Intimate Fame

Intimate Fame

What if you were there? Scott Edward Smith brings you up close and personal journeys with Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Wallis Simpson and more of your favorite historical and screen icons in these intimate, one person performances of fictionalized audio dramas. NOTE: Language in this content may be inappropriate for some listeners.

Episodes

March 14, 2023 32 mins

The day an icon was created. The day an icon died.  They say, “In a heartbeat... your life can flash in front of you."  James Dean did not believe that.  Until 5:44 p.m. 9-30-55.  A day. An hour. A minute. A second. James Dean’s life flashed in front of him in a heartbeat.  We all have a lot more to remember than we think.

Intimate Fame  is created and written by Scott Edward Smith, and produced by Howard Gluss.

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The day an icon was created. The day an icon died.  They say, “In a heartbeat... your life can flash in front of you."  James Dean did not believe that.  Until 5:44 p.m. 9-30-55.  A day. An hour. A minute. A second. James Dean’s life flashed in front of him in a heartbeat.  We all have a lot more to remember than we think.

Intimate Fame  is created and written by Scott Edward Smith, and produced by Howard Gluss.

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March 14, 2023 23 mins

The day an icon was created. The day an icon died.  They say, “In a heartbeat... your life can flash in front of you."  James Dean did not believe that.  Until 5:44 p.m. 9-30-55.  A day. An hour. A minute. A second. James Dean’s life flashed in front of him in a heartbeat.  We all have a lot more to remember than we think.

Intimate Fame  is created and written by Scott Edward Smith, and produced by Howard Gluss.

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September 27, 2022 22 mins

June. 1962. Marilyn Monroe arrived at the Hotel Bel-Air. Five hours late. She had agreed to a photo sitting for Vogue magazine with photographer Bert Stern. Marilyn never granted photo sittings. 2,571 photographs of world-famous designer fashion and nudes were taken. The photographs would be the final glimpse into the life of the Hollywood icon. What was said? Only two people know. Two people who would never meet again. Six weeks a...

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September 27, 2022 24 mins

June. 1962. Marilyn Monroe arrived at the Hotel Bel-Air. Five hours late. She had agreed to a photo sitting for Vogue magazine with photographer Bert Stern. Marilyn never granted photo sittings. 2,571 photographs of world-famous designer fashion and nudes were taken. The photographs would be the final glimpse into the life of the Hollywood icon. What was said? Only two people know. Two people who would never meet again. Six weeks a...

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September 27, 2022 18 mins

June. 1962. Marilyn Monroe arrived at the Hotel Bel-Air. Five hours late. She had agreed to a photo sitting for Vogue magazine with photographer Bert Stern. Marilyn never granted photo sittings. 2,571 photographs of world-famous designer fashion and nudes were taken. The photographs would be the final glimpse into the life of the Hollywood icon. What was said? Only two people know. Two people who would never meet again. Six weeks a...

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September 27, 2022 26 mins

June. 1962. Marilyn Monroe arrived at the Hotel Bel-Air. Five hours late. She had agreed to a photo sitting for Vogue magazine with photographer Bert Stern. Marilyn never granted photo sittings. 2,571 photographs of world-famous designer fashion and nudes were taken. The photographs would be the final glimpse into the life of the Hollywood icon. What was said? Only two people know. Two people who would never meet again. Six weeks a...

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September 27, 2022 20 mins

June. 1962. Marilyn Monroe arrived at the Hotel Bel-Air. Five hours late. She had agreed to a photo sitting for Vogue magazine with photographer Bert Stern. Marilyn never granted photo sittings. 2,571 photographs of world-famous designer fashion and nudes were taken. The photographs would be the final glimpse into the life of the Hollywood icon. What was said? Only two people know. Two people who would never meet again. Six weeks a...

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September 27, 2022 26 mins

June. 1962. Marilyn Monroe arrived at the Hotel Bel-Air. Five hours late. She had agreed to a photo sitting for Vogue magazine with photographer Bert Stern. Marilyn never granted photo sittings. 2,571 photographs of world-famous designer fashion and nudes were taken. The photographs would be the final glimpse into the life of the Hollywood icon. What was said? Only two people know. Two people who would never meet again. Six weeks a...

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She won a King's heart in the 40-year romance known around the world as "The Love Story of the 20th Century". In December 1936 King Edward VIII abdicated his throne for the twice-divorced American, Wallis Simpson. Despite being vilified by the Royal Family and branded as an "adventuress" and the "king's whore", she became an unlikely but potent global symbol of female empowerment and a worldwide social icon. But even with all that ...

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She won a King's heart in the 40-year romance known around the world as "The Love Story of the 20th Century". In December 1936 King Edward VIII abdicated his throne for the twice-divorced American, Wallis Simpson. Despite being vilified by the Royal Family and branded as an "adventuress" and the "king's whore", she became an unlikely but potent global symbol of female empowerment and a worldwide social icon. But even with all that ...

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She won a King's heart in the 40-year romance known around the world as "The Love Story of the 20th Century". In December 1936 King Edward VIII abdicated his throne for the twice-divorced American, Wallis Simpson. Despite being vilified by the Royal Family and branded as an "adventuress" and the "king's whore", she became an unlikely but potent global symbol of female empowerment and a worldwide social icon. But even with all that ...

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