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Bonnie Bartlett (Emmy Award Winner): Hyperfixated with Joseph Shepherd #16

October 7, 2026 · 26 min

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Acting legend and Emmy winner Bonnie Bartlett joins Joseph Shepherd to chat about growing up obsessed with classic Hollywood, her nearly 75-year career, and the incredible stories behind her memoir Middle of the Rainbow. Plus, Marilyn Monroe, Lee Strasberg, the Hollywood blacklist, Little House on the Prairie, live television, her marriage to William Daniels, becoming a mother, and so much more.


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0:38 Growing Up Movie Obsessed

1:59 Bonnie the Wild Child

3:35 Her Father's Acting Dreams

5:01 Her Mother's Disapproval

6:17 The Red Dress

8:12 Writing Middle of the Rainbow

10:26 Acting on Live TV

12:10 Studying With Lee Strasberg

14:02 The Hollywood Blacklist

15:59 Knowing Marilyn Monroe

18:11 Little House on the Prairie

19:33 Changing With the World

22:07 Looking Back at Her Legacy

22:27 Becoming a Mother

25:42 Bonnie Gets Candid


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