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By the time of the death of Hugh Ledger, his beautiful romance with Michelle Williams was over, but still the actress was very worried about the death of her ex-boyfriend. She left a daughter, Matilda, strikingly similar to her father. Some Hollywood love stories are as tragic as the plots of well-known melodramas. Get to know them - and then, maybe, you will become more careful about your chosen ones.
Two Natashas
The star of the films "Solaris" and "The Truman Show" Natasha McElhone was married to Dr. Martin Kelly. They raised two sons and were expecting a third when their relationship ended tragically in 2008. Once the actress returned home from filming and found an insensitive husband. He was taken to the hospital, but Martin did not survive. The cause of death was cardiomyopathy. Their third son, Rex, was born almost six months after his father's death. To cope with depression, Natasha began to write letters to her late husband - later they saw the light in the book.
Next dramatic story also associated with an actress named Natasha. The daughter of the famous British star, the beautiful Natasha Richardson, married Irish boyfriend Liam Neeson in 1994 after a joint performance in a Broadway production. In 2009, Richardson and one of their sons spent their winter holidays in Quebec. There, skiing, the actress received a head injury. It seemed to her that nothing terrible had happened, and she refused medical care. But blunt head injuries can be very insidious. And when Richardson was taken to the hospital a couple of days later, the brain had already died. If time had not been lost, she could have survived. On March 18, Natasha was disconnected from the apparatus. She was 45 years old. Even years later, the actor admits that when the door opens, he expects to hear the voice of his beloved.
cancer killer
James Bond and ex-Bond girl found love and happiness in real world when Pierce Brosnan and Cassandra Harris (who starred in one of the Bond films, For Your Eyes Only) got married in 1980. The actor adopted two children of his wife, then they had a son. Harris was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Brosnan was by her side as she battled her illness: 8 surgeries, chemotherapy. But nothing helped, and in 1991 the woman died. Pierce stated that even after her death, he would sit in the garden that Cassandra loved so much and talk to her. Later, the same disease claimed daughter Harris.
The love of Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi lasted 34 years (they met when the girl was only 16 years old). A real Hollywood record! The actor died of pancreatic cancer in 2009. Lisa for a long time did not agree to marriage with Albert DePrisco, who asked for her hand. But one day Patrick dreamed of her, and the woman decided that he blesses his beloved and asks her to move on in life. And Lisa married Albert.
At the hands of maniacs
When the Liverpool Four broke up, many accused Yoko Ono - they say, the Beatles split began with her. In fact, the quartet was full of problems even before Lennon's marriage. Their relationship was not easy, but undoubtedly, these two loved each other. Only love ended in tragedy: Mark Chapman shot the idol of millions in December 1980, and John Lennon left Yoko and their son Sean.
Two weeks before the birth of the child, the wife of Roman Polanski was brutally murdered - five of the 16 wounds she received were fatal. The beautiful actress was "at the wrong time in the wrong place" - her house was attacked by the followers of the psychopath Charles Manson. Four of her friends died with Tate. Roman was away at the time and survived.
Irreparable loss
Rock legend Mick Jagger and fashion designer Lauren Scott seemed like a strange couple: the difference in age (21 years) and height (15 cm). But they've been together everywhere since they met in 2001. And wherever they appeared, the eyes of those present were riveted to these two. It is still unclear what caused the 49-year-old Lauren to commit suicide - probably financial problems in her design business. Scott hanged herself from a doorknob in her apartment in February of this year.
For comedian John Ritter and actress Amy Yasbeck, September was a very busy month: the birthdays of both spouses, their daughter Stella, their wedding anniversary. But September 11, 2003 was overshadowed by the death of John. On Stella's 5th birthday, her dad died on the operating table from an aneurysm. Amy was very worried, since then she has been a rare guest in the cinema.
fatal disaster
Beautiful love was among the stars of the "golden time" of Hollywood blonde Carole Lombard and the star " Gone with the wind”, Handsome Clark Gable. Carol was only 33 years old when she died in a plane crash: a twin-engine plane literally crashed into a mountain. Gable was barely kept from climbing to the top - he rushed there in the hope of saving his wife. When her body was discovered, he sobbed and said that he did not want to return to an empty house.
Gable was looking for death for a long time, but then he tried to start all over again, marrying several more times. But after his death, he found his last resting place next to Lombard.
When one couldn't survive without the other
It is still not entirely clear what caused the death of the young star Brittany Murphy and her husband Simon Monjack, who survived his wife by only five months. Versions were different. The most plausible - Brittany did not survive the effects of pneumonia, anemia and treatment with strong drugs, her heart failed. A heart attack killed Simon too.
Superman star Christopher Reeve said he fell in love with Dana at first sight. They got married in the spring of 1992, it seemed that happiness was not in danger. But in May 1995, the actor fell off a horse and injured two cervical vertebrae. The doctors saved him, but Reeve remained forever paralyzed. His life was supported by a complex apparatus, but he did not leave active work, by his example instilling hope in the same invalids. Dana has always been there. 9 years after the tragedy, Christopher fell into a coma (it was a reaction to an antibiotic) and died a few hours later. His wife did not long survive him. She died in March 2006: lung cancer destroyed Dana in six months.
On the eve of Valentine's Day, we decided to recall the stories of the great novels of the 20th century - those that shocked the world and in one way or another influenced modern society. The most touching and passionate, happy and unfortunate novels of famous people, stories of mutual love and ostentatious prosperity, marriages of people equal in their greatness and the most famous misalliances.
Wallis Simpson - Edward VIII English
The history of the most famous misalliance in recent history received an incredible response as the English monarch Edward VIII(1894-1972) became the first and only king in the history of England to voluntarily abdicate. The reason was a passionate love for a twice-divorced American woman.It was not even a scandal - it seemed that the end of the world had come and the collapse of the moral and ethical norms and foundations of secular society.
The heir to the main monarchy of the world turned 36 years old when he met Mrs. Wallis SimpsonWallis Simpson(1896-1986), née Warfield. The woman was married for the second time and lived in London with her husband, a wealthy entrepreneur Ernest Simpson.
Fateful meeting happened in early November 1930, when the Simpsons were invited to a dinner party where the Prince of Wales was to attend. Legend has it that the English prince was captivated at first sight, even though Wallis was not even a beauty. According to contemporaries, she was unremarkable at first glance, special, but in communication she had an amazing charm.
