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The Name She Hated Precipitated Her Fall From Hollywood's Heights
A starving young starlet is carried off a set - how does a vaudeville kid from Yakima burn through fame and life so fast in Hollywood?
The Name She Hated Precipitated Her Fall From Hollywood's Heights
In this episode, we trace the rise of a woman who remade herself from Reatha Watson into a Hollywood phenomenon and disappeared from the spotlight before she turned thirty. The episode covers her childhood in vaudeville, a string of chaotic marriages and headlines, and the relentless velocity that propelled her career - but can speed explain everything?
Person: Reatha Dale Watson (later known as…
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