Celebrities

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Movie stars-


 * Audrey Hepburn**: Audrey Hepburn was native to Great Britain but made her mark as a celebrity in the United States, starring on Broadway and on many classic films. Hepburn was featured in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “Roman Holiday", and was definitely an icon for this time period. Audrey began her career in England, where she modeled and appeared in a couple minor movies. She made her American debut in 1951 with the Broadway play, //Gigi//. Instantly, America loved Audrey Hepburn. Since she spent time in Europe during World War II, Audrey was inspired to help many worldly causes. She played a major role in the UNICEF corporation, and greatly impacted third world countries. She also aided other locations struck by poverty in Asia, Africa, and South America. Audrey was named "The 3rd Greatest Female Actress of All Time" by the American Film Institute. She was also voted "The Most Beautiful Woman of All Time" by Evian. Though she had great reason to have a steadily fueled ego, Audrey was always doubtful of her beauty and considered herself to be somewhat unattractive. Considering this, she just tried to be very comfortable with who she was, which acquired even more respect and honor. She continued to act and contribute to society, but after returning from a help project in Somalia, she experienced abdominal pains and was diagnosed with a rare stomach cancer. Hepburn died shortly after, in the year 1993. Audrey Hepburn will always be remembered throughout the world as an admirable humanitarian, actress, and role model for generations to come.

**Marilyn Monroe** was born on June 1st of 1926 to the name of Norma Jeane Mortenson. In her childhood years Marilyn lived in numerous foster homes. Marilyn wasn't just a one trick dog–she not only acted but she sang and modeled. By 1946 Marilyn had a film contract with 20th Century Fox. As she got older her career kept getting increasingly well known worldwide. She was Portrayed as a dumb blonde Marilyn’s shots at a big part in a good play or show were limited. One film that Merilyn featured in was The Seven Year Itch. This film brought in a whopping $8 million dollars. Another film she starred in was Bus Stop, directed by Joshua Logan. In 1956 she was awarded with a Golden Globe for this film. She also was awarded a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the movie Some Like It Hot. Marilyn Monroe also visited soldiers and performed for them during the war. She was a huge hit with them. In the final years of her life she was sick, had personal problems and had a bad reputation for being unreliable and hard to work with. On August of 1962 Marilyn was pronounced dead due to drug overdose at the young age of 36. There were many possibilities of her death: probable suicide, accidental overdose or a homicide. Marilyn Monroe was very talented and well known. In 1999, she was ranked as the sixth greatest female star of all time.

Music Stars- -**E****lvis Pre****sley** was known as the "King of Rock 'n' Roll". Being a white boy, he always sang black music, getting some Americans upset. He was a cultural icon, and mostly as Elvis or "the King" throughout the world. Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935. When he was the age of 13, he moved to Memphis, Tennessee with his family. At that young age, he started his music career. He was extremely talented and used a lot of energy when performing. He was a polite young man, and never would drink and smoke. Elvis made a lot of money during his career, and the 50s young youth loved him. He was nominated for 14 Grammys, won 3 of them and was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at the age of 36. Some adults felt that his dancing was upsetting and that his performance was "dangerous". He started to earn a ton of money, but it seemed that the money and pressure caught up to him, making him change. He started to smoke, drink, overeat and take the prescription drugs that doctors gave to him. It wasn't before long that he died in 1977 after so many long years of stress and drug overdose. "The colored folk been singin' it and playin' it just the way I'm doin' now, man, for more years than I know." -Elvis Presley. Elvis felt that American music couldn't please him. Photo of Elvis Presley **Ava Gardner-  Ava Gardner was one of six children growing up in Smithfield, North Carolina. She was born on January 24, 1922. Growing up was very hard for her because her family was poor and her childhood was deprived. When she was 18 Ava took a trip to visit her older sister in NYC. While she was there her sister took her to the MGM casting department and soon after that she was signed on with a seven year contract. In 1940 when she arrived in hollywood she was with a group of other people that were in the same place as she was. Before she and the others could appear on camera they were put through acting classes, make-up and fashion. Ava Gardeners name became known when she had an unlikely marriage to Mickey Rooney. This only lasted a mere 17 months but before that she was unnoticeable. Some of the films that she was in were, We Were Dancing" (1942), "Hitler's Madman" (1943), "Du Barry Was A Lady" (1943), and "Music for Millions" (1944). Her breakthrough film was "The Killers" (1946). **
 * Paul N****ewm****an** was a native to the Cleveland, Ohio area and was born into a successful middle class family. As a child, Newman engaged in many drama-like activities and groups; he found his passion there. Paul Newman graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1943 and enrolled at Ohio University, until he became a Naval Aviator on the Pacific Theater in World War II. After his service, Paul Newman returned to Kenyon College where he completed his degree, then headed to Connecticut to earn his bachelor degree in Drama at Yale. Newman made his Broadway debut with //Picnic//, and shortly after decided that he was ready for Hollywood. Paul Newman starred in many films throughout this time period, with over 65 movie appearances in his name. Some of his most famous movies were: //The Long, Hot Summer, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, The Color of Money, and Nobody's Foo//l. As well as a movie star, Paul Newman is an extremely well known philanthropist. He is mostly well known for his non-profit food product line that donated $250 million to charity in one year alone. In 2008, Newman was voted the Most Generous Celebrity, donating over $20,000,000 to charities from just the Newman Fund alone. Overall, Paul Newman was definitely a beneficial celebrity in this time period.


 * Marlon Brando–** Marlon Brando was famous for his acting. He was born on April 3, 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska into a middle-class family. His family was from France, and his name was originally Brandeau, but then was changed to Brando. As a child, he was always naughty. One example of his disobedience was when his father sent him to a military academy in Minnesota, but he got expelled from the school a few weeks before he was going to graduate. When he was done with school, he didn’t have a set career or home, so he drifted until he joined his siblings, Frances and Jocelyn, in New York. There, Jocelyn helped Marlon start his acting career. He was in Broadway at the age of 20 in “I Remember Mama.” However, his first big part was in 1947 in the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” as the character Stanley Kowalski. He was only given the part when John Garfield turned down the same part. Marlon was nominated for the Academy Award several times, but only won twice, for Best Actor. He won other awards too. Overall, he had 16 nominations and seven wins. During the mid 1990’s, he became obese, weighing over 300 pounds and was diagnosed with diabetes. On July 1, 2004, he died at the age of 80 from natural causes, including heart failure and lung failure.

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