The Remarkably Unremarkable Death of Thomas H. Ince

Thomas Harper Ince was kind of a big deal. Known as "The Father of the Western" (because he made So. Many. Westerns.), Ince was instrumental in how the Hollywood studio system would eventually run. He built the first major film studio AND created the role of producer. His career was boomin' and he seemed on top of his game, which is why when he suddenly died after partying on a yacht people assumed his death occurred under mysterious circumstances. Was he shot in the head in a case of mistaken identity, or did he just have terrible indigestion? And what the heck does Charlie Chaplin have to do with all this?

 

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Episode Sources:

"Thomas Ince: Hollywood's Independent Pioneer" by Brian Taves

"The Myth and Mystery of Thomas Ince" by Anita Hamilton

"Inceville: Hollywood History on the Road to Topanga" by Suzanne Guldimann

 

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