Houdini
Hungarian-American magician/escapologist
performer & actor as well as an
investigator of spiritualists. He became world-renowned
for feats of escapology rather than for
his magical illusions
Jimi
Hendrix Widely considered to be the best electric
guitarist in history, Hendrix is known for "Are You
Experienced" and his
version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" Hendrix was also one
of the first artists to add effects to his music in the
studio
Audrey Hepburn
This image from Breakfast at Tiffany’s is probably
the most famous photo of Audrey. Plucked from a ballet lineup to play the leading role in
Gigi on Broadway 1951. She became only the third actor to
be paid $1 million for her role in My Fair Lady
Mick Jagger
A Golden Globe and Grammy Award winning English singer,
songwriter and occasional actor, best known for his work
as lead vocalist of The Rolling Stones. Date and
photographer: Unknown.
Janis
Joplin singer and songwriter,
from Port Arthur, Texas. She rose to prominence in the
late 1960s as singer of Big Brother and the
Holding Company. 2004
Rolling Stone ranked Joplin number 46 on its list
of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time
Helen Keller was not born disabled. When she
was 19 months old t she contracted meningitis which left her deaf and blind. She was a prolific
author and advocate for humanitarian causes. Also the
first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor’s degree.
Martin Luther
King was famous for his civil rights actions to bring about
equality for African-Americans, including his famous "I Have a
Dream" speech delivered at the March on Washington in 1963.
Photographer: Howard Sochure.
John Lennon
The lead singer for the Beatles enjoyed a successful solo
career after the Beatles disbanded before his untimely
assassination. He campaigned for the end of the Vietnam War
and for peace between the US and Russia during the Cold War.
Photographer: Andy Warhol
Nelson Mandela was elected the first African President of
South Africa in 1994, officially ending a long tradition of
apartheid in South Africa. Mandela had been jailed for
speaking out against apartheid until it was abolished in 1990.
Photographer: African National Congress
Jim Morrison
Morrison was the frontman for the Doors and was
responsible the
alternative rock movement. Iggy Pop used Morrison’s poems as
the basis for his successful song "The Passenger"
Eva Peron or Evita as she was known to the people of
Argentina, was a supporter of women’s and workers rights. She
died of cancer at the age of 33. Date: 1950.
Pablo Picasso was one of the pre-eminent artists of the 20th century
and a major proponent of the Cubist movement. While being shot
for this portrait, Picasso could view himself in the wide
angle lens of the camera and moved to place
himself in the shot.
Grigorij
Rasputin 1914-1916 was an unstable monk that the
Russian royal family took in to heal their son, believing that
he had a supernatural ability to heal the boy. Russian nobles
decided to oust him through a legendary execution.
Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs 1937 animated movie based on the Brothers Grimm
fairy tale. It was the first full-length animated feature
in motion picture Snow White was one of only two animated
films to rank in the American Film Institute's list of the
100 greatest American films of all time in 1997 ranking #
49
Josef Stalin seized power in Communist Russia following Lenin’s
death in 1924 and held onto it until his death in 1953. Stalin
frequently had Soviet censors edit images of himself, cropping
out political enemies
