PULPCORE:
THE ART OF
DAVID RUSSELL TALBOTT
HOLLYWOOD PULPCORE:
Oppenheimer's Air Sick Blues
The cast and crew of Howard Hughes' movie, "The Conqueror", were exposed to radiation while filming in the Utah desert. Twenty five years later, over half of them had contracted cancer including Susan Hayward and John Wayne.
Clark Gable
It was rumored MGM paid a studio flunky to take the blame when Clark Gable accidently killed a woman while driving drunk on Sunset Blvd.
The Browning Show
Early in his career, Tod Browning killed an actor friend while drunk driving and it haunted him for life.
James Dean vs. The Spyders
James Dean lost his life in a car crash two weeks after making a P.S.A. for driving safety. His Porsche Spyder "Little Bastard" continued to claim victims after it was salvaged.
Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield died in an auto accident in 1967 after cutting ties with Church of Satan leader Anton LaVey.
Carole Lombard
When Carole Lombard died in a TWA plane crash in 1942, she had let the flip of a coin decide her travel plans.
Thelma Todd
In 1935, Thelma Todd died of carbon monoxide poisoing after trying to keep warm, locked in a cold garage by her boyfriend, director Roland West.
Clara Bow
Did Clara Bow really shag the entire 1927 USC Trojan's football team?
J.G. Ballard Auto-Eroticizes Liz Taylor
JG Ballard eroticized Liz Taylor's trachea scar in his 1969 work "The Atrocity Exhibition" and blew his reader's minds.
