Byron Fast articles

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Eva Marie Saint is one of Hollywood's living legends. But for all her acclaim, Saint's life has also been full of dark drama.

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Anne Marie D’Orléans was considered “the greatest heiress in Europe”—but her love life was brutally cursed. Her "happily ever after" went up in flames.

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Most outlaws stole money. Soapy Smith stole an entire town.

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Etta James knew how to party, which she probably learned from her teenage mother. Unfortunately, it led her straight to the psych ward.

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To the public, Dack Rambo was a charming rising star destined for greatness—but behind closed doors, he lived a dangerous double life.

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Debra Paget has gone down in history for her scandalous snake dance scene, but she eventually became a born-again evangelical Christian.

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Peter Fonda may have saved Hollywood with the groundbreaking Easy Rider, but his life behind the scenes was tinged with tragedy.

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When “Diff’rent Strokes” actor Dana Plato took her own life at the age of 34, fans tried to process her tragic unraveling.

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Gore Vidal ripped into American culture as if it were a hobby. He collected enemies like jewels on a bracelet. And then there was his largest collection: hot Italian men.



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