Podcast: What happened to Lora Lee?

All through the historical past of Hollywood, little one entertainers have persistently clashed with the mother and father and guardians who handle their cash and lives. The tales of child stars like Britney Spears and Gary Coleman are well-known. However lengthy earlier than them was little one actor Lora Lee Michel. Within the Forties, Michel turned a famed Hollywood actress at age 7, working alongside display screen legends like Humphrey Bogart and Gary Cooper. However by the point she was 22, she landed in jail. Then she disappeared.

At this time, half one of a two-part collection tracing Michel’s life. It’s a narrative that reveals the underbelly of Hollywood’s Golden Age and the perils going through little one actors. Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Visitors: L.A. Instances Firm City reporter Stacy Perman

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