A side character in the podcast’s universe, Noel Murphy is better known for being one of Janet Flanner’s girlfriends rather than her work during WWII. Its probably due to a life of just chilling while

She escaped her restrictive childhood home and gate kept inheritance by eloping to the Philippines and escaped the Philippines marriage by fleeing out a window in the dead of night. Rather than throu

Gent the pen name of the famous New Yorkers Letter from Paris. Its Janet Flanners best work, but a fifty year work history is not what she wanted to be remembered for. She probably didnt want t

Olga de Meyer: a woman of maddening ambiguity. We hear of her as artists muse, fencer, writer, possible illegitimate child of King Edward VII, and drug addict chasing her youth to the grave. We hear

You may have heard of her in connection to Sylvia Beach last episode. Yes, this time its Adrienne Monnier, the French bookstore owner across the street from Shakespeare and Company. We dive into the

Youve probably heard the name Sylvia Beach in sentences about Hemingway, Joyce, and other famous men. Youve probably even heard of her in publishing Ulysses. You may not have heard of her blow up wi

Tallulah Bankhead, with her sultry voice, magnetic charisma, and a penchant for living life on her own terms, defied conventions and left an indelible mark on entertainment history. From her electrify

Louise Brooks, wild child of Old Hollywood, is most remembered for her escapades and her performance in the film Pandoras Box. However, she was always more of a dancer than an actress and never set o

Known for her Garden of Alla and her production of an all-gay Salome, Alla Nazimova was once the greatest of the early Hollywood actresses. She was heralded as the first modern actress in America and

Renowned around the world primarily for her legs and good looks, Marlene Dietrich was the other main diva of Old Hollywood and rival of last episodes Greta Garbo. She performed shocking characters