Walt Disney: “The hardest thing is to please yourself.”
With 26 Oscars, Walt Disney holds the record for the most Academy Awards won by a single individual. His life can be summed up by his own words: “The hardest…
With 26 Oscars, Walt Disney holds the record for the most Academy Awards won by a single individual. His life can be summed up by his own words: “The hardest…
She transformed opera into dramatic theater, and the girl who had avoided mirrors since childhood became a model of aristocratic taste that captivated millionaires. “I didn’t have my own face;…
What made one of the brightest stars of our time, Tina Turner, “simply the best” was not her achievements, but her losses. Throughout her life, she changed her name, faith,…
Freddie Mercury, the 45-year-old frontman of Queen, passed away from pneumonia related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome on November 24, 1991—just one day after publicly announcing his illness, which he had…
What do you need to know about the trailblazer who wore a talisman capsule containing radium around her neck instead of jewelry, worked for 12 years without protective gear while…
The unicorn, sent to humanity by an angel, suffered from rumors that it was controlled by a demon. Its “superhuman” interaction with the instrument led detractors to search for “black…
“His existence should have been ended by a merciful doctor at birth,” said the inventor of dynamite… about himself. This ironic “self-portrait” of the world’s richest chemist, as well as…
A connoisseur of beauty and paradoxes urged us not to destroy legends: they reveal the true essence of humanity. Here’s a biography and intriguing facts about the life of the…
On October 9, 2016, the world lost a cinematic giant, Andrzej Wajda. This moment serves as a poignant reminder to reflect on the legacy of a figure who shaped global…
Fate has thrown plenty of challenges into her life, knocking her off the pedestal that her talent and determination had placed her on. It’s no coincidence that wealthy women dreamed…
He became an iconic figure of the Interbellum (from the Latin inter – “between” and bellum – “war”), the twenty-year period between the two World Wars. For history, it was…
The total circulation of books by this phenomenal author exceeds 4 billion copies, placing her third after the Bible and Shakespeare. Over seventy of her detective novels have been translated…
On September 5, 1946, in the town of Kamyanets on the island of Zanzibar, Farrokh Bulsara was born—a name that meant “happy” and “wonderful.” From the 1970s onward, he was…
The brief life of the most successful performer in history was so filled with myths, rumors, scandals, and neuroses that the topic couldn’t be avoided even at his funeral. “There…
140 years ago, a French woman was born whose biography her compatriots would call Art de Vivre – “The Art of Living.” She was a mistress, a collaborator, and an…
She took her own life at the age of 39 to avoid falling into the hands of a conqueror. Although this occurred long before our era, on August 12, 30…
The name of Plautilla Nelli (1524-1588) has emerged in the context of feminist discourse surrounding the revival of the legacy of unjustly forgotten women artists—certainly in the “back alleys of…
The Knight of the Legion of Honor and a César Award winner lived in his own castle and had a personal filmography of 150 movies. However, to land the roles…
Ernest Hemingway, 1900 Escaping from cello lessons into the wild was made possible by the family’s summer cottage on the shores of Michigan. Residents of the seven-room mansion, complete with…
She paused for a moment in the doorway… This time, there would be no turning back! She left this world peacefully and with dignity, for in her culture, death is…
As we mark the 95th anniversary of his birth, let’s explore some intriguing facts about the life of this legend. From a Lineage of Planters and Rebels The future hero…
Behind the artificially crafted image of a cheerful sex symbol lay the complex reality of the “Queen of Pin-Up,” Marilyn Monroe. Her life was marked by a troubled childhood, three…
World-renowned for his deductive method, Sherlock Holmes has captured the hearts of readers across generations worldwide, yet he was a source of great irritation for his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle.…
Who was Christopher Columbus? His name is well-known to everyone since school days. The first association that springs to mind when he is mentioned is America. Indeed, Columbus’s discovery of…
Surrealism was a style of creativity and life embraced by a mad genius who always captured the interest of the public and psychiatrists alike. The vibrant performances of this eccentric…
The Oscar-winning actress made her mark as a style icon, introducing women to the elegance of the sheath dress, dark sunglasses, headscarves (she even wore one for her wedding hairstyle),…
The famous name of this writer is well-known around the world. His works are studied in schools and universities, forming the foundation of theater arts and the drama genre, while…
It was the renowned playwright George Bernard Shaw who bestowed the title of creator of the most famous image in world cinema—the “tramp Charlie.” This stoic, silent character, adorned with…
He is often referred to as the genius of an era that bridged authoritarian ignorance and the modern Western world. Painting, sculpture, architecture, invention, anatomy, music, and literature were all…
The happy life and achievements of the legendary automobile designer, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and one of the wealthiest individuals of all time, Henry Ford, were shaped in…
The creator of “The Ugly Duckling,” “The Little Mermaid,” “The Snow Queen,” “Thumbelina,” “The Princess and the Pea,” “The Tinderbox,” “The Steadfast Tin Soldier,” and “Ole-Luk-Oie” was a master storyteller…
The biography of the remarkable sculptor, painter, architect, thinker, and poet was published during his lifetime—an unprecedented move in the realm of Western European art. Alongside his handcrafted masterpieces, documentary…
Exactly 85 years ago, Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) filmed the spy thriller “The Lady Vanishes”—one of the last films he made before moving from England to Hollywood. Seventy-five years ago, he…
Not every actor’s life becomes material for its own adaptation. Until the end of her days, the American star of the “Golden Age” worked and lived “in front of the…
A virtuoso pianist with 30 years of performance experience lived only 35 years, yet by the age of 20, he had already become the most renowned composer in Europe, achieving…
The creator of philosophical tales about the adventures of a girl named Alice became a writer by chance, while his emergence as the founder of the genre of “paradoxical literature”…
This is the third woman after Joan of Arc and Sarah Bernhardt to be honored with a monument in Paris. When she took her own life, France declared a national…
A likely autistic individual became a source of vital knowledge for the world and an architect of economic miracles for his homeland. True Values The creator of physical science and…
That’s how the actress and singer described herself in her autobiography, a figure whose allure transcends her on-screen and stage personas. Even during her lifetime, 55 books were written about…
The states where he was born and died (the Holy Roman and Austrian Empires) no longer exist, yet Beethoven’s name in the 21st century carries as much weight as it…
Last year, the world lost Jean-Paul Belmondo. His passing went largely unnoticed as people were preoccupied with global health crises. This year, amid yet another wave of stress, the world…
Born at the Ball The life of the son of a lord and grandson of a duke from the illustrious Spencer family began on November 30, 1874… in the ladies’…
If a caricaturist who despised landscape painters had been told in his youth that he would spend a third of his life depicting water lilies in a backyard pond, he…
The abandoned son and the love of a lesbian, a career in intelligence, and a ban in the U.S. – intriguing facts about the life of “Mama Carlson.” Roots in…
Fifty-five years ago, a young Cher was swept up in the first wave of fame. In 1967, 40 million copies of her records flew off the shelves worldwide. Since then,…
Imaginations from the Land of Blankets Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, on November 13, 1850. According to his memories, he spent his childhood in…
The creator of “The Thinker,” “The Burghers of Calais,” and “The Kiss” introduced new methods in depicting the human form. What exactly makes his images unique, and why did patrons…
If you were to combine the compliments from Hollywood directors about a star, it would result in a description of a “wild dark horse, who kept her beauty in check.”…