The Last Ovation Podcast

Bruce and Brandon Lee are a father/son duo who are martial arts legends. Like his father before him, Brandon took up acting and his star was on the rise. Also like his father before him, his star came crashing down when tragedy struck. Today's Last Ovation goes to two who left this world far too soon.

The cast and crew of 1956's The Conqueror never knew that the soil beneath their feet and they air they were breathing were possibly spreading dangerous levels of radioactive materials into their bodies. With 220 people involved on the set, 91 of those people had been diagnosed with cancer. Today we provide a Last Ovation to those that were involved in the making of this movie, and to those who paid the ultimate price in seeing it completed.

Vincent Price is The King of Horror. With a decades-long career in radio, television and film, Vincent secured his spot as Hollywood Royalty. With a voice that still sends chills down the spines of film fanatics everywhere, Vincent Price remains dear to the hearts of cinema-lovers around the world.

Heather O'Rourke and Dominique Dunne starred in one of Hollywood's most famous horror film, "Poltergeist", and soon thereafter both actresses were dead. One died of a mysterious illness, the other died at the hands of another. Today we provide a Last Ovation to these two young stars, whose lives ended far too soon.

Eartha Kitt was a legend who had to fight her way to the top. Taking on the United States Government and still standing tall, Eartha Kitt proved that she was a force to be reckoned with. A humanitarian, an activist and a vocal powerhouse, Eartha Kitt remains a world-wide treasure who will never be forgotten.