May 26, 2022February 3, 20261950s, People You've Never Heard Of Doctor’s Estate Mysteriously Willed to Secretary and Not to His Wife In 1951, Dr. Roy Campbell committed suicide in his office at 814 1/2 S. Alvarado, Los Angeles. Dr. Campbell’s will, which was […]
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April 12, 2021July 2, 20211930s, People You've Never Heard Of Miss Lesley E. Bogert, Prominent Among Newport Socialites It starts with a photo in a LIFE magazine, July 11, 1938, with the caption saying, “Miss Lesley E. Bogert was prominent […]
June 28, 2020July 14, 20211970s, ApexUSA, People You've Never Heard Of Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur: Pure Palm Springs Attitude Getting invited by friend Nelda Linsk to her home in 1970 for a casual photo shoot immortalized Helen Dzo Dzo Kaptur.
December 4, 2019December 22, 20231960s, People You've Never Heard Of, Where Did This Person Go? Nancy Kovack, Forgotten Siren of the Sixties, the One That Got Away Nancy Kovack is long retired, no need to act anymore, and firmly married to conductor Zubin Mehta. But in her day, she […]
October 14, 2018October 14, 20181940s, Contemplations, People You've Never Heard Of May They Forever Be Old: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Death at Age 44 Growing old means that people you once viewed as old are now younger than you. Life is always safest when you are […]
September 26, 2018August 24, 20221940s, People You've Never Heard Of The Strange Case of the U.S. Soldier Who Talked 162 Germans Into Surrendering As with so many war stories, this one is hazy and sounds like it’s ready-made for a movie. Particulars are hard to […]
September 13, 2018September 13, 2018People You've Never Heard Of Yosemite’s Daredevil Dancing Waitresses Instant death from falling off of precipices at Yosemite National Park is a long-standing tradition at that park. One time, at Yosemite, […]
April 1, 2018April 1, 2018People You've Never Heard Of, Things You've Never Heard Of Brutal and Effective: C. Fred Tarver’s Advertising Campaign “These four men have one thing in common…” Who would you rather buy insurance from if you live in Alexandria, Louisiana. Fred […]
December 30, 2017December 30, 20171960s, People You've Never Heard Of, Purveyors of Dark Places Arthur Tress: Best Photographer You’ve Never Heard Of His name doesn’t provoke instant recognition to the photo layperson like Diane Arbus’ name does, but Arthur Tress has been diligently putting […]