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The fascinating private worlds of famous figures throughout history are uncovered: childhood, marriage, children, and sex life; physical appearance and favored clothing; unusual personality traits, work habits, and mannerisms; sports and hobbies; religion, politics, health, and even the manner of death. Some examples: Alexander the Great had two wives, one of whom murdered the other. Christopher Columbus wrote a book foretelling future events. Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales at first were considered unsuitable for children. James Matthew Barrie added the idea of "fairy dust" to his Peter Pan play because children were taking Peter's ideas about flying too literally. Winston Churchill wrote several screenplays for film director Alexander Korda, for which he was paid $25,000 each.
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Mark Bryant was born in Dorset and is a philosophy graduate of London University. He also has a PhD in history from the University of Kent. After a number of years in book publishing he turned freelance, working as an editor, writer and exhibition curator. He is the author of several books -- including Dictionary of Riddles (Special Commendation in Best Specialist Reference Book Awards 1990), Literary Hymns, Dictionary of British Cartoonists and Caricaturists 1730-1980 (with S. Heneage) and Dictionary of Twentieth-Century British Cartoonists and Caricaturists. He lives in south-west London.
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