Amazingly, the lovers did not hide their feelings, despite the status of Edward and Wallis's marital status. They appeared together on the streets, social events and in restaurants. The royal family did not even think that this shameful hobby would last long. But when it became clear that the romance was dragging on, attempts were made to hide the details of the prince's relationship from the public.
In January 1936, King George V of England died and Edward assumed the throne. In parallel, Wallis filed for divorce. About the legal union of Edward with an American The Royal Family nor did Parliament wish to hear. Edward was given a choice: either the throne or Wallis. His choice was unequivocal: the price for love was the abdication of the English throne.
On December 10, 1936, Edward VIII delivered his famous speech to the people: “You all know the circumstances that forced me to abdicate the throne. But I want you to understand that in making this decision, I have not forgotten about my country and empire ... But you must also believe that it is impossible for me to fulfill my duty as a king in the way I would like it to be, without help and support for the woman I love…”
The couple lived happily ever after, traveled, wrote memoirs. Their family idyll continued until 1972, until Edward died of cancer.
Vivien Leigh - Laurence Olivier
The most famous couple of British theater and film actors Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier challenged the puritanical England of the 1930s when she stopped hiding her whirlwind romance. The difficulty of the situation was that both were married. The spouses did not give them a divorce, and the need to live in sin, deceit and an atmosphere of universal censure forced Vivien Leigh to give candid interview magazine The Times, where she honestly outlined the details of the personal drama. The public unexpectedly went to meet the favorites of the public who were leaving for America - it was there that Vivien won her right to play Scarlett O'Hara in the film adaptation « Gone with the wind» .Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier were not just movie stars, but intellectual actors who achieved the status of great performers. Both shone in the theater and cinema, and their love story unfolded on stage and in life - unlike most acting couples, they worked perfectly together in the frame and on stage. So, they played together in the film "Flames over England" (1937) and the classic film version of "Lady Hamilton" (1941), where Lawrence played the role of Nelson, and Vivien - Emma Hamilton . In addition, they were united by a huge number of joint theatrical works. Their tandem was recognized in their homeland as the most outstanding theatrical duet. Lawrence was called "the king among actors", and Vivien became completely national treasure after receiving two "Oscars" for the roles of Scarlett in "Gone with the Wind" and Blanche Dubois "A Streetcar Named Desire" . Her international fame gained momentum. The image of the world's first beauty and the main British actress, as well as the marriage, which was called the happiest among acting unions, all seemed like a dream come true for millions of viewers.
But there was no happy ending in this love story. The bright life of two wonderful actors was not so cloudless. As you know, Vivienne was a woman of incredible inner strength, achieving what she wanted at any cost. All biographers vied with each other to tell how she twice made fateful promises to herself. For the first time - being still an unknown actress who saw the famous Laurence Olivier. After the first meeting, Vivienne resolutely told everyone she knew that she would marry him. At the time it seemed like pure madness. The second time she made a big promise was on the eve of the filming of Gone with the Wind, when the biggest film casting in the history of the United States was gaining momentum. The first Hollywood beauties dreamed of playing Scarlett, no one believed in the success of the visiting Englishwoman. "Larry will not play Rhett Butler, but I will play Scarlett!" Vivienne then announced.
It was said that Vivien was more practical than Larry in all matters, but, as true woman, gave the impression that all decisions are made by the husband. A strong character, however, was also her problem - like many great actresses, she had an extremely mobile psyche. Each absence of her husband for shooting could end in depression for her, and work on the role could lead to attacks of obsession. Her genius, turning into whims and wayward attacks, began to annoy her husband.
After 17 years together, Lawrence left her, unable to withstand another bout of hysteria. The actress was already seriously ill. Many fans of the actress consider Olivier, first of all, not a brilliant actor, but a cowardly traitor - depression aggravated the course of the disease, and Vivien Leigh died of pulmonary tuberculosis in the summer of 1967 at her home in Ethan Square in London.
Eva Duarte - Juan Peron
Evita- a household name in Argentina and the most famous first lady of the twentieth century. Second wife of the 29th and 41st Presidents Juan Peron, Eva (Eva Duarte) was an example of an ideal communicator, diplomat and ideological inspirer of the first person of the state.
She was born into a poor family and devoted her whole life to the struggle for better living conditions. Legend has it that the young actress and the colonel became lovers on the very first day they met. Peron, who initiated the military coup, might not have had so many ambitions if not for Eva, who made him believe that he would definitely become the head of government. Perón appeared openly with his young girlfriend, shocking the officers with his relationship with the actress.
After the arrest of Peron, October 17, 1945 happened - this date went down in the history of Argentina as the day of "the liberation of Peron by the people." 5,000 workers and their families gathered in the May Square in Buenos Aires in front of the presidential palace, demanding "the return of the colonel." After such support, Peron began to prepare for the presidential election, having previously married Eva, who immediately left her job in the cinema and entered the headquarters of his closest aides. Peron relied on feminist slogans, and therefore wanted to have a wife next to him, a presidential candidate, personifying the increased role of women in the modern world.
Eva turned out to be so energetic that she began to play one of the main roles in the government under Peron, although she did not officially hold any post. She founded a charitable foundation named after herself to help the poor and since 1949 has become one of the most influential people in Argentina. In addition, she was right hand and adviser to Juan Peron, although gradually came to the fore in their tandem. The charismatic Evita very quickly turned into a cult personality, her popularity was supported by propaganda - Eva, with all her proximity to power, was the idol of left-wing youth, like Che Guevara. Estimates of her life and personality are contradictory, but it is Eva Peron who is considered responsible for attracting women to the social and political life of Latin America.
Eva Peronumla died at the age of 33 from uterine cancer. Juan Peron after her death was destined to become the President of Argentina again. Notably, his next wife, Maria Estela Martínez de Perón, a former nightclub dancer, became the first female president in history after his death.
Grace Kelly - Prince Rainier
This union did not Great love. However, the history of the relationship between the most mysterious Hollywood actress and the Prince of Monaco is inscribed in the history of the greatest novels of the 20th century.
