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From Beneath the Hollywood Sign is a tv podcast hosted by Steve Cubine & Nan McNamara. It has 135 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

If the Golden era of Old Hollywood is your thing, our podcast is for you! If you want TYRONE POWER instead of TOM HARDY, JENNIFER JONES instead of JENNIFER LAWRENCE, or ROBERT MITCHUM rather than ROBERT PATTINSON, then FROM BENEATH THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN is the gin joint for you. Each week, writer and producer STEVE CUBINE and actress and writer NAN MCNAMARA explore, discuss, and dissect the magical, mysterious, amusing, and sometimes bizarre tales of Old Hollywood. So sit back and revisit a time when the pictures were still big and everyone was ready for their close-up.

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"Star Of The Month - Maggie McNamara" (134)

2

“BETTE vs MIRIAM: WHEN STARS COLLIDED” - 3/30/2026 (133)

3

JAMES WONG HOWE: THE MAN WHO PAINTED WITH LIGHT (132)

4

"SNUBBED BY THE OSCARS: CLASSIC PERFORMANCES THE ACADEMY IGNORED" (131)

5

"THE MANY FACES OF ROBERT DUVALL" (130)

6

“FRANK LOVEJOY: CLASSIC CINEMA STAR OF THE MONTH” (129)

7

“THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF THELMA TODD – A CHAT WITH SANDY ADOMAITIS” - 2/23/2026  (128)

8

"HOLLYWOOD FIGHTS BACK: THE COMMITTEE FOR THE 1ST AMENDMENT" (127)

9

"THE WESTMORE DYNASTY: MAKEUP TO THE STARS AND BEYOND" - (126)

10

EPISODE 125 -  “VIRGINIA MAYO: CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD STAR OF THE MONTH” - 2/02/2026 (125)

11

“EARL CARROLL VANITIES: SCANDAL, SPECTACLE AND THE JAZZ AGE” - 1/27/2026 (124)

12

“ALMOST MARRIED TO THE MOB: HOLLYWOOD ACTRESSES WHO DATED MOBSTERS” - 1/19/2026  (123)

13

“HABITS, COLLARS & CLOSEUPS IN CLASSIC CINEMA” - 1/12/2026 (122)

14

“RICHARD BASEHART: CLASSIC STAR OF THE MONTH” - 1/05/2026 (121)

15

“REEL REFLECTIONS: STEVE & NAN’S FAVES IN CLASSIC CINEMA” - 12/29/25  (120)

16

“FUN FACTS ABOUT CLASSIC HOLIDAY MOVIES” - 12/22/2025 (119)

17

12-15-2025. "HO! HO! HOLLYWOOD: SANTA CLAUS IN CLASSIC CINEMA" (118)

18

“STEVE AND NAN DISCUSS: MOVIES ABOUT MOVIES” (117)

19

“CLASSIC STAR OF THE MONTH: DICK VAN DYKE” - 12/01/25  (116)

20

“THE HOLMES ACTING DYNASTY: FROM STAGE TO SCREEN” - 11/24/25 (115)

21

"FROM SILENT DREAMS TO SILVER SCREENS - THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN STORY" Nov 17, 2025 - (114)

22

“BIG STAR, SMALL SCREEN - A CONVERSATION WITH FRONT ROW CLASSICS’ BRANDON DAVIS” - 11/10/25 (113)

23

“CLASSIC CINEMA STAR OF THE MONTH: JACQUELINE WHITE” - 11/03/25 (112)

24

“CELEBRATING DIANE KEATON: THE HIDDEN GEMS OF A HOLLYWOOD ORIGINAL” (111)

25

FBTHS: “LON CHANEY SR, and LON CHANEY JR” (110)

26

“HOLLYWOOD GOLDEN BOY: THE LEGACY OF ROBERT REDFORD” - 10/13/25 - (109)

27

“HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY: GLENN FORD & ELEANOR POWELL, REMEMBERED BY SON PETER FORD” - 10/06/25 (108)

28

“SUSAN PETERS: A CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD TRAGEDY” (107)

29

FBTHS - "FROM THE BAD SEED TO THE WONDER YEARS: PATTY McCORMACK & DAN LAURIA IN CONVERSATION" (106)

30

"LOUELLA & HEDDA- THE GOLDEN AGE'S GOSSIP GIRLS" (105)

31

“MEMORABLE MINUTES: JOHN DILEO ON ACTORS WHO MADE THE MOST OF LESS” - 9/08/25 (104)

32

“ELEANOR PARKER: CLASSIC CINEMA STAR OF THE MONTH” - 9/01/25 (103)

33

“TALKIES, GANGSTERS, & BUGS BUNNY: THE WARNER BROTHERS JOURNEY” - 8/25/25 (102)

34

“UNCOVERING URSULA PARROTT: DR. MARSHA GORDON ON THE LOST LITERARY STAR” - 8/18/25 (101)

35

“LIGHTS! CAMERA! KARGER! TCM’s DAVE KARGER HELPS US CELEBRATE 100 EPISODES”

36

Grant Withers: Classic Cinema Star of the Month – Aug 04, 2025 (099)

37

“BEHIND THE SCENES: GETTING TO KNOW THE TEAM BEHIND FBTHS” (098)

38

"BEHIND THE GLAMOUR: DRUG USE IN OLD HOLLYWOOD" (097)

39

“LEGENDS IN CEMENT: THE STORY OF THE GRAUMAN’S CHINESE THEATRE”

40

“VIRGINIA GREY: Classic Cinema Star of the Month” (095)

41

"SECOND ACT: REDISCOVERING OVERLOOKED MUSICALS" (094)

42

"EDITH HEAD: OLD HOLLYWOOD'S QUEEN OF FASHION" (093)

43

“BORN TO BE BAD - Old Hollywood's Favorite Brats" (092) 6/16/25

44

"STARS BENEATH OUR FEET- THE HISTORY OF THE WALK OF FAME" (091)

45

"MARK STEVENS: CLASSIC CINEMA STAR OF THE MONTH" (090)

46

"STEVE & NAN EXPLORE THE WILD, WILD WEST OF OLD HOLLYWOOD" (089)

47

"OLD HOLLYWOOD'S TOXIC TRIANGLE" (088)

48

“2025 TCM FILM FESTIVAL WRAP UP” (087) - 5/12/2025

49

“ANNA MAY WONG: CLASSIC CINEMA STAR OF THE MONTH” (086) - 5/5/2025

50

“THE MAKING OF MAGIC: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ - PART 2” - 4/28/2025 (085)

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