Episode 209 - Jayne Mansfield - Saturday, May 24 at 7am ET on BIO
The busty blonde bombshell that was Jayne Mansfield was only 34 when she died. Starring in films such asThe Girl Can't Help It and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, with her breathy voice, sexy squeaks, and voluptuous looks, Jayne was one of the true sex symbols of the 20th Century. Mansfield tragically died in a car accident in 1967 on the way to a television appearance. She was killed instantly, but her three children asleep in the back all lived. Skeptic Gail Porter and sensitive Chris Fleming pick up the Mansfield story in Biloxi, the last place where she performed on the night before she died. Will a séance there bring contact from beyond the grave? A midnight trip to Dead Man's Curve, where Jayne lost her life, brings fascinating results; but it is the investigation into the voodoo history of New Orleans that truly terrifies our dynamic duo.
Episode 305 - Carole Lombard and Clark Gable - Saturday, May 24 at 8am ET on BIO
Gail Porter and Chris Fleming continue their search for the spirits of famous Americans and travel back in time to Hollywood in its heyday. Carole Lombard and Clark Gable were the superstar couple of their day, both at the top of their professions and living the Hollywood dream---a dream that became a nightmare when an aircraft carrying Carole smashed at full-speed into a mountainside near Las Vegas, killing her at the age of 33. The world thought it had seen the last of the screwball comedy legend...but had it? Searching for the spirits of the much-missed couple, Porter and Fleming visit the creepy old saloon where Gable waited for the tragic news and the hotel where Gable and Lombard spent their honeymoon. Did Carole grab one last chance to be on camera, and did Gable give a damn?
Featured Dead Famous Video Clips - May 2008
My Sleepless Night In Lincoln
Only a few people have heard this story. All of the following events were actually experienced by me.
When I was asked to work on Dead Famous, the shooting was to take place at night in Lincoln, New Mexico, which is a several hour drive, southeast of my home in Albuquerque. They didn't want me driving back in the middle of the night and I agreed, since I would have to drive through a snow storm. As a result, the production company would put me up in the only place to sleep in Lincoln...a bed and breakfast known as the Ellis Store and Inn. The cast and crew were also staying there, which made it easy for everyone.
A little over a year since the Dead Famous - Billy the Kid episode was taped, I returned to Lincoln, NM. This time it was in the daylight and I was able to take my son with me, who was visiting from out of state.
We went into the Old Lincoln County Courthouse and I met with Dee Ann Kessler, the monument manager who was also in the episode. She told us to feel free to wander around. I took my son on a tour of the courthouse and showed him where we taped Dead Famous. It was interesting to see the place in the daylight instead of the limited area illuminated by a flashlight beam.
The Girl Can't Help It and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, with her breathy voice, sexy squeaks, and voluptuous looks, Jayne was one of the true sex symbols of the 20th Century. Mansfield tragically died in a car accident in 1967 on the way to a television appearance. She was killed instantly, but her three children asleep in the back all lived. Skeptic Gail Porter and sensitive Chris Fleming pick up the Mansfield story in Biloxi, the last place where she performed on the night before she died. Will a séance there bring contact from beyond the grave? A midnight trip to Dead Man's Curve, where Jayne lost her life, brings fascinating results; but it is the investigation into the voodoo history of New Orleans that truly terrifies our dynamic duo. 
time to Hollywood in its heyday. Carole Lombard and Clark Gable were the superstar couple of their day, both at the top of their professions and living the Hollywood dream---a dream that became a nightmare when an aircraft carrying Carole smashed at full-speed into a mountainside near Las Vegas, killing her at the age of 33. The world thought it had seen the last of the screwball comedy legend...but had it? Searching for the spirits of the much-missed couple, Porter and Fleming visit the creepy old saloon where Gable waited for the tragic news and the hotel where Gable and Lombard spent their honeymoon. Did Carole grab one last chance to be on camera, and did Gable give a damn? 
A little over a year since the Dead Famous - Billy the Kid episode was taped, I returned to Lincoln, NM. This time it was in the daylight and I was able to take my son with me, who was visiting from out of state. 