Favorite actress of the "King of Horror" Alfred Hitchcock, Grace Kelly different from most Hollywood stars. She acted and looked like a true princess due to her Nordic appearance and restrained manner, although, as is often the case, behind a beautiful facade was an amorous and passionate nature, prone to both adventurous short ties and calculated profitable relationships. Beautiful, cold, seemingly inaccessible, Grace Kelly misled men - it seemed that there simply could not be a more inaccessible star. However, there were legends about the promiscuity of the actress on the sidelines - she could give herself up on the first day of her acquaintance to an ordinary cameraman from the set, while accepting the courtship of the Iranian Shah. Many biographers are seriously talking about the nymphomania of the actress and a slight mental disorder associated with playing the inaccessible Snow Queen. So, during the filming, she always entered into love affairs with partners on the set, and on the set of the film High Noon, not only her partner Gary Cooper, but also the director of the film, Fred Zinneman, became her lovers.
The halo of purity and purity, which Grace Kelly cultivated in her image, worked for her - in Hollywood she was given the nickname "Miss High Society" and they believed that she should marry only a real prince. Angelic appearance and the right image did their job - it was she who was married to the Prince of Monaco Rainier III (Rainier III).
An epochal acquaintance that changed the fate of the whole state happened in 1955. Rainier III had long been looking for a worthy spouse, since the fading economy of the ruined state of Monaco required decisive measures. Marrying a well-known Hollywood beauty with a good reputation could attract investment and arouse the interest of tourists in the region. All that was left was to choose a bride. Grace Kelly seemed like the perfect fit - impeccable manners, classic elegance, meek eyes. After a short romantic correspondence, the young people agreed on a wedding.
Monaco is not a state where marriage with a star would be considered a wild misalliance. Prince Rainier was a good politician, and therefore his plan to attract an Oscar-winning Hollywood beauty to the royal wedding became one of the most successful PR moves in history. The fabulous wedding, which took place in 1956, not only revived interest in Monaco, but turned the region into one of the most prestigious on the planet.
The country idolized its new princess- Grace gave Monaco heirs and new economic opportunities. The flow of tourists and investments has turned the troubled region into a prosperous financial center. Grace's life was like a fairy tale: couture outfits, shooting in palaces for glossy publications, international trips with visits.
But in fact, everything was not so cloudless. Grace, who managed to curb her temper and with all her passion got used to the new image, suffered from the difficult nature of Rainier, and secular duties made her forget about the personal. After forty-five, the princess had health problems - she began to gain weight. Beloved children - two daughters and a son - grew up and turned into scandalous gossip heroes. Grace was horrified to recognize in the indomitable daughters who ran away from home, neglected secular duties and had affairs with bodyguards, a young self, suppressing instincts in the name of a new role that wrote her name in history.
In 1982, Grace Kelly lost control of her car and got into a car accident. Her daughter, who was also in the car, got off lightly. The injuries of the princess herself turned out to be incompatible with life - the next day, by decision of Prince Rainier, the life support apparatus was turned off.
Reporters still consider Kelly's death not as clear cut as it seemed from the outside.
Maria Callas - Aristotle Onassis
A story of passionate love and humiliation - this is how the novel of the great opera diva and the richest man in the world in the middle of the 20th century can be characterized.
Greek shipowner Aristotle Onassis- a cult personality, a billionaire who prefers to communicate with the elite different countries- he was a dear guest at the reception and social events of any level. He surrounded himself with the most beautiful women from influential circles, whom, however, he often used for his own purposes - to achieve personal or business goals. He experienced a real feeling only once - in 1959, when he met a young opera singer Maria Callas whose talent was applauded by the whole world.
Callas (real name) Cecilia Sophia Anna Maria Kalogeropoulos) was born to Greek immigrants in the United States. She married very well and was happily married - her husband was a wealthy Italian industrialist Giovanni Battisto Meneghini, a great connoisseur of opera, who fell in love with the singer at first sight. He became for Maria not only a faithful spouse, but also a devoted manager and a generous producer who sold a business for her and lived only in her interests.
Onassis noticed Maria Callas at a ball in Venice, later got to her concert, and then invited her and her husband to his legendary yacht "Christina" - main symbol unprecedented luxury of the time. The Greek magnate, who was also tied by the knot, was shocked by the magnificence of the singer, for the first time in his life, passion turned out to be stronger than the voice of reason. Maria Callas, who had made a career of being a huge obese woman, had lost more than 30 kg by that time and was in excellent physical shape.
The events that unfolded on the luxury yacht "Christina", cruising the Mediterranean, amazed the public. Forgetting about decency, Onassis and Callas not only had an affair in front of the spouses and guests, but also defiantly reveled in their love - they danced to the music on the deck and disappeared all night long until morning.
Discouraged, Meneghini could not find a place for himself and felt like a real fool. Even then, he hoped for the prudence of his wife and was ready to forgive the holiday romance, but the lovers did not think of parting. Onassis and Callas began to live together. Having achieved his goal, Onassis turned from an ardent lover into a rude and despotic roommate who was in no hurry to register a relationship. Mary's compliance and sacrificial love gave rise to Onassis's unpunished cruelty towards her - he began to insult her with friends, openly cheat on her and even raise a hand against her. Kallas meekly endured, which provoked even greater bouts of aggression from her lover.
The opera diva, blinded by love, stopped giving concerts and tried to cultivate sacrifice in herself - she decided to devote herself to love, even if it cost her to give up her self-esteem. She lost her voice and withdrew into herself, even the memories of her magnificent triumph at La Scala did not give her peace - she lived in the hope of re-experiencing the feelings that she experienced on the Christina yacht .
In October 1968, Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis married the widow of the President of the United States. Jacqueline Kennedy. His cohabitant Maria Callasus learned about it from the newspapers. The blow was so strong that she withdrew into herself and did not leave her apartment. A little more than a month passed when Onassis, who realized his mistake, rushed to Paris, begging his former lover for forgiveness. Aristotle tried to assure Mary that marriage to Mrs. Kennedy was an image deal for him, a PR move that had nothing to do with normal human relationships.
