Watching Classic Movies Podcast--Eve Golden, Author of Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn't Help It

They say never meet your heroes, but “they” never said anything about heroines. In my talk with Eve Golden, I found her to be every bit as witty, informed, and fun as I imagined her to be since I first started reading her Movieline column The Bottom Shelf in the 90s. Since then she has written two collections of film essays, and seven film and theater biographies, with an eighth on the way. We talked about her latest book Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn’t Help It, her next biography, squealing, bullet bras, and all sorts of other important things. 

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You can learn more about Eve Golden at her website.   

Recommended movies discussed: 

The Girl Can’t Help It (1956) 

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) 

The Burglar (1957) 

The Wayward Bus (1957) 

Kiss Them for Me (1957) 

Too Hot to Handle [Playgirl After Dark] (1960) 

The Loves of Hercules (1960) 

Dog Eat Dog! [Einer Frisst Den Anderen] (1964)

My Review of Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn't Help it.

Stay tuned for a fabulous new guest on Wednesday, 8/4!