Kurt Cobain, *February 20, 1967 – 1994

Kurt Cobain, Photo Text Portrait: *February 20, 1967 – 1994. Textportrait Kurt Cobain by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, April 2. Biography Text (Photo: March 16 by Wikipedia.org). Kurt Cobain was a singer, guitarist, songwriter and frontman for the grunge band Nirvana. With the lead single “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from Nirvana’s second album Nevermind (1991) [...]

Patti Smith, *December 30, 1946

Patti Smith, Photo Text Portrait: *December 30, 1946. Textportrait Patti Smith by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, April 25. Biography Text (Photo: July 22 by Wikipedia.org). Patti Smith is a singer and songwriter, poet and visual artist, highly influential component of the New York City [...]

Audrey Hepburn, *May 4, 1929 – 1993

Audrey Hepburn, Photo Text Portrait: *May 4, 1929 – 1993. Textportrait Audrey Hepburn by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, May 24. Biography Text (Photo: June 12 by Wikipedia.org). Audrey Hepburn studied ballet there and then moved to London in 1948, where she studied drama and worked as a photographer’s model. Over the next several years, she was one of the most successful film actresses in the world, and performed with some of Hollywood’s most notable leading men, including Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Gary Cooper and Fred Astaire [...]

Elizabeth Taylor, *February 27, 1932

Elizabeth Taylor, Photo Text Portrait: *February 27, 1932. Textportrait Elizabeth Taylor by Ralph Ueltzhoeffer 2009, August 5. Biography Text (Photo: May 2 by Wikipedia.org – Elizabeth Taylor). Taylor is considered one of the great actresses of Hollywood’s golden years, as well as a larger-than-life celebrity. Her father was an art dealer and her mother a former actress whose stage name was Sara Sothern [...]

Jodie Foster, *November 19, 1962

Jodie Foster, Photo Text Portrait: *November 19, 1962. Textportrait Jodie Foster by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2010, May 12. Biography Text (Photo: May 9 by Wikipedia.org – Jodie Foster). American actress, film director and producer [...]

Robert De Niro, *August 17, 1943

Robert De Niro, Photo Text Portrait: *August 17, 1943. Textportrait Robert De Niro by Ralph Ueltzhoeffer 2009, April 8. Biography Text (Photo: May 19 by Wikipedia.org – Robert De Niro). American film actor, director and producer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time [...]

Jack Nicholson, *April 22, 1937

Jack Nicholson, Photo Text Portrait: *April 22, 1937. Textportrait Jack Nicholson by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, March 24. Biography Text (Photo: December 10 by Wikipedia.org – Jack Nicholson). He has won seven Golden Globe Awards, and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2001 [...]

Barack Obama, *August 4, 1961

Barack Obama, Photo Text Portrait: *August 4, 1961. Textportrait Barack Obama by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, January 22. Biography Text (Photo: December 20 by Wikipedia.org – Barack Obama). 44th U.S. president will begin on January 20, 2009. He is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review [...]

Bob Dylan, *May 24, 1941

Bob Dylan, Photo Text Portrait: *May 24, 1941. Textportrait Bob Dylan by Ralph Ueltzhöffer 2009, February 02. Biography Text (Photo: April 10 by Wikipedia.org – Bob Dylan). Dylan’s early lyrics incorporated political, social, philosophical, and literary influences, defying existing pop music conventions and appealing widely to the counterculture [...]

Andy Warhol, 1928 – 1987

Andy Warhol, Photo Text Portrait: *August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987. Textportrait Andy Warhol by Ralph Ueltzhoeffer 2009, February 22. Biography Text (Photo: March 19 by Wikipedia.org – Andy Warhol). Warhol became famous worldwide for his work as a painter, avant-garde filmmaker, record producer, author, and public figure known for his membership in wildly diverse social circles that included bohemian street people, distinguished intellectuals, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy aristocrats [...]