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The Sun and the Code: Bracketville, Texas, 1968 Part 1: No Shade The desert didn’t care about glamour. It didn’t care about Hollywood, or about…

The Empty Hat (Nobody Was Listening) Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles. July 12th, 1962. Part 1: The Last Note The city was alive with neon, traffic,…

The Night Dean Martin Chose the Heart: A Hollywood True Story Part 1: The Spotlight and the Silence October 1963. The Ambassador Hotel ballroom glowed…

When Legends Fell: The Night Gene Kelly Danced with Sammy Davis Jr. Part 1: The Gathering of Legends December 12, 1963. Beverly Hills was glittering…

Charisma and the Fastest Gun: The Day Glenn Ford Met Sammy Davis Jr. Part 1: The Legend of Speed They called Glenn Ford the fastest…

A Salute in the Shadows Part 1: The Last Row November 17th, 1949. Hollywood. The night sky over Grauman’s Chinese Theater was a battlefield of…

The Quiet Blessing Part 1: The Night Before June 10th, 1951. Kong, Ireland. The village of Kong was little more than a handful of stone…

The Quiet Promise: John Wayne’s Rainy November Part 1: The Rain November 1953. Los Angeles was wrapped in a slow, gray rain, the kind that…

Little Duke: The Making of an American Legend Part 1: The Schoolyard Fall, 1914. The air in Glendale, California, is crisp, tinged with the promise…