Dead and Kind of Famous

Skatingly (and Scathingly) Yours: Mabel Fairbanks Part 3

Send us Fan Mail We're back for our season 2 finale with the help of our other best friend, Nora Nagatani! Nora is stepping in once again to fill Marissa's sho

She Knew Her Worth: Mabel Fairbanks Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back, taphophiles! On this episode, we follow Mabel as studios circle, deals fall apart over shady money splits, and she learns how to play the

She Ignored the Haters to Be an Ice Skater : Mabel Fairbanks Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Hey Hollywood Forever Taphophiles! We're back, and Miss Marissa Rivera is back too!  Thanks so much for giving us the space for some summer fun vac

The Desperado of Deceit : David Avadon

Send us Fan Mail NOTE: After this episode, we will have a brief pause due to vacation scheduling and making space for all that DREADED summer fun. I hope you all are doi

Harmless Weirdo, Hair Brighter than the Sun : James Michael Tyler

Send us Fan Mail Today, we discuss the life of the actor, James Michael Tyler, the man who turned barista experience and a last-minute bleach job into 148 episodes of Fr

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

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 Y

The Controversial Jazz Cowboy : Herb Jeffries Part 1

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 f

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

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 An

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

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

Miss Donut, the Cemetery Heiress : Holly Woodlawn Part 3

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

Esoteric Escapades: Holly Woodlawn Part 2

Send us Fan Mail  From streetwalking to a pseudo housewife life, this episode is a journey in and of itself. Holly sold her body, slept on the subway, and even suffered

Lightning Bolts and Shaved Legs: Holly Woodlawn Part 1

Send us Fan Mail A lightning strike beside a soda machine. A pair of freshly shaved legs in a roadside motel. A runaway from Miami who would become the source of the fir

The Gregarious Aquarius : Carroll Righter

Send us Fan Mail We're back, baby! Season 2 of Dead and Kind of Famous is here for you so that you can continue to joyfully think about graveyards even though Hallo

Cemetery Kisses and Peacocks: A Season 1 Finale

Send us Fan Mail Today we bid adieu to Season 1! Join us as we visit the Hollywood Forever Cemetery to pay tribute to Season 1's final featured individuals (Tomata

Punk to Paint: Tomata Du Plenty Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Spoiler alert!!! - Tomata keeps doin' stuff in this episode.  Our deep dive into his life reveals an artist who refused to be defined by any single

Let's Do Things: Tomata Du Plenty Part 1

Send us Fan Mail At the intersection of drag theater, punk rock innovation, and fearless artistic evolution stands David Xavier Harrigan - better known to those in-the-k

Punk Vampira: Maila Nurmi Part 4

Send us Fan Mail Well, here it is. The final installment of our four part series on Maila Nurmi. Maila didn’t get all she deserved in her life and she never really reape

Post Vampira: Maila Nurmi Part 3

Send us Fan Mail Just when Maila’s career was starting to run out of steam, some luck with Liberace kept her in the spotlight for a time. But this was quickly followed b

We Love You, Los Angeles: Remembering the Victims of the Fires

Send us Fan Mail This podcast is all about making sure that the stories of Hollywood’s dead never die, and after this absolutely horrific week, we need to do just that i

Prime Vampira: Maila Nurmi Part 2

Send us Fan Mail As we unravel the layers of Vampira's gothic charm, we celebrate her unique blend of dark humor and magnetic persona that captivated 1950s audience