Former US First Lady Jackie Kennedy turned out to be a cold, energetic and prudent woman - she devoted herself entirely to consumption. There were legends about Jacqueline's extravagance: she bought hundreds of creations of eminent couturiers and left them unpacked in closets, constantly traveled around the world and spent such sums on entertainment, furs and diamonds that even fantastically rich Onassis clutched his heart. Jackie bought designer clothes literally from stores. Being a recognized style icon, she allowed herself to experiment - she appeared in public in short skirts and transparent dresses, and secular life occupied her much more than the illness and suffering of an elderly spouse. When the only son of the billionaire Alexander died in a plane crash, Onassis almost went crazy - everything in his life lost its meaning. He lived out his last years, finding peace only in communion with his beloved and all-forgiving Mary.
He died in a Paris hospital on March 15, 1975. Maria Kallas was next to him, and Jackie was in New York at that time - having learned about the death of Onassis, she calmly ordered a collection of mourning dresses from Valentina.
Elizabeth Taylor - Richard Burton
Hollywood star relationship Elizabeth Taylor and a characteristic British actor Richard Burton, who made a brilliant career in Hollywood, is called nothing more nor less than the "novel of the century." Firstly, both of them were stars of the first magnitude, and the era of the paparazzi was just in its infancy - and it was their love story that became the main newsbreak of the era. Secondly, the romance of the two stars was not just stormy, but worthy of film adaptation: love to frenzy, quarrels, fights, separations and reunions - the lovers got married twice and divorced twice, starred together in Oscar-winning films, proudly posed on the red carpet and destroyed rooms in expensive hotels in a fit of drunken quarrels. This lifestyle and the close attention of the world community allowed them to become the first classic celebrities - with sky-high raiders and millions in fees, as well as the most expensive collection of jewelry that the generous Richard gave Elizabeth after every quarrel.
Elizabeth Taylor is one of the true legends of Hollywood and the most famous actresses of all times. Before meeting Richard, she did not yet have a reputation as a dramatic actress - a fatal beauty, she was already married for the fourth time at that time (there were eight marriages in her life, two of which were with Burton) and was considered an eccentric star. Barton, with his incredible dramatic role, had a reputation as a character actor on stage and in life - temperamental and aggressive, he liked to drink and did not try to appear at least a little politically correct.
Stormy romance, followed by the whole world, happened on the set of the film "Cleopatra" in Rome in January 1962. Compared to the scale of that action, the story of modern Jolie and Pitt looks like a timid parody of the majestic epic - Hollywood shot the most expensive film in history (40 million of those old dollars), where the main roles are Cleopatra and Mark Antony - played by the stars that laid the foundation for the gossip genre, millions in royalties, diamonds as gifts, yachts and front pages of newspapers devoted to the vicissitudes of the relationship of the main movie couple of the century.
By 1961, the thirty-seven-year-old Welshman Barton was being called "British Brando". He was happily married to actress Sybil Wallace and the couple had two children. Twenty-nine-year-old Taylor was married to singer Eddie Fisher. The passion that flared up on the set absorbed the actors so much that they didn’t even make an effort to hide their love and didn’t listen to anyone - they continued to kiss when the love scene had already been played and the director said: “Stop!”, made love wherever it was only perhaps they indulged in drunkenness and debauchery and drowned in the abyss of sinful passion.
The hype raised by the newspapers led to the fact that the Vatican officially condemned the relationship between Liz and Richard. They tried to part, but they were drawn to each other irresistibly.
In his letters, which today have become a bestseller, Barton, blinded by love, wrote: “In my poor and painful youth, I dreamed only of such a woman. And now, when from time to time the dream comes back to me, I reach out and understand that she is here, next to me. If you haven't met or known her, you've lost a lot in your life."
Eventually, they both divorced their official spouses and married in 1964. Barton showered his wife with diamonds, instilled in her confidence that she had the potential of a deep dramatic actress. They demanded millions of fees from film bosses and in every possible way created a legend of great stars of the first magnitude.
In the second half of the sixties, their famous paintings were filmed - "The Taming of the Shrew", "Comedians", "Boom", "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?". Behind last film Elizabeth received a second Oscar. Two brilliant dramatic actors in their personal lives experienced painful love on the verge of frenzy, fits of jealousy and addiction to alcohol. “Maybe we loved each other too much ... I never thought that this was possible,” Liz Taylor wrote in her diaries. And in July 1973, she suddenly announced: “Richard and I are parting for a while. Maybe we love each other too much… Pray for us!” The divorce took place in June 1974.
Life apart turned out to be unbearable - the 16 months spent as if in delirium ended in a second wedding. The second marriage lasted from October 1975 to July 1976.
Richard Burton died of a heart attack on August 5, 1984. His death was a terrible tragedy for Elizabeth, despite the fact that at that time she already had another lover. Elizabeth Taylor herself, despite her illnesses and ailments, died at the age of 79 in March 2011. The published letters of Richard Burton, who turned out to be an incredible writer, formed the basis of the book "Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century"(Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century). Today, the main Hollywood directors are fighting for the right to film this story, and the best Hollywood actors - to play the lovers of the brightest drama of the twentieth century.
Frank Sinatra - Ava Gardner
For America Frank Sinatra not only "the most popular singer of the century", but also a real legend and symbol of the era of show business and the golden era of Hollywood with all its attributes - classic glamor, gangsters, millionaires and the halo of greatness and inaccessibility of idols. Sicilian, mafia friend, he is named the most desirable man of the 20th century. His biography, in which incredible creative victories were combined with friendship with presidents and politicians, crime bosses and the first beauties - one of the brightest pages of world culture.
As for the great story of his love, it was only one. While all the women in his life were passing, including such Hollywood beauties as Marilyn Monroe and Lana Turner, the passion for one woman shocked him so much that the great Sinatra lost his voice, went into a binge and tried to commit suicide.
Her name was Ava Gardner (Ava Gardner). An actress, one of the brightest Hollywood stars of the 1940s and 1950s, an incomparable beauty and a woman of incredible temperament, she was famous for her magnetic influence on men. There were legends about the strength of attraction of this fatal beauty. The great Hemingway himself called her a muse and a favorite actress. At the time of the meeting with Sinatra, she had been married twice and was going through a dizzying affair with a multimillionaire Howard Hughes, who first encountered such a wayward woman. The fan indulged all the requests of the beauty: planes, diamonds, outfits.
Frank was married and had three children. He did not consider the family an obstacle to stormy relationships, but the passion of such strength turned out to be more important than the desire for home comfort.
