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Marilyn #marilynmonroe #marilyn #classichollywood #oldhollywood (at Cannes, French Riviera, France)

#classichollywood #marilynmonroe #oldhollywood #marilyn

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#GraceSlick is one of the first female rock stars, alongside her close contemporary Janis Joplin, so an important figure in the development of rock music in the late 1960s. Her distinctive vocal style and striking stage presence exerted influence on other female performers, including Stevie Nicks and Patti Smith. As well as this she became the first person to say "motherfucker" on television during a performance of "We Can Be Together" on Dick Carvett Show, 1969 #jeffersonairplane #vintage #60s #woodstock

#jeffersonairplane #vintage #woodstock #graceslick #60s

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#ZsaZsaGabor spent three days in jail and paid $13,000 in court fees for slapping a police officer who had pulled her over for speeding in her Rolls-Royce.

#zsazsagabor

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At the start of WWII #HedyLamarr and composer George Antheil developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes, which used spread spectrum and frequency hopping technology to defeat the threat of jamming. The US Navy adopted the technology in the 60s, and is the same principals used today in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

#hedylamarr

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#jimihendrix at the start of his career toured with the Monkees. After growing sick of the “We want the Monkees” chants he flipped the bird at the less-than-enthusiastic crowd in New York and stormed offstage.

#jimihendrix

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Despite being one of the best rock frontmen of all time, and being famed for his outrageous stage behaviour, #Jimmorrison was notoriously shy and even performed with his back to the audience, during the early days.

#jimmorrison

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#BugsySiegel tried to turn from mobster to real estate mogul by taking over the stalled construction of the Flamingo, Las Vegas. With financial backing from old pal Meyer Lansky and other underworld figures, he eventually burned through $6 million turning the Flamingo into one of the most lavish properties on the fledgling Las Vegas Strip.

#bugsysiegel

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#lucilleball was the first female to run a major Hollywood studio. Desilu Productions named after founders Lucille and Desi — was formed in 1950. And until its reincorporation into Paramount Television in 1967, it was the second-largest independent television production company in the U.S.

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#martinlutherking went to jail nearly 30 times. He was arrested for acts of civil disobedience and on trumped-up charges, such as when he was jailed in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1956 for driving 30 miles per hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone.

#martinlutherking

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#KeithRichards reckons that on average, he slept only two nights a week for many years of the Stones’ glory years. “This means that I have been conscious for at least three lifetimes” he said.

#keithrichards

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#EllaFitzgerald’s stepfather was reportedly abusive to her growing up. After her mothers death, to avoid the violence, she moved to Harlem to live with her aunt. Her grades dropped and she often skipped school. She worked for a mafia numbers runner and served as a police lookout at a local brothel. Her illicit activities eventually landed her in an orphanage.

#ellafitzgerald

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#CocoChanel was one of the most innovative fashion designers. She was instrumental in defining feminine style and dress during the 20th Century. She often took traditionally male clothes and redesigned them for the benefit of women.

#cocochanel

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#JFK suffered from poor health his entire life and, fearing imminent death, America’s first Catholic president received the sacramental last rites of the church on three occasions before he became president.

#jfk

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In WWII #AudreyHepburn worked for the Dutch resistance and would carry secret messages in her ballet slippers. As an agent for the Dutch Resistance, she performed in a series of secret ballets to help raise money for the rebels.

#audreyhepburn

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#JamesStewart had a noted military career and was a World War II and Vietnam War veteran and pilot, who rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the US Air Force Reserve, becoming the highest-ranking actor in military history. #oldhollywood #vintage #style #classichollywood #oldschoolcool

#oldschoolcool #vintage #oldhollywood #jamesstewart #style #classichollywood

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#salvadordali refused to be examined for the art history final of his degree, saying “none of the professors of the school are competent enough to judge me, I retire”.

#salvadordali

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When #Gracekelly enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, her father was not too keen on the prospect of having an actress daughter. It has been reported that Jack Kelly once said that acting was ‘a slim cut above streetwalker’.

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