Welcome to From Beneath the Hollywood Sign. If you love old movies, Hollywood history, or the golden age of filmmaking, you've come to the right place. This is the podcast that talks about amazing stories of Tinseltown from another era and fascinating conversations with writer Steve Kubine and actress writer Nan McNamara.

So Steve, did Ava Gardner and Howard Hughes have a good relationship?

Well, they did until he dislocated her jaw.

What?

Well, don't worry. She hitting back with an ashtray.

From beneath the Hollywood sign is the gin joint for you.

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Music night long. Hey y'all. I got a cool one.

Tonight I'm going to take you back to a place that we have actually had an episode on

before,

the Great Dismal Swamp.

Now, when we discussed this treacherous place back in the past, we focused on its history,

specifically as a refugee camp for escaped enslaved men.

However, this seemingly impenetrable wilderness region is also steeped in folklore.

And why wouldn't it be right?

After all, it is a grim and dangerous place where few are willing to enter.

So tonight, come and join me here at the campfire while I tell you about one of the more recent stories to have come out of this dense Virginia

Swamp Land, the tale of Blackjack the Hermon.

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