We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.
Pope Innocent III believes King John does not have the right to give away land without consulting him. The Pope's response is to excommunicate the nob...
The Princess inherits a large part of the state ofHawaii and she leaves her estate to the state's native children.
Poe knows Charles Dickens has a pet raven. Perhaps with that in mind, he publishes (on January 29, 1845), one of his most-famous works, "The Raven." L...
The movie character Alex, from "Alex and Emma," is based on the famous 19th century Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky.
The real D'Artagnan is Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan, a French man born between 1610-1620.
The character of Dracula is based on a Romanian price named Vlad Dracul, meaning Son of the Dragon, or Devil.
Beatrix has a Belgian buck rabbit, Peter Piper, upon which she bases the fictional Peter Rabbit.
Jailed for shooting their lovers, Beulah Annan (Roxie Hart) and Belva Guertner (Velma Kelly) pose for press photos.
For Morris the reality of pro baseball is very hard with little playing time and little pay.
Belva Guertner is acquitted a month after Beulah.
E.B. White's real-life saltwater farm in Maine is the basis of the Zuckerman Farm in "Charlotte's Web."
Henry Mucci and his special forces gather information and local help to plan the rescue of prisoners at Cabanatuan.
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