He lived for 61 years, building up his career in the entertainment industry, first as a dancer, then a manager, then an agent to successful film actors. But in 1964, Marty Martyn would suddenly succumb to an illness, perishing on Christmas Day. 40 years later, a boy in Oklahoma would be born with Marty Martyn’s memories and at five years old he would succeed in proving his identity. This week, we bring you the entirely true and incredible tale of the reincarnation Marty Martyn into the body of Ryan Hammons.

Also on the podcast this week, Tanya Dickson shares the life of Janis Joplin and tells you all about the room where she died which is now available to paying guests. Hear all about the shrine Janis’ fans have created in the closet of this legendary motel room on this week’s edition of the Haunted Hollywood Hour podcast.

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If you're in Utah and can go to this library to snap a photo of the pic they have on file of Marty and Florence, I'd be forever grateful: https://utahstate.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/archival_objects/296662

Department of Perceptual Studies at University of Virginia: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/

Florence's Variety obituary: https://variety.com/1997/scene/people-news/florence-maslow-1116676127/

Florence's bio on JazzAgeClub.com: https://www.jazzageclub.com/miss-florence/1445/

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