Byron Fast articles

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The Rockefeller family may have wielded great power in America—but their road to fame and fortune was rife with unforgettable tragedies and scandals.

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Quiet Riot guitarist Randy Rhoads wasn't your stereotypical rockstar. He was just a chill guy with amazing guitar skills who loved polka dots. Sadly, he made one catastrophically bad decision—and it ended his life just as it was getting started.

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Kurt Angle may have won Olympic gold with a broken neck—but this early triumph in his career set the scene for some of his greatest struggles.

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In 2017, Joan Baez took to Facebook to share a brand new song titled, “Nasty Man”—and she wrote it from heartbreak.

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Anne Baxter told director Cecil B. DeMille that she wanted to wear a fake nose in “The Ten Commandments.” His reply was absolutely legendary.

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Margaret Pole was such a force of nature that even Henry VIII was scared of her—but no amount of moxie could save her from her disturbing end.

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James Hunt had a reputation for outrageous behaviour—but when he and a teammate crashed at the 1977 Canadian Grand Prix, no one saw Hunt’s unhinged reaction coming.

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An explosive on-set accident claimed Vic Morrow's life, the life of two child actors, and forever changed the way we make movies.

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Ann-Margret and Elvis were filming Viva Las Vegas! when a gossip reporter claimed they were engaged. She was wrong—they were hiding a much darker secret.



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