They met in 1950 at the premiere of the film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" The state in which Sinatra was after this meeting is described by his friends and biographers as insanity. “She poured something into my glass!” he justified. The feeling that took over main star era, destroyed it: Sinatra suffered, suffered, went crazy with love and jealousy. It was hard for him to compete with Hughes in offering expensive gifts, and his trademark tricks on Ava did not work. Friends did not recognize Frank - he beamed with delight when Ava agreed to have dinner with him, then he walked like a beaten dog when she stopped taking him seriously. "I have got you under my skin" - these words of the famous song Frank Sinatra recorded in one breath late at night, dying of love for Ava Gardner.
He wrote his best songs, being in a state of love fever, which did not let him go for a minute - a ballad "Fool, I wanted you" was the product of his sensual fit.
Sinatra knew how to love to the point of frenzy and madness, and the proud but passionate Ava was impressed by this way of expressing feelings. When she surrendered under his pressure, their bright romance was called by contemporaries nothing more than a “bullfight of love” of two bright personalities and idols of the era. The clash of two southern temperaments resulted in such a passion that swallowed both. Generous, flamboyant, generous, Frank made Ava feel things she didn't get from Hollywood bosses and wealthy fans. They were both witty, energetic, impulsive and emotional, they coincided in everything - in love for strong drinks, delicious food, night boxing fights and love on the verge of frenzy. It was the energy of true love and passion, which was impossible to resist.
At the same time, Frank and Ava met secretly - for the press and society, he was Nancy's husband, and she met with Hughes. A random snapshot of a reporter catching them together made a lot of noise. Avoiding a scandal, Ava flew to Spain, and Frank, who decided that he had been abandoned, lost his voice with grief. He flew to her on the other side of the world, but there he was waiting for new blow- his beloved woman had an affair with a bullfighter. He almost committed suicide, but Ava stopped him, promising to return. And deceived again - her affair with Richard Green ended for Sinatra with an overdose of sleeping pills. And Ava gave up. The long-awaited wedding took place in Philadelphia. Several years of absolute happiness were for Sinatra a reward for suffering.
However, even in family life Frank and Ava continued to torment each other with jealousy, quarrels and violent showdown. Frank worshiped Ava as a goddess, kept pictures of her in his office, watched over her, and lost his health in his paranoid quest to possess her completely.
Such an obsession cannot keep in suspense forever - love of such intensity does not stand the test of time. But even after the divorce, which took place in 1957, Frank and Ava continued to meet secretly from time to time - the paparazzi kept catching them in godforsaken hotels under the cover of night.
After Ava, Frank had many women, beautiful and famous, but he never again experienced anything even remotely resembling the all-consuming love that happened in his life. Ava passed away in 1990 at the age of 68. Sinatra lived to 82 and passed away in 1998.
Alain Delon - Romy Schneider
This love story seemed real and sincere, but the ideal romance of European stars did not stand the test of fame, promiscuity and ambition.
Beginning of life Romy Schneider, best actress in the world, according to French and Austrian viewers, it was cloudless and promised only happiness and prosperity. It was impossible to imagine what a nightmare her life would turn out to be.
Romy Schneider and Alain Delon met on the set of a movie "Christina" in 1958. By that time, the Austrian actress, European film star and heiress famous dynasty actors-aristocrats was already in the status that she could afford to choose partners. Her choice fell on an unknown French actor.
Love at first sight did not happen to them - the educated and intelligent Romy considered her colleague too young, handsome and dressed up. Alain found his partner completely unattractive. The novel broke out unexpectedly for everyone, because the young people had nothing in common. He is a cynical and cruel homeless child who came out of poverty, she is an intelligent girl from a good family, a symbol of the bourgeoisie, which he despised so much. He rejected any moral foundations and understood freedom as complete indifference to the problems of other people, and she tried to follow burgher principles and could not afford much due to the concepts of decency and duty.
Passion consumed Romy so much that she left for her beloved in Paris. Her principles and lifestyle, dreams of a family and children caused Delon only contemptuous laughter. He openly called her a bourgeois and emphasized in every way that he was free from conventions and obligations. They were irresistibly attracted to each other, but there was never harmony, understanding and respect in these relations. While most considered this novel a misalliance, Delon himself was emphatically rude to Romy, making it clear who needed this relationship more.
The media adored the little angel Romy and condemned the adventures of her companion, but in their desire to make his every step public, they literally killed the actress. The yellow press tracked every step of Delon and Schneider, wrote about all his adventures and ridiculed the naivety of Romy, who forgave the groom of his betrayal and spree. The humiliating fate of Romy Schneider was to endure and be ridiculed. She could not leave due to lack of experience, because of great love and a really naive belief that everything would work out - Delon was able to convince her that tomorrow everything would certainly be different. Meanwhile, he not only destroyed her self-esteem by betrayal and deceit, but gradually moved on to rough treatment and assault.
This went on for over five years. Passionate, painful, full of ambiguity and humiliation, the relationship was cut off by Delon himself. His career went up, their joint film roles turned out to be extremely successful - the relationship experienced at the break of feelings helped the couple play the forbidden love of a brother and sister in theater production Luchino Visconti. Delon was accepted in a theatrical environment, he began to receive serious fees, crowds of fans appeared in his life and that “Dolce Vita” that accompanies the life of every beautiful and successful young actor. Radiant little Romy, who helped him become a star, instilled a love of literature and helped form his own acting method, there was no place in this new life. It was at this time that Romy Schneider became not just a living actress, but a deep, characteristic one, with a strong dramatic temperament.
Delon said goodbye to her through a note, with the wording "We only met at airports." It was his style - cold, cynical, detached. Nothing personal. He soon married an actress Natalie Barthelemy.
Romy Schneider was dying without him. She struggled with her feelings for a man and with a feeling of deep rejection. During the years spent with Alain Delon, one of the best dramatic actresses in Europe completely forgot how to love herself. In the spring of 1966, she remarried. For the sake of Romy, her chosen one is a playwright Harry Mayen left the woman with whom he lived for 12 years. Romy wrote in her diary: “The years spent with Alain were wild, crazy. With Harry, I finally calmed down. In this union, she was looking for respect rather than love.
