Biography Series

Vivien Leigh has been a very talented British actress. Vivien's secret weapon was a combination of beauty, romance, glamour, especially in the Oscar-winning performances in "Gone With the Wind" and "Streetcar Named Desire." She has inspired many of the greatest visionaries: Laurence Olivier, Winston Churchill and Christian Dior. Her legendary performances include the fictional character Scarlett..

Princess Diana was known for her various contributions and charity work related to HIV / AIDS, leprosy disease and many others. In fact, she was the "Queen of People's Hearts," as she often visited, listened and talked to people with serious diseases and conditions in life (like homeless, AIDS patients, battered women, drug addicts and others). In fact, the moment she started helping people...

Jayne Mansfield, most people would consider her as the Marilyn Monroe successor. In fact, Jayne has played some of the Monroe's films "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and "Bus Stop." Many fans would compare her to Monroe in so many ways, mostly due to her physical appearance, singing and dancing abilities. However, she was quite different. Jayne had a style and often made statements with her pink...

Billie Holiday, also known as the Lady Day was a very talented jazz and blues singer during the Great Depression and beyond in the United States. She lived and coped during the most difficult times in the United States, especially when it comes to gender inequality, racism and discrimination. In fact, some of her songs were considered "protest songs" against racism. The most controversial song...

Lucille Ball has inspired and paved the way for many women in the modern comedy; including Ellen DeGeneres, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and others. Lucille was one of the first women to run her own production company (Lucille Ball Productions - it came from Desilu Productions). Back in the days interracial dating was still taboo, yet Lucille Ball dated and married the Cuban-born actor, musician...

Stevie Nicks is a musical visionary, poet and songwriter with a truly controversial life story. She was not always rich and famous as she was struggling to make the ends meet at the beginning of her career, especially when tracing Stevie’s life from her Arizona childhood. If you want to learn more about her, this biography is a revealing and inspiring portrait of Stevie Nicks...

Beatrix Potter inspired generations of children around the world with her vivid imagination through the famous tales starring Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Benjamin Bunny, Squirrel Nutkin and many others. Throughout her lifetime, she wrote and illustrated twenty-eight books, including twenty-three tales, which were the little books. Beatrix Potter was also the first to incorporate...

Betty White, the first woman ever to host a talk show. She's the pioneer of television, because she was not only the first woman to have control both in front of and behind the camera, but also Betty White was the first woman to produce a sitcom (situation comedy), especially in times where women had very limited rights in the United States...

There's hardly a woman in the modern world today who hasn't heard of the Chanel brand. Yet, somewhat 50 years after Coco Chanel's death, her products and brand become more luxurious and expensive for those who can actually afford them. Coco Chanel's "simple, but sophisticated" fashion approach in the industry paved her way through difficult times of World Wars and depressions...

Elizabeth Taylor has been a well-known British-born American Actress in the early 20th century. She has been fascinated by Shirley Temple and just like her Elizabeth got involved in acting thanks to her parents at a very young age. Elizabeth inherited her zest for life from her mother, and her need to strive for perfection from her father. This would serve her well throughout the professional...

Mary Shelley crafted the legendary story of Frankenstein as a ghost story at first. However, the main theme of Frankenstein was seeded long before that. She had this strong drive and interest for supernatural and alchemy. Both of her parents were writers, so there's no accident that she was also involved in that. Mary Shelley is one of the first science-fiction writers emerging at that time...

What does it take becoming Meryl Streep? If you wonder what she went through to become successful in Hollywood, this biography is for you. There are a lot of controversies around the Hollywood actress Meryl Streep, but one thing is for sure: she stands out from the other actresses in a very unique way. In fact, Meryl Streep is a master of talking in different accents where certain type of movies..

Mary Tyler Moore was not just an American actress, she was an activist for various causes. She changed the way people perceive women at work. She stood as an example for women who did not want to be marginalized in the workplace. Mary Tyler Moore paved the way for many women to become independent back in the days to stood for their equal rights. This is shown clearly in the television sitcom...

Who's Stan Lee? The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, Superman, Black Panther, Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Doctor Strange are just few of the Marvel superheroes to be a product of Stan Lee's work. In fact, Stan Lee was one of the people responsible for the growth of Marvel Studios, and movies like The Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame would not have been possible without him. True story!