Claudette Colbert's fame couldn't mask her insecurities, scandalous rumors, and secretive life, before she suddenly vanished from Hollywood's spotlight.

Maybe the young Jackie Wilson knew his time on earth was going to be short-lived—that would explain why he bolted through life at such a dizzying pace.

For a brutally brief period, Olive Thomas was the sweetheart of the silver screen. Yet behind her pert image lay a wild, uncontrollable past—from the lows of her humble beginnings to the highs of her scandalous stardom. Throughout it all, the actress’s life careened toward a death that would shock the nation. When Olive Thomas met her tragic end, Old Hollywood lost its innocence.

Many people only know June Carter by way of her famous husband, classic country superstar, Johnny Cash. But this look at her tumultuous life is proof that even the most famous love stories come with misery.

From the very beginning, Hervé Villechaize got a taste of how unfair the world could be, whether the lesson came from mistreatment at school or the chronic aches and discomfort that accompanied his health condition. However, through all the hardships he endured, he could always find solace in his art, and he never stopped chasing his passion as an actor—until it all became too much to bear.

While his name may conjure up visions of a favorite family meal, the reality of being Meat Loaf was not always so easy to swallow. He was an incredibly troubled star who lived with a moniker that was a constant reminder of cruel taunts from school chums and from a dad who tragically tried to end his son’s life. But Meat Loaf poured all his childhood trauma into explosive tunes that were as operatic as they were Rock & Roll. But then one day he faced a challenge he could not have seen coming.