Perhaps the story of her life would have been different if not for Delon's fatal call in 1968. He convinced Romy and the producers that in the role of his partner in the film "Pool" he sees only her. Stuck in scandals and unsuccessful projects, experiencing the collapse of family life, Delon needed a high-profile successful project to improve his affairs. He needed Romy Schneider not only as a beauty and a great actress - the story of their long-standing relationship was the best PR move. The current status of a faithful wife and mother added spice to the situation.
The film became an explosion, it was bought by many European countries. Newspapers circulated images of Romy and Alain passionately kissing as they experienced a relationship renaissance in the posh resort of St. Tropez, playing six years after their breakup. The mature beauty of yesterday's cutie Romy shocked - it seemed that she had never been more beautiful and convincing. Alain Delon achieved his goal and again disappeared from her life.
Harry Mayen could not forgive his wife for this, their relationship cracked. He quit his job and started drinking. Romi fell into a severe depression and also became addicted to alcohol. A terrible period began in her life. Divorce, remarriage, ex-spouse suicide. She closes in on herself and refuses a number of offers, including "Man and Woman", "Last Tango in Paris", but flies to the other side of the world, to Mexico, to shoot in a third-rate picture with Delon and shock everyone with candid shootings in Playboy magazine . The biggest tragedy in the life of an actress happens after a divorce from her second husband - as a result of a tragic accident, her 14-year-old son David dies, who ran into a metal fence. The distraught Romy withdrew into herself and communicated only with Delon. She drank a lot and just faded away in front of everyone.
She died on the night of May 29-30, 1982. Everyone knew about the tragedy of the life of the great actress, and no one could believe that she, 44-year-old, had a heart failure. Newspapers came out with headlines "Romy Schneider committed suicide." Later it was officially announced that Romy's heart simply could not stand it. All of Europe mourned the beloved actress. And Alain Delon remained true to himself and sent a dubious appeal called “Farewell, my doll” to the Paris Match magazine.
“The day I stop trusting you will be the last day of my life,” this line from the movie "Christina" Romi repeated in life. She trusted Delon until the end of her days.
Michael Douglas - Catherine Zeta-Jones
The scale of the passions of modern Hollywood can hardly be compared with the golden age, but in its recent history there are novels worthy of special mention. Love story Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones has long been perceived by skeptics as a demonstration of the proverb about "the demon in the ribs" - the age difference of 25 years and the blooming appearance of a rising Hollywood star did not give rise to optimistic forecasts.
Michael Douglas who belonged to the famous acting dynasty Hollywood has never been number one in the tacit ratings, but has always been among the top stars. In his professional life, everything was as it should be - from the role of the hero-lover and the hero of action adventures in the style of "Indiana Jones", he turned to psychological thrillers, which had a strong erotic beginning. He received two Oscars and recognition, and later the status of a sex symbol - after his role in the cult "Basic Instinct" with Sharon Stone. In a word, his professional life was a success. In his personal life, he maintained a semblance of well-being in a 23-year marriage and was sometimes seen in affairs that did not bring him satisfaction.
British beauty Catherine Zeta-Jones starred mostly in second-rate films. She no longer dreamed of becoming a star - until the age of 27, the actress continued to be the heroine of category B films. The accidental success of the Titanic mini-series with her participation helped the film producers notice the beauty "Mask of Zorro" with Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas. And, as often happens, the next morning after the premiere, the girl woke up famous. On the very day of the film's premiere, she met the star Douglas, who was so excited at the sight of the sultry beauty that he began to speak outright nonsense. The battered 56-year-old actor fell in love in such a way that he did not even think of offering the young actress the humiliating role of a mistress - all his efforts were aimed at conquering the woman who drove him crazy. It was also symbolic that Katherine and Michael were born on the same day - September 25 - with a difference of 25 years.
Despite the fact that in Hollywood they laughed at the habits of the macho Douglas and called him “an erotic playboy” behind his back, there was not a drop of vulgarity and well-established schemes in these relations. Michael understood that after the success of the film "The Mask of Zorro" a whole series of good offers awaited such a beauty, which means fame and all its attendant attributes: fans, millions in fees, photo shoots, social events. He preferred to act quickly in order to be the first to get a girl who was just getting used to Hollywood.
He courted beautifully, old-fashionedly, selflessly, convincing not only Katherine, but the whole world, that this love meant too much to him. Douglas noticeably rejuvenated - a love obsession gave the actor a second youth. After five months of siege, Katherine surrendered. Photos of the paparazzi, capturing a couple in love on the actor's yacht in Mallorca, spread all over the world. Everyone was waiting for a scandal, but the couple said they were going to get married. The scandal, however, happened: the wife of Michael Dinara refused to give a formal divorce until the unfaithful spouse paid her $ 60 million from his 225 million fortune. For the sake of his desire to marry Katherine, the actor paid a giant compensation. In addition, blinded by love, Douglas gave the bride a unique ring with a 10-carat diamond surrounded by 28 more diamonds, and agreed to a marriage contract, according to which, in the event of a divorce, he was obliged to pay his ex-lover $ 3.2 million for each year of their life together.
One of the most luxurious weddings in Hollywood history happened on November 18, 2000 at the New York Plaza Hotel. OK magazine paid $ 1.6 million for the right to film this celebration. Among the invitees were Jack Nicholson,Sharon Stone,Brad Pitt,Sean Connery,Anthony Hopkins,Steven Spielberg and even the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. The bride was wearing a designer dress from Christian Lacroix embellished with diamonds.
A marriage that was predicted to fail continues to surprise skeptics. He is stable and prosperous - the couple has two common children; Catherine, being pregnant, received an Oscar for her role in the musical "Chicago"; Michael, thanks to the support of his wife, coped with cancer, although he suffered a lot. A rare misalliance becomes so strong alliance. And he is the only one in the history of modern Hollywood that can be called a stronghold of family values.
Incredible Facts
Do you believe in true love? What about love at first sight? Do you believe that love can last forever? Perhaps the love stories below will help you strengthen your faith in this feeling or renew your faith in it. These are the most famous stories love, they are immortal.
1. Romeo and Juliet
These are probably the most famous lovers in the whole world. This couple has become synonymous with love itself. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The story of two teenagers from two warring families who fall in love at first sight, then get married, and later risk everything for their love. The willingness to lay down one's life for a husband or wife is a sign of real feeling. Their premature departure united the feuding families.
