Karina Longworth

Karina Longworth is the creator and host of You Must Remember This, a podcast about the secret and forgotten history of Hollywood’s first century. She is the author of books about George Lucas, Al Pacino, and Meryl Streep and has contributed to LA Weekly, the Guardian, NPR, Vulture, and other publications.

Recently by Karina Longworth

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How Actor Ramon Novarro Managed to Stay in the Closet for 69 Years
Karina Longworth
Jan 29, 2019 7:00 AM
Despite Her Claims, Maureen O’Hara Was Never the “Joan of Arc” of Hollywood
Karina Longworth
Jan 22, 2019 7:00 AM
How Dorothy Dandridge Helped End a Tabloid’s “Reign of Terror”
Karina Longworth
Jan 15, 2019 7:00 AM
The Mobster Who “Invented” Las Vegas Was Actually a Pretty Huge Failure
Karina Longworth
Jan 08, 2019 7:00 AM
The Complicated Business of Figuring Out Who Slept With Whom in Old Hollywood
Karina Longworth
Dec 25, 2018 9:00 AM
How Racist Hollywood Writers Turned Lupe Vélez into a Punchline
Karina Longworth
Dec 18, 2018 1:48 PM
How a Sex Scandal Arguably Helped Mary Astor’s Career
Karina Longworth
Dec 11, 2018 9:00 AM
Did a Censorship Conspiracy Cause Mae West’s Decline?
Karina Longworth
Dec 04, 2018 8:30 AM
When Howard Hughes Became Obsessed With Gina Lollobrigida
Karina Longworth
Nov 20, 2018 7:30 AM
Yvonne De Carlo, the Future Lily Munster, Dated Howard Hughes
Karina Longworth
Nov 13, 2018 9:00 AM
How to Make an Affair With a Millionaire Playboy Work for You
Karina Longworth
Nov 12, 2018 9:00 AM
How Actress Linda Darnell’s Affair With Howard Hughes Went Horribly Wrong
Karina Longworth
Nov 06, 2018 7:30 AM
Ann Dvorak Called Out Howard Hughes’ Business Practices. That Was a Disaster for Her Career.
Karina Longworth
Oct 30, 2018 8:00 AM
This Story Begins at an MGM-Sponsored Orgy at the Ambassador Hotel
Karina Longworth
Oct 23, 2018 7:00 AM
A New Season of You Must Remember This Explores Howard Hughes’ Relationships With Women
Karina Longworth
Oct 16, 2018 10:23 AM
Did Bette and Joan Really Have a Feud, or Was It a Publicity Stunt?
Karina Longworth
March 10, 2017 12:15 PM
How Mommie Dearest Turned From Prestige Project to Campy Joke
Karina Longworth
Sept 16, 2016 4:31 PM
Kirk Douglas Claims That He Broke the Blacklist. The Evidence Doesn’t Back Him Up.
Karina Longworth and Matthew Dessem
June 23, 2016 10:28 AM
Kirk Douglas Claims That He Broke the Blacklist. The Evidence Doesn’t Back Him Up.
Karina Longworth and Matthew Dessem
June 23, 2016 10:28 AM
“I’m Glad What I Done!” Elia Kazan, On the Waterfront, and the Blacklist
Matthew Dessem and Karina Longworth
May 27, 2016 7:04 AM