Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)
Overview
Welcome behind the closed doors of a Hollywood that only a select few will ever get to see -- a Hollywood of tragic lives and tragic deaths. Some of the worlds brightest stars are hiding deep, dark secrets that - once revealed show a life of unhappiness, heartbreak and torment that has been so carefully hidden behind the glamour and glitter of the big screen. See the true lives behind some of Hollywoods most iconic stars and learn why, for some, it was as if the act of dying itself was a final performance.
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.454 |
Directed By
Sandy Oliveri
Crew
Sandy Oliveri
TOP CAST
Edgar Bergen
(archive footage)
Montgomery Clift
(archive footage)
Joseph Cotten
(archive footage)
Wally Cox
(archive footage)
Richard Davalos
(archive footage)
James Dean
(archive footage)
Doris Day
(archive footage)
Tom Ewell
(archive footage)
W.C. Fields
(archive footage)
Errol Flynn
(archive footage)
Cary Grant
(archive footage)
Tab Hunter
(archive footage)
Rock Hudson
(archive footage)
Bela Lugosi
(archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe
(archive footage)
Tyrone Power
(archive footage)
George Reeves
(archive footage)
Sharon Tate
(archive footage)
Rudolph Valentino
(archive footage)
Natalie Wood
(archive footage)
Mike Eagan
Narrator (voice)
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