2. Cleopatra and Mark Antony
The true love story of Mark Antony and Cleopatra is one of the most memorable and intriguing. The history of these two historical characters was subsequently recreated on the pages of the work of William Shakespeare, and filmed by famous directors more than once. The relationship between Mark Antony and Cleopatra is a real test of love. They fell in love with each other at first sight.
The relationship between these two influential people put Egypt in a very advantageous position. But their romance was extremely outraged by the Romans, who feared that as a result of it, the influence of the Egyptians would increase significantly. Despite all the threats, Mark Antony and Cleopatra got married. It is said that while in battle against the Romans, Mark received false news of Cleopatra's death. Feeling empty, he committed suicide. When Cleopatra learned of Antony's death, she was shocked and then also committed suicide. great love requires great sacrifice.
3. Lancelot and Guinevere
tragic story The love of Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere is probably one of the most famous of the Arthurian legends. Lancelot falls in love with Queen Guinevere, wife of King Arthur. Their love grew very slowly, as Guinevere did not let Lancelot close to her. In the end, however, passion and love overcame her, and they became lovers. One night, Sir Agravain and Sir Modred, King Arthur's nephew, at the head of a group of 12 knights, broke into the queen's room, where they found the lovers. Taken by surprise, they tried to escape, however, only Lancelot succeeded. The queen was captured and sentenced to death for adultery. However, a few days later, Lancelot returned to save his beloved. This whole sad story divided the Knights of the Round Table into two groups, thereby significantly weakening the kingdom of Arthur. As a result, poor Lancelot ended his days as a modest hermit, and Guinevere became a nun, and remained so for the rest of her life.
4. Tristan and Isolde
The tragic love story of Tristan and Isolde has been retold and rewritten numerous times. The action took place in the Middle Ages during the reign of King Arthur. Iseult was the daughter of the King of Ireland, and had just become engaged to King Mark of Cornwall. King Mark sent his nephew Tristan to Ireland to accompany his bride Iseult to Cornwall. During the journey, Tristan and Isolde fall in love with each other. Isolde still marries Mark, but the love affair continues after her marriage. When Mark finally found out about the betrayal, he forgave Iseult, but exiled Tristan forever from Cornwall.
Tristan went to Brittany. There he met Iseult of Brittany. He was drawn to her because she looked like his true love. He married her, but the marriage was not genuine because of his true love for another woman. After he fell ill, he sent for his beloved in the hope that she would come and be able to cure him. There was an agreement with the captain of the ship sent by him that if she agreed to come, then the sails of the ship would be white upon return, if not, then black. Tristan's wife, seeing the white sails, told him that the sails were black. He died of grief before his love could reach him, and shortly thereafter Iseult died of a broken heart.
5. Paris and Helena
Told in the Homeric Iliad, the story of Helen of Troy and the Trojan War is a Greek heroic legend that is half fiction. Elena Troyanskaya is considered one of the most beautiful women in all literature. She married Menelaus, king of Sparta. Paris, the son of King Priam of Troy, fell in love with Helen and kidnapped her, taking her to Troy. The Greeks gathered a huge army, led by Menelaus' brother, Agamemnon, to bring Helen back. Troy was destroyed, Helen returned safely to Sparta, where she lived happily throughout her life with Menelaus.
6. Orpheus and Eurydice
The story of Orpheus and Eurydice is an ancient Greek myth about desperate love. Orpheus fell deeply in love and married Eurydice, a beautiful nymph. They loved each other very much and were happy. Aristaeus, Greek god of earth and Agriculture, became interested in Eurydice and actively pursued her. Fleeing from Aristaeus, Eurydice fell into a nest of snakes, one of which fatally bit her on the leg. The distraught Orpheus played such sad music and sang so sadly that all the nymphs and gods wept. On their advice, he went to the underworld, and his music softened the hearts of Hades and Persephone (he was the only person who dared to take such a step), who agreed to the return of Eurydice to earth, but on one condition: upon reaching the earth, Orpheus would not must look back and look at her. Being extremely alarmed, the lover did not fulfill the conditions, turned around to look at Eurydice, and she disappeared a second time, now forever.
7. Napoleon and Josephine
Having married her by calculation at the age of 26, Napoleon clearly knew whom he was taking as his wife. Josephine was older than him, a wealthy and prominent woman. However, over time, he fell deeply in love with her, and she loved him, however, this did not stop both of them from cheating. But mutual respect kept them together, all the burning passion in its path did not fade away and was genuine. Yet, in the end, they broke up, because Josephine could not give him what he so wanted - an heir. Unfortunately, their paths diverged, however, throughout their lives they kept love and passion for each other in their hearts.
8. Odysseus and Penelope
Few couples understand the essence of sacrifice in a relationship, however, it was this Greek couple who understood it best. After they were separated, it took a long 20 years before the reunion. Shortly after marrying Penelope, war demanded that Odysseus leave his new wife. Although she had very little hope of his return, Penelope still resisted 108 suitors who sought to replace her husband. Odysseus also loved his wife very much and refused the sorceress who offered him eternal love and eternal youth. Thus, he was able to return home to his wife and son. So believe Homer who said true love is worth the wait.
9. Paolo and Francesca
Paolo and Francesca are the heroes of Dante's famous masterpiece The Divine Comedy. This real story: Francesca was married to terrible person Gianciotto Malatesta. However, his brother, Paolo, was complete opposite Francesca fell in love with him and they became lovers. The love between them became even stronger when (according to Dante) they read together the story of Lancelot and Guinevere. When their connection was revealed, Francesca's husband killed both.
10. Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler
"Gone with the Wind" is one of the immortal literary works. Margaret Mitchell's iconic creation is laced with love and hate in Scarlett and Rhett Butler's relationship. Proving that timing is everything, Scarlett and Rhett never seemed to stop "fighting" each other. Throughout this epic story, this tempestuous passion and their turbulent marriage took place against the backdrop of the events of the civil war. Flirtatious, fickle and constantly pursued by fans, Scarlett cannot decide among the many contenders for her attention. When she finally decides to settle for Retta, her mercurial nature pushes him away from her. Hope finally dies when their romance is never rekindled, with Scarlett saying at the end, "Tomorrow is a new day."
