When Myrtle Corbin died, her family had her coffin covered in concrete so grave robbers wouldn’t steal her unique remains.
Dona Drake was a Black woman, but since the beginning of her career she’d been passing as Latina. It was a lie that would eventually kill her.
At formal events, Fanny Brice would wear elegant ensembles. But when it was time to eat, she’d change her teeth from the pretty ones to her “choppers”.
Tupac Shakur rose from poverty to become a celebrated rapper and actor, known for his immense talent and impact. Despite his success, his life was cut short by a tragic and unresolved death.
Movie mogul Louis B. Mayer created a culture of fear with his tenacious grip on the life of any star who worked for him—and this is his wild story.
Felicia Montealegre knew that her husband Leonard Bernstein fooled around with men on the side, but when he brought his boyfriend home to meet the kids, she knew it was time to leave.
For years, people thought that the adventurer Chris McCandless starved to death—but in 2013, a jaw-dropping new theory emerged.
Carroll O'Connor was one of America’s favorite TV dads—but his own experience with fatherhood and the loss of his son was downright tragic.
Flo-Jo broke records on the track, but despite her impressive wins, people often doubted whether she really earned her medals or not.
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