Andrew always reminds me of his mother Marni Nixon who was the uncredited voice in popular terms behind some of the great Hollywood musicals My Fair Lady, West Side Story and Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend hitting all the high notes for Marilyn Monroe. It is amazing what you can ...
The story of African Americans in the modeling world is often one of resilience, with a number of Black models forging a path for themselves and their communities in an industry that has often stuck to narrow, limited notions of who should be seen and celebrated. Here are some of the mod...
Though best known for his two enormously successful musicals The Sound of Music and West Side Story, the four-time Oscar-winner Robert Wise directed classic films in several genres, including sci- fi (The Day the Earth Stood Still), mystery (The Curse of the Cat People), horror (The ...
However, influence does not come without peril or incident. And sometimes, the influence is not even desired. Take the infamous brouhaha overCristal. Jay Z, as he wrote in his memoir Decoded, began drinking Cristal in New York clubs in the '90s, before any of his rap contemporaries had he...
Those years on the Iowa were a major part of his life, and when he wrote his life story in the 1990s, he shared many of his experiences aboard the ship. The one part that surprised me the most was of taking care of the POWs on the ship, following the surrender of Japan. When the...
He wrote about the cruelty of war and the bravery of heroes as well as about jealousy joy hate ambition and love. His stories live on. The tragedy RomeoandJuliet was reborn as the musical WestSideStory and more recently as the movie RomeoandJuliet with the wonderful performance of Leonardo ...
The pirates, however, had other plans. "Although the Cilicians made an agreement with Spartacus and accepted his gifts, they deceived him and sailed away," wrote Plutarch. Whether the pirates had been bribed by the Romans, or just didn’t want to be involved, is not known. ...
Drew up the first charter of the city of Boston in 1822-23; wrote the decision in Commonwealth v. Hunt, 1842, which exempted labor unions from the criminal conspiracy law. Related by marriage to the author Herman Melville. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 30, 1861 (age 80 ...
rock and influenced countless musicians across different genres. Besides his bass-playing expertise, Lee also gained fame for his high-register vocal abilities, songwriting skills, and proficiency in playing keyboard instruments. Throughout his time with Rush, he co-wrote and co-produced most of ...
He spent his last years in Bohemia as a librarian in Count Waldstein's household, where he also wrote the story of his life. GIANNI AGNELLI - (1921-2003). Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat and legendary Godfather of Style. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of...