Lin-Manuel Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda was born January 16, 1980 in Manhattan, New York City, NY. Both of his parents, Luz Towns-Miranda and Luis A. Miranda Jr., are of Puerto Rican descent. Luz Miranda-Crespo is his only sibling. Growing up, his whole family liked theater, musicals, and hip-hop. This influenced him to major in theater studies at Wesleyan University.…
Anna-Lou Leibovitz was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on October 2, 1949, the third of six children of Marilyn Edith and Samuel Leibovitz. During her time at Northwood High School she became more interested in the field of art and began to write and play music. When her father was stationed in Phillippines during the Vietnam War, Leibovitz began taking more and more pictures. When she attended San Francisco Art Institute, she started to study painting and through those years she developed her photography skills. In 1970, she applied for a job with Rolling Stone magazine.…
George Herman Ruth Jr. was Babe Ruth and he was a professional baseball player. George Herman Ruth Jr. was one of the best baseball players ever to live. He made every baseball fan remember him. He set a lot of records in his life and had a weird childhood and grew up to be a great guy.…
From the most reliable starting phase of his work, Lee has joined his family in his film indications. Lee's dad scored two or three his films, and his sister has acted in a basic number of the motion pictures in addition. Lee…
John Wayne Gacy was born on March 17, 1942 Chicago, Illinois. He had two sisters, an older one and younger one. As a child he was known to be a quiet boy, one that did not cause trouble. When he was young he worked as a newspaper boy, bagged groceries and got involved with Boy Scout activities. However it was inside his home environments that he had the most problems with.…
Walt Disney Imagine that you are driving to the coast through Anaheim, California. All of a sudden, you see tall, fast, rollercoasters housed in mountains, crowds of people waiting in line, busses parked everywhere, and hotels circling the park. You think to yourself, “Who invented this attraction? Why did they do it?”…
General Patton is one of the best known generals in American History. He is one of the best combat generals in the history of the United States of America He once said, “The test of success is not what you do when you’re on top. Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” (Scanlon)…
George Lucas’ Star Wars revolutionized special effects and the film industry as a whole. The science fiction saga Star Wars and astounded the world when it was first released and its popularity has grown tremendously since its inception. The effects team that worked on Star Wars nearly invented special effects and really popularised the use of them. Star wars also had a big effect on culture and the entire film industry. even decades after its release, Star Wars has only grown in popularity since its release in 1977.…
Ansel Adams (1902-1984) http://www.anseladams.com/ansel-adams-information/ansel-adams-biography/ http://vault.sierraclub.org/history/ansel-adams/ Ansel Adams was born in San Francisco, California on February 20, 1902. His parents were Charles Hitchcock Adams and Olive Bray. Ansel was an only child and was born when his mother was about forty years old. Growing up, Adams had a pretty hard time fitting in at school. He grew up naturally shy and did not do very well in his classes.…
Many famous heroes are known for one particular event in which they showed bravery. Jack Lucas, a medal of honor recipient and World War II veteran, lived a life that exemplified courage. As a young man with a love for his country, Lucas would let nothing get in the way of his need to fight. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on that infamous December day, Jack knew, even at the age of 13, that it was his destiny to serve. Enlisting young, doing whatever he could to fight, and being ready to make the ultimate sacrifice is what makes Jack Lucas the most courageous American that has ever lived.…
George Lopez was born on April 23, 1961 in Mission Hills, California. He and his mother were abandoned by his father when he was only two months old. At the age of ten he was then abandoned by his mother. He was told by his mother that his father had died, but when she left to he found out that he did not. Lopez never found him, but he thinks he is now living in Mexico.…
“Walt Disney was a dreamer, just a kid who never grew up,” (University Meghan’s Channel”). He took his dreams and made them real in his motion pictures, sharing them with kids and adults around the world. Walt would become the greatest and most powerful innovator in film. His filmmaking and entrepreneurial skills would make him a lasting figure.…
Separation and Initiation Stages of Luke Skywalker Hero’s Journey Star Wars is an American franchise film that changed the movie industry in 1977 with the released of Star Wars Episode IV: A new Hope. The film was created by George Lucas and inspired by the Hero’s Journey concept. Star Wars, it’s the perfect example of the Hero’s Journey. An ordinary hero who was called to adventure, experiences trials, loss, sacrifice, heroic moments, finds his purpose, and comes back with the ultimate boon.…
Growing up in Ohio was a struggle for a young Gable. Money was scarce, so he quit high school to peruse a better life. Gable turned to the Ohio factories, Oklahoma oil fields with his father and logging in Oregon (“Clark Gable”). He did odd jobs for a stock company that were often unpaid (“William Clark”). Gable became determined to be an actor at the age of 18, two years after seeing a play, which first inspired him to be and actor (“Clark Gable”).…
Walt Disney had a right difficult life. He was born on December 5th, 1901. Disney had a house full of brothers and a sister. He had five siblings which consisted of four brothers and his one sister. Disney was a creative in his early years.…