{"podcast":{"title":"From Beneath the Hollywood Sign","slug":"from-beneath-the-hollywood-sign-6629956","podcast_index_feed_id":6629956,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML5770995891","website_url":"https://www.frombeneaththehollywoodsign.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/10e7cc5a-46c3-11ee-9532-57e3a37083c3/image/FBTHS_LOGO__3000___3000_px_.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Steve Cubine & Nan McNamara","episode_count":145,"summary":"If the Golden era of Old Hollywood is your thing, our podcast is for you! If you want TYRONE POWER instead of TOM HARDY, JENNIFER JONES instead of JENNIFER LAWRENCE, or ROBERT MITCHUM rather than ROBERT PATTINSON, then FROM BENEATH THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN is the gin joint for you. Each week, writer and producer STEVE CUBINE and actress and writer NAN MCNAMARA explore, discuss, and dissect the magical, mysterious, amusing, and sometimes bizarre tales of Old Hollywood. So sit back and revisit a time when the pictures were still big and everyone was ready for their close-up.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T10:17:41.659308+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-beneath-the-hollywood-sign-6629956"},"episode":{"title":"“ALMOST MARRIED TO THE MOB: HOLLYWOOD ACTRESSES WHO DATED MOBSTERS” - 1/19/2026  (123)","slug":"almost-married-to-the-mob-hollywood-actresses-who-dated-mobsters-1-19-2026-123","published_at":"2026-01-19T05:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-beneath-the-hollywood-sign-6629956/almost-married-to-the-mob-hollywood-actresses-who-dated-mobsters-1-19-2026-123","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-beneath-the-hollywood-sign-6629956","url":"https://frombeneaththehollywoodsign.com","audio_url":"https://tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML2412519990.mp3?updated=1768766301","summary":"“ALMOST MARRIED TO THE MOB: HOLLYWOOD ACTRESSES WHO DATED MOBSTERS” - 1/19/2026 (123) In this episode, we slip into the shadows where classic Hollywood glamour meets organized crime, exploring the classic Hollywood actresses who found themselves romantically entangled with real-life mobsters. At a time when studios tightly controlled female stars’ images, these notorious bad boys offered something intoxicatingly different: raw power beyond the backlot, fierce loyalty, protection from predators both on and off the screen, and a rebellious thrill that defied Hollywood’s carefully scripted rules. Drawn by charisma, thrills and maybe even a little danger, these women navigated a world where diamonds, nightclubs, and whispered threats coexisted with premieres and press junkets—and where love could be as risky as it was seductive. This week, we’re looking at the romantic entanglements that occurred when the mob meets Hollywood. SHOW NOTES: Sources: Tinseltown Gangsters” The Rise & Decline of the Mob in Hollywood (2024), by Jeffrey Sussman; Handsome Johnny: The Life & Death of Johnny Rosselli, Gentleman Gangster, Hollywood Producer, CIA Assassin (2018), by Lee Server; Double Cross: The Explosive Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America (2016), by Sam Giancana, Chuck Giancana, & Bettina Giancana; Hollywood & The Mob (2011), by Tim Adler; An American Mafioso: The Johnny Rosselli Story (1991), by Charles Rappleye; Detour: A Hollywood Story (1988), by Cheryl Crane; Lana: The Lady, the Legend, The Truth (1982), by Lana Turner; “Sam Giancana: Chicago Godfather, CIA Collaborator, And The Man Who May Have Put JFK In The White House,” May 16. 2024, by Carly Silver, ATI.com; “Two Survivors: The Scandalous Saga of Lana Turner and Cheryl Crane,” June 8, 2023, by Hadley Hall Mea…","meta_description":"“ALMOST MARRIED TO THE MOB: HOLLYWOOD ACTRESSES WHO DATED MOBSTERS” - 1/19/2026 (123) In this episode, we slip into the shadows where classic Hollywood gl…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2357,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/from-beneath-the-hollywood-sign-6629956/episodes/almost-married-to-the-mob-hollywood-actresses-who-dated-mobsters-1-19-2026-123/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/from-beneath-the-hollywood-sign-6629956/almost-married-to-the-mob-hollywood-actresses-who-dated-mobsters-1-19-2026-123.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}