Biographies Story Briefs

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.

Mary, Queen of Scots married Francis, the Dauphin of France when she was 15 and he was 14.

Mary Ansell was an actress whom J.M. Barrie met in the course of their respective professions. A beautiful young woman, Mary soon had a part in one of...

After close relationships with two different kings - Francis I (of France) and Henry VIII (of England) - Mary Boleyn marries twice. Some historians be...

Mary Kelley lived at 13 Miller's Court on Dorset Street.

Queen Mary was the wife of George V and the mother of two additional British kings: Edward VIII (who abdicated) and George VI (who helmed the British ...

Elizabeth I signed her cousin's death warrant. This image depicts a segment of the only surviving copy of that death warrant.

Before and after casts for making masks line the wall of the Anna's Studio in Paris.

Photograph of Maude Adams as Peter Pan, taken in October, 1916.

Max Schmelling was a German boxer who had great success in the ring. He also helped Jewish people who were threatened by Nazi policies.

Meningitis occurs when the meninges (the membrane linings of the brain and spinal cord) become inflamed.

Meyer Lansky, according to people who knew him, built his "business" on his word.

When he was arrested for illegal gambling, Meyer Lansky did not want to testify against his friends.

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