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- 1061: Princess Diana
- ... a bridge shortly before midnight on August 30, 1997. The driver of the car, Henri Paul was said to being trying to outrun the paparazzi. He was also known to have been drinking and taking drugs that evening. The Princess underwent hours of surgery before she was pronounced dead (British Royal Government website). Dodi Fayed also died in the car crash, as did the driver of the vehicle. Their bodyguard, Trevor ...
- 1062: Kurt Cobain
- ... Around the same time Kurt decided to get married to Courtney Love, lead singer of alternative band, Hole. Their marrage was in Waikiki, Hawaii on February 24, 1992. They shared many common interests such as drugs, love, and great music. Six months after their wedding they had a baby girl, they named her Frances Bean Cobain. Her middle named derived from the shape of her body on the sonogram. In interviews ...
- 1063: Jimi Hendrix
- ... 18). Another Hendrix tune from Are You Experienced? was "Purple Haze," that Jas Obrecht described as "the band’s break-through single in America" (Obrecht 29). Beyond the surface interpretation of the song referring to drugs (the lines "Purple haze, all in my brain" and "Got no money, don’t know why" are brought to mind), Harry Shapiro and Caesar Glebbeek in Electric Gypsy suggest that the inspiration may have come ...
- 1064: Jeffrey Dalhmer
- ... has built a high wall around himself from which their influence is progressively shut out. While fortunately, most parents do not have a Jeffrey Dahmer to raise, too many have seen their children succumb to drugs, alcohol, crime despite their very best and, often frantic, efforts to intervene. "It is a portrayal of parental dread... the terrible sense that your child has slipped beyond your grasp, that your little boy is ...
- 1065: George Lucas
- ... work his but off to stay on top. He did not mind the hard work. Lucas actually felt relaxed staying up all night editing film. Even when a lot of college students got high on drugs, "Lucas got high on films (1, 45)." When assigned to make films in school, everyone wanted to be in George’s group. Even though the most coveted job was the writer-director, Lucas most likely ...
- 1066: Drew Barrymore
- ... many late night parties, publicity events, and clubs. She also was known as "E.T.’s pal, Gertie, parties ‘till 3." Soon Drew started smoking, sneaking sips of her older friends’ drinks, and experimenting with drugs. As her drug use and drinking grew more addicting, she could hardly hide it from the outside world. Drew first started using cocaine when she was 13 years old, at the time she didn’t ...
- 1067: Colin Powell
- ... a Short Biography of Colin Luther Powell. He was born on May 5, 1937 in Presbyterian Hospital. He was born, and grew up, in the South Bronx, New York. There was a big influence of drugs and gangs where Powell lived but, he seemed to steer away from all of that (source 1, page 23). Powell's parents were immigrants from Jamaica. His mother's name is Muad Ariel McKoy. In ...
- 1068: Bill Clinton
- In recent history, one would be hard pressed to find one politician surrounded in more controversy than Bill Clinton. His scandals have included drugs, adultery, treason, and fraud. The latest opprobrium that has plagued his presidency resulted in him becoming only the second president in the history of the United States to be impeached. After a long and drawn ...
- 1069: Marilyn Monroe
- ... so Marilyn could start production on "The Prince and the Showgirl." She did not return to Hollywood until 1958 to make "Some Like it Hot". Her heath began to deteriorate due to increased dependency on drugs and involvement in an unhappy marriage. She often came late and was unable to remember her lines. Early in 1960, Marilyn began consulting a prominent psychoanalyst to Hollywood stars. He relied heavily on drug therapy ...
- 1070: Us Presidents 30-42
- ... other colleges in 1970 during clashes with authorities, he sought to broaden his ties with the academic community. As the war came to a close, radical movements declined. Statistics indicated that the use of hard drugs was lessening, but that the administration was making little headway in its fight against crime. Nixon supported the conservationists on many issues. However, he also favored the development at federal expense of a supersonic transport ...
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