As a titan of the silver screen, Henry Fonda seemed to have it all. Nicknamed “One-Take Fonda” for his natural talents and charm in front of the camera, his life behind the lens was equally glamorous, with a new woman on his arm nearly every week. Sadly, however, the truth about this Hollywood golden boy is much darker than his "perfect" life seemed.

She’s best remembered for her role as Morticia Addams, the macabre matriarch of the 1964 version of The Addams Family, but Carolyn Jones didn’t always have it easy. Throughout her yo-yoing career, she battled through health issues, typecasting, multiple marriages, and at times, even poverty. Still, the dedicated actress valued her profession as much as life itself—or, possibly, even more. From ingénue to icon, this is the story of the indomitable Carolyn Jones.

Fans knew Carole Lombard as the “screwball queen” and the “profane angel,” but when she wasn’t providing the laughs on screen she was living the glamorous high life, engaging in behind-the-scenes scandals as racy as any of her contemporaries. Sadly, a tragic accident took her far too soon—but even though she lived to just 33, her story is as jaw-dropping as it gets.

Since Fred Rogers first stepped out into the world, he noticed a profound lack of enriching children’s entertainment, especially in the budding medium of television. Taking this as his calling, he created a series almost entirely from his own mind, teaching children how to overcome life’s greatest struggles. Against the fear and uncertainty of the world, he provided a much-needed comfort—making his loss all the more heartbreaking.

Paul Simon once sang, “I am a rock, I am an island”—and he wasn’t lying. Simon’s songwriting brilliance is as complicated as the man himself. Beneath the chart-topping, era-defining music, he was a minefield of neuroses: obsessed with control, wracked with self-doubt, and locked in one of music’s most outrageous feuds with his angel-voiced partner, Art Garfunkel. Behind the hits lay a trail of controversy, failed love affairs, wild, substance-fueled nights with Princess Leia, and a genius who couldn’t stop unraveling.

Of all the tragic Hollywood stories—and there are a lot—the story of Audrey Munson may well be the most devastating. Many consider Munson to be the first supermodel, but instead of posing in the latest fashions for the camera, she was standing still for sculptors. It was when Munson tried to parlay her fame into a movie career, however, that things went south. There was no quick crash and burn for Munson, and a devastating series of events led her to a truly dark and unforgettable end.