Life in the Spotlight: Hoosiers Experiencing Fame

About this episode

The episode explores the lives of famous Hoosiers James Dean and Michael Jackson.

Have Comments, Questions, or Anecdotes? Send 'em our way we'd love to hear them! Welcome! Casey and Regan are back for Season 6 of Unbound: A Collection of Indiana Stories. For the season premiere Casey and Regan are going back to Tinseltown to follow the stories of two very famous Hoosiers. First Regan looks at the life of James Dean, notorious Hollywood potentially not-so-bad boy, through the eyes of his hometown. Then Casey recounts Michael Jackson’s rise to fame, highlighting the highs a...

People in this episode

Hosts: Casey, Regan

Topics covered

• fame
• Hollywood
• Indiana history
• James Dean
• Michael Jackson
• celebrity culture

Keywords

• James Dean
• Michael Jackson
• Indiana
• fame
• Hollywood
• celebrity

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Indiana, Tinseltown

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