From 1901 to 1907 she would cook for seven wealthy New York families that would later contract typhoid. Mallon was born to a mother who was infected with typhoid, which offers a possible explanation as to why she became an asymptomatic carrier of the disease. Forcibly quarantined on North ...
One of the greatest rags-to-riches stories in show business history isDolly Partongrowing up in rural poverty in the tiny mountain enclave of Locust Ridge in Eastern Tennessee. The fourth of 12 children, she was born in a one-room cabin and was raised poor. But she was raised in a happ...
Her family has a history of philanthropic endeavors, so it’s no wonder that she put her education to use when she created Faces of Kibera, which is a charity that gives housing, food, and medical care to orphans in Nairobi, Kenya. Weird Al Yankovic Has a Bachelor's...
"I guess I didn’t want them to know me that way," Foster explained. "I wanted them to know me as their mom and the person that went away to work and stuff. But I just didn’t want them to be confused about what I did for a living." Foster, 61, didn'...
She admitted that she was crazy about Gene. “Gene might spend time with another woman and stay the night, but he wants her to leave in the morning so he can get on with his day.” The Stunning Tuesday Weld! Although, she retired from acting, Tuesday Weld (born as Susan Weld) still...
They feed us a constant diet of fads and fancies, from detoxifying drinks to colon cleansers. But there were signs in 2012 that some celebrities at least are beginning to realise that many of the more bizarre health crazes of the rich and famous are nothing more than junk science.Connor, ...
John has half-siblings from stepmother Gisele. According to Gisele, she has always felt that John was no different from her own kids from the first day they met. However, Bridget doesn’t seem pleased with how John is being paraded around for the paparazzi to see. Pierce Brosnan’s son...
So, if you’re looking tostudy computer science, here’s a list of likeminded celebrities with degrees in computer science that might provide inspiration! 1. (and 2!) Larry Page and Sergey Brin These two lovely guys are the co-founders of the biggest and most successful search engine in ...
"I went to cover [the signing] and found a line of hysterical girls at 11 a.m. on a school day that went on for blocks," she says. "I had never seen anything like this, ever." Writing forBillboardroughly a month after "Livin La Vida Loca" hit store shelves, Michael Paoletta, ...
“It turned out to be the greatest — and hardest — job I’ve ever done,” Nappi said. “There’s not a better green in the nation than that one. It’s pretty badass.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mark Wahlberg (@markwahlberg) ...