139. Six Degrees of Robert Evans | The Kid Stays in the Picture

Done & Dunne

Hemlock Creatives

True Crime, History

4.7 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In our continuing investigation into the Six Degrees of Robert Evans, this episode focuses on his years from 1956 through 1961. Robert begins as an actor and will end this five year period with an ex-wife, a fortune, and a new production career in Hollywood. Connected into this episode: Norma Shearer, Jimmy Cagney, David O. Selznick, Darryl Zanuck, Ernest Hemingway, Ava Gardner, Errol Flynn, Lana Turner, and many others. All sources can be found at doneanddunne.com. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! This episode is sponsored by Factor. Head to factormeals.com/dunne50 and use code dunne50 to get 50% off America's #1 ready-to-eat meal delivery service! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://www.advertisecast.com/DoneDunne. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Dun & Dun. I'm Alicia, your hostess on this podcast journey, All Things Dominic Dunn, where everything really does connect.
0:11.1	Thank you for joining me today as we continue our journey into Six Degrees with Robert Evans, who we left in 1956 in the last episode, headed to Hollywood to promote his
0:24.8	fashion brand of Von Pocone. Robert Evans will stay at the Beverly Hills Hotel, which has
0:32.4	been featured in many a done and done episode. Going all the way back to the beginning of our journey, episode four, we talked about the
0:41.7	Battle of the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Silberstein sisters.
0:46.9	We've also talked about Nick's time in 1956 as well, same time as Robert Evans.
0:54.0	Dominic Dunn is at the Beverly Hills Hotel, getting his
0:57.9	second taste of Hollywood, attending that infamous party at the home of Humphrey Bogart. All of it is so
1:05.9	connected, the Beverly Hills Hotel into our man Nick and definitely joined up this week with Robert Evans.
1:14.5	Before we begin today's episode, I do have some huge thanks to give to a few folks.
1:20.4	Big, big love to JLZ, Daisy, and Lisa, who upped their membership on patreon.com slash done and done.
1:29.8	They are now getting Not Done Yet bonus episodes.
1:33.2	This last week on Not Done Yet, number 68, we dropped the story of the meteoric rise of the middle class Joanne Connolly,
1:44.0	debutante of the year in 1948, through her tragic death
1:49.1	less than 10 years later. Excellent story. JL.Z. Daisy, Lisa, Lisa, I really appreciate your support
1:57.8	and wanting to get those delicious Not Done Yet episodes.
2:01.7	I do have two more folks to thank.
2:04.2	Marilyn B. and Erica V.
2:06.8	Holy Cats, our newest supporters on Patreon.
2:10.3	Getting in for all of it.
2:12.2	Early and ad-free episodes and all the Not Done Yet bonuses.
2:16.6	So grateful to all of y'all and the entire Patreon community,
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