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Horrorwood: True Crime in Tinseltown

Horrorwood: True Crime in Tinseltown

Drifting on the Pacific with a Decomposing Movie Star

Jul 13, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min · 12 segments

Critics called him the next Clark Gable. His rugged good looks and womanizing ways made Steve Cochran Hollywood's favorite bad boy. With a life as colorful as his it's only fitting his death make just…

Critics called him the next Clark Gable. His rugged good looks and womanizing ways made Steve Cochran Hollywood's favorite bad boy. With a life as colorful as his it's only fitting his death make just as big a "splash." For ad-free and bonus episodes: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts -OR- Subscribe on YouTube -OR- Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/horrorwoodpodcast Follow us! IG, FB Send us an email: [horrorwoodpodcast@gmail.com](mailto:horrorwoodpodcast@gmail.com) Episode Sources: “Steve Cochran: Bad Boy of Hollywood” by Michelangelo Capua, University Press of Mississippi, May 12, 2026 “10 days trapped with a corpse: The strange death of a notorious Hollywood star” by Andrew Chamings, SF GATE, Oct 24, 2022 “Body Found on Drifting Boat Identified as Actor” The Tampa Tribune, Jun 28, 1965 “SEA PUZZLE Inquiry into actor’a death” The Canberra Times, Jun 29, 1965 “Last Rites For Cochran Held Today” The Times Standard, Jul 1, 1965 “Steve Cochran, Actor, Is Dead” The New York Times, Jun 27, 1965 “Death of Steve Cochran at Sea Is Attributed to Lung Infection” The New York Times, Jun 28, 1965 “Steve Cochran Funeral” The Times, Jul 2, 1965 Creeptastic theme music by: Nicholas Davio - nicholasdavio.com, @mr.nick.davio, @huron\_coast Privacy Policy

Critics called him the next Clark Gable. His rugged good looks and womanizing ways made Steve Cochran Hollywood's favorite bad boy. With a life as colorful as his it's only fitting his death make just…

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Speakers: KateHostKevinHost

Top entities: Steve Cochran×174 God×12 Hollywood×20 Fay McKenzie×18 Alan Ladd×6

Show signals: SuitabilitySensitiveBiasNot politicalAudience≈1k followers

Childhood & Rebellious School Years7:44 – 16:15

K

KateHost

7:44

Steve was born on May 25th, 1917 as Robert Alexander Cochran Jr. in Eureka, California.

K

KevinHost

7:55

Eureka!

K

KateHost

7:57

He was the youngest child of Robert Sr. and his wife, Jessie Rose.

K

KateHost

8:01

Their firstborn, a daughter named Veena, was nine years older than her baby brother.

K

KevinHost

8:07

Wow.

K

KateHost

8:07

Robert Jr. was what you'd call a surprise.

K

KevinHost

8:12

Oh.

K

KevinHost

8:12

Oh,

K

KateHost

8:13

I thought there was

K

KevinHost

8:13

more.

K

KevinHost

8:14

I was trying to think of something else to say.

K

KevinHost

8:16

Oh.

K

KateHost

8:16

Oh.

K

KateHost

8:19

As a child, Steve Cochran was known as Bob.

K

KateHost

8:22

We'll get into the name change in a bit.

K

KateHost

8:24

But to distinguish him from his dad, he was Bob.

K

KateHost

8:27

His dad was Robert.

K

KateHost

8:28

Got

K

KevinHost

8:28

it.

K

KateHost

8:29

Robert was a lumberjack and was gone all day working while Jesse tended to the house.

K

KevinHost

8:34

Lumberjack is hot.

K

KateHost

8:36

I knew you were going to say something about that.

K

KevinHost

8:38

I'm sorry.

K

KevinHost

8:38

Why? Don't be

K

KateHost

8:39

sorry.

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100%174 mentions
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LegacyDeath > Circumstances of Death > Natural Causes > Steve Cochran

Childhood & Rebellious School Years7:44 – 16:15

K

KateHost

7:44

Steve was born on May 25th, 1917 as Robert Alexander Cochran Jr. in Eureka, California.

K

KevinHost

7:55

Eureka!

K

KateHost

7:57

He was the youngest child of Robert Sr. and his wife, Jessie Rose.

K

KateHost

8:01

Their firstborn, a daughter named Veena, was nine years older than her baby brother.

K

KevinHost

8:07

Wow.

K

KateHost

8:07

Robert Jr. was what you'd call a surprise.

K

KevinHost

8:12

Oh.

K

KevinHost

8:12

Oh,

K

KateHost

8:13

I thought there was

K

KevinHost

8:13

more.

K

KevinHost

8:14

I was trying to think of something else to say.

K

KevinHost

8:16

Oh.

K

KateHost

8:16

Oh.

K

KateHost

8:19

As a child, Steve Cochran was known as Bob.

K

KateHost

8:22

We'll get into the name change in a bit.

K

KateHost

8:24

But to distinguish him from his dad, he was Bob.

K

KateHost

8:27

His dad was Robert.

K

KateHost

8:28

Got

K

KevinHost

8:28

it.

K

KateHost

8:29

Robert was a lumberjack and was gone all day working while Jesse tended to the house.

K

KevinHost

8:34

Lumberjack is hot.

K

KateHost

8:36

I knew you were going to say something about that.

K

KevinHost

8:38

I'm sorry.

K

KevinHost

8:38

Why? Don't be

K

KateHost

8:39

sorry.

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