
As we celebrate gay pride month in June, Nan and Steve bring a special episode about 20th Century Fox contract players LON McCALLISTER and WILLIAM EYTHE. Both were handsome, talented, and on their way to becoming major film stars. But there was only one problem — the two young men had fallen in love and wanted to live their lives as a couple. This love was forbidden back then and went against the wishes of 20th Century Fox studio head DARRYL F. ZANUCK. Listen to this inspiring and heartbreaking story of their love story.
SHOW NOTES:
Sources:
Behind the Scenes: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood (2001), by William J. Mann;
It Might As Well Be Spring (1987), by Margaret Whiting;
“Terrific Trio,” May 1944, by Marcia Daughtrey, Modern Screen;
“Keyhole Portrait: William Eythe,” June 4, 1944, by Harriet Parson, Los Angeles Examiner;
“Bill Eythe’s Triumph Over Pain,” April 1, 1945, New York Times;
“The Role I Liked Best…” September 2, 1950, by Lon McCallister, The Saturday Evening Post;
“Film Actor Eythe Jailed on Writ of Former Wife,” September 4, 1950, Los Angeles Daily News;
“Actor Suffered Hangover in Durance Vile,” June 3, 1952, Los Angeles Daily News;
“William Eythe, Producer, Held as Drunk Driver,” June 4, 1952, Los Angeles Times;
“Eythe, McCallister Prep ‘Joy Ride’ for Broadway,” March 12, 1956, Hollywood Reporter;
“William Eythe Ill With Hepatitis, Condition Serious,” January 26, 1957, by Hedda Hopper, Los Angeles Times;
“William Eythe Dies,” January 28, 1957, The Hollywood Reporter;
Lon McCallister, 82, Actor Had Brief but Busy Career Before Becoming Investor,” June 18, 2005, by Mary Rourke, Los Angeles Times;
“McCallister’s Heart Outshine His Stardom,” June 21, 2005, by Robert Osborne, Hollywood Reporter;
“Mars Actor Had Meteoric Career,” February 4, 2007, by Sandy Marwick, Butler-Eagle Focus;
IMDBPro.com;
Wikipedia.com;
Movies Mentioned:
The Other Woman (1942), starring Virginia Gilmore, Dan Duryea, and Lon McCallister;
Stage Door Canteen (1943), starring Katharine Hepburn, Paul Muni, Merle Oberon, and Lon McCallister;
The Ox-Bow Incident (1945), starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Henry Morgan, and Mary Beth Hughes;
The Moon Is Down (1936), starring Cedric Hardwicke, Henry Travers, and Lee J. Cobb;
The Song of Bernadette (1943), starring Jennifer Jones, Vincent Price, Charles Bickford, and William Eythe;
The Eve of St. Mark (1943), starring William Eythe and Anne Baxter;
A Wing and a Prayer (1944), starring Don Ameche, Dana Andrews, and William Eythe;
Wilson (1944), starring Alexander Knox, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and William Eythe;
Home In Indiana (1944), starring Lon McCallister, Jeanne Crain, and June Haver;
Winged Victory (1944), starring Lon McCallister, Edmond O’Brien, and Jeanne Crain;
A Royal Scandal (1945), starring Tallulah Bankhead, Lon McCallister, and Anne Baxter;
The House On 92nd Street (1945), starring Signe Hasso and William Eythe;
Centennial Summer (1946), starring Jeanne Crain, Cornel Wilde, Linda Darnell, and William Eythe;
The Red House (1947), starring Edward G. Robinson, Lon McCallister, and Judith Anderson;
Thunder in the Valley (1947), starring Edmund Gwenn, Peggy Ann Garner, and Lon McCallister;
Scud Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948), starring Lon McCallister, Walter Brennan, and June Haver;
Meet Me at Dawn (1947) starring William Eythe and Hazel Court;
The Big Cat (1949), starring Lon McCallister and Peggy Ann Garner;
The Story of Sea Biscuit (1949), starring Lon McCallister and Shirley Temple;
The Boy From Indiana (1950), starring Lon McCallister and Lois Butler;
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Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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