Old Hollywood had no shortage of leading men—but anyone unlucky enough to actually get their hands on one of these hunks was in for a rude awakening.
Prince Albert II of Monaco lost his mother, Grace Kelly, from a violent car crash decades ago. Recently, Albert revealed a horrific truth about that day.
Carrie Nation was furious to see that prohibition wasn't being enforced, so she grabbed a hatchet and went to work.
Curtis had a long career but he really turned up the heat off-screen, with 6 wives, 6 kids and a boatload of affairs.
Before she became a household name, Amy Poehler fought her way through the brutal world of comedy…then she changed it forever.
Thrill-seeker. Inventor. Explorer. Undercover journalist. When people underestimated Nellie Bly, she made sure they'd regret it.
Veronica Franco was one of the most sought-after courtesans of the 1500s—but the higher she rose, the farther she had to fall.
If Matthew Perry’s Chandler was the one on Friends who made you laugh the hardest, his real-life story may have you reaching for a box of tissues. It seems that the laughs stopped as soon as Perry left the set.
Modern Hollywood wouldn't exist without Roger Corman, director of such prestigious fare as...Attack of the Crab Monsters and X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes.
Tough-as-nails Roberta Cowell seemed invincible as a pro race car driver and fighter pilot—but nothing lasts forever, and Cowell learned that the hard way.
While her uncle Oscar Wilde was a famous wit, the socialite and bon vivant Dorothy "Dolly" Wilde gave her famous relative a run for his money.
After Charles I was executed by his own people, his son, Charles II, began the long and brutal road to reclaim the English throne.
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