Confucius 孔子 Zhuangzi once characterized Confucius as saying, You may forget me as I once was, but there is something unforgettable about me that will still live on. This prediction remains accurate as Confucius' words still live on today and hav...
Ludwig van Beethoven 路德维希凡贝多芬 Ludwig van Beethoven, one of history's most famous and mysterious composers died at the age of 57 with one great secret. Upon his death, a love letter was found among his possessions. It was written to an...
Lionel Hampton 莱昂内尔汉普顿 Lionel Hampton is a frenetic jazz vibraphonist, gifted bandleader and storied showman who was one of the most celebrated musicians of the swing era and went on to a six-decade career on the American stage. 莱昂内...
Louis Armstrong 路易斯阿姆斯特朗 Like most of the great innovators in jazz, Louis Armstrong is a small man. But the extent of his influence across jazz, across American music and around the world has continuing stature. His life was the embod...
Chuck Jones 查克琼斯 Academy Award winning animator Chuck Jones drew such beloved cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. 奥斯卡奖得主动画师查克琼斯曾经塑造了兔八哥、达菲鸭、胖小猪等深受人们喜爱...
Aretha Franklin 艾瑞莎弗兰克林 All the stars want to be slim, but American queen of soul Aretha Franklin is different. Miss Franklin couldnt be happier, she says, Im proud to be a Big Woman. 明星们都希望能拥有美好苗条的身形,然...
Jackie Chan 成龙 A hero is being hung down from a helicopter some 200 feet above. As the sun bets down, he swings about. Suddenly, a top needle of a skyscraper is pressing toward him. He fails to dodge and bumps heavily on the concrete needle. 在距...
Jim Carrey 金凯利 Jim Carrey has become one of the most recognized faces in the world and it is precisely because of his face that he has achieved such fame. His rubbery look, and penchant for wild and extreme behavior has given him a notoriety he...
Gregory Peck 格利高里派克 The movie studio wanted Rock Hudson to play Atticus Finch. Fate decreed otherwise. Gregory Peck got the role of the small town Southern lawyer in the 1962 film version of To Kill a Mockingbird. The hero of Harper Lees...
Engrid Bergman 英格利褒曼 Playing nuns, saints and missionaries, Engrid Bergman became the Hollywood star everyone loved. Bright, beautiful, pure as the driven snow. Thats the way the world saw Engrid Bergman until she was burnt at the stake a...