11. Jane Eyre and Rochester
In Charlotte Bronte's famous novel, loneliness finds its cure in solitude by keeping each other company. Jane is an orphan who took a job as a governess in the home of the very wealthy Edward Rochester. The couple bonded very quickly, as Rochester had a tender heart underneath his rough exterior. However, he does not reveal his penchant for polygamy, and on their wedding day, Jane discovers that he is already married. A heartbroken Jane escapes, but then returns after a fire destroyed Rochester's house, killed his wife, and left him blind himself. Love triumphs, lovers reunite and live out their days in each other's company.
12. Layli and Majnun
A well-known classic of Persian poetry and one of the most famous poets of the medieval East, who supplemented Persian epic poetry colloquial speech and realistic style, Nizami of Ganja became famous after he wrote his romantic poem "Layli and Majnun". Inspired by an Arabic legend, Layli and Majnun is a tragic tale of unattainable love. For many centuries, it was told and retold, and the main characters were depicted on ceramics and written about them in manuscripts. Leyli and Kais fell in love with each other while studying at school. Noticing their love, they were forbidden to communicate and see each other. Kais then decides to go into the desert to live among the animals. He is often malnourished and becomes very emaciated. Due to his eccentric behavior, he becomes known as Majnun (crazy). In the desert, he meets an elderly Bedouin who promises him to win back his Layla.
The plan fails to materialize, and Layla's father continues to refuse to be together with the lovers due to Majnun's insane behavior. Soon he marries her to another. After the death of Leyla's husband, the old Bedouin facilitates her meeting with Majnun, however, they could not fully be on the same wavelength and understand each other. After their death, they were buried next to each other. The story is often interpreted as an allegory for the soul's desire to connect with the divine.
13. Eloise and Abelard
This is the story of a monk and a nun whose love letters have become world famous. Around 1100, Pierre Abelard traveled to Paris to study at the school of Notre Dame. There he acquired a reputation as an outstanding philosopher. fulbert, high-ranking official, hired Abelard as a tutor to his niece Eloise. Abelard and Heloise fell in love with each other, conceived a child and secretly married. However, Fulbert was furious, so Abelard hid Eloise in a safe place in the monastery. Believing that Abelard had decided to abandon Heloise, Fulbert had him castrated while he slept. Heartbroken, Eloise became a nun. Despite all the troubles and hardships, the couple continued to love each other. Their emotional love letters were published.
14. Pyramus and Thisbe
A very touching love story that will not leave indifferent anyone who reads it. Their love was selfless, and they were sure that even in death they would be together. Pyramus was very handsome man and from childhood he was friends with Thisbe, a beautiful maiden from Babylonia. They lived in neighboring houses, and fell in love with each other as they grew up. However, their parents were strongly opposed to their marriage. One night, just before dawn, while everyone was sleeping, they decided to sneak out of the house and meet in a nearby field near a mulberry tree. Thisbe came first. While she was waiting under a tree, she saw a lion approaching a spring located near the tree to quench his thirst, his jaw was covered in blood.
Seeing this terrifying sight, Thisbe rushed to run to hide in the depths of the forest from a lion, but on the way she dropped her handkerchief. The lion followed her and came across a handkerchief, which he decided to taste. At this time, Pyramus approached the place, and seeing a lion with bloodied jaws and with a scarf of his beloved, he lost the meaning of life. At that moment, he pierces himself with his own sword. Unaware of what had just happened, Thisbe continued to hide. After a while, she came out of hiding, and discovered what Pyramus had done to himself. Realizing that she has no reason to live, she takes the sword of her beloved and also kills herself.
15. Elizabeth Bennet and Darcy
In fact, Jane Austen embodied the two attributes of human nature, pride and prejudice, in her characters Darcy and Elizabeth. Darcy belongs to high society, he is a typical educated representative of the aristocracy. On the other hand, Elizabeth is the second daughter of a gentleman with very limited means. Mr. Bennet is the father of five daughters who were given the right to grow up as they wanted, who did not receive school education and were not brought up by a governess.
Elizabeth's very indulgent mother and irresponsible father never thought about their daughters' future, taking it for granted that they would do well. "All is well" in the understanding of the mother of girls meant to marry a rich and prosperous man. For a person like this social status, which Mr. Darcy possessed, the shortcomings of the Elizabeth family were very serious, and absolutely unacceptable to his polished and refined mind. He falls in love with Elizabeth, however she turns him down, but she later realizes that she cannot love anyone but Darcy. The story of their union and the birth of love is very interesting.
16. Salim and Anarkali
Every lover knows the story of Salim and Anarkali. The son of the great Mughal emperor Akbar, Salim, fell in love with an ordinary but very beautiful courtesan Anarkali. He was fascinated by her beauty, so it was love at first sight. However, the emperor could not accept the fact that his son fell in love with a courtesan. He began to put pressure on Anarkali, using all sorts of tactics to make her fall in the eyes of the prince in love. When Salim found out about this, he declared war on his father. But he failed to defeat his father's gigantic army, Salim was defeated, captured and sentenced to death. At this moment, Anarkali intervenes, who renounces her love in order to save her beloved from the clutches of death. She was buried alive in a brick wall in front of Salim.
17. Pocahontas and John Smith
This love story is a famous legend in American history. Pocahontas, an Indian princess, was the daughter of Powhatan, who was the leader of the Powhatan Indian tribe, who lived in what is now the state of Virginia. The princess first saw Europeans in May 1607. Among all, she drew attention to John Smith, she liked him. However, Smith was captured by members of her tribe and tortured. It was Pocahontas who saved him from being torn to pieces by the Indians, and later the tribe adopted him as their own. This incident helped Smith and Pocahontas become friends. The princess after this incident often visited Jamestown, passing messages from her father.
John Smith, severely injured after an accidental explosion of gunpowder, returned to England. After another visit, she was told that Smith was dead. Some time later, Pocahontas was captured by Sir Samuel Argall, who hoped to use her as a link between him and her father in order for the latter to free the English prisoners. During her captivity, she decides to become a Christian and, taking the name Rebecca, was baptized. A year later, she married John Rolfe (John Rolfe). Having gone to London after a certain time, she and her husband met with his old friend John Smith, after a long 8 years. This was their last meeting.
18. Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal
In 1612, a teenage girl, Arjumand Banu, married 15-year-old Shah Jahan, ruler of the Mughal Empire. Then she changed her name to Mumtaz Mahal, bore Shah Jahan 14 children and became his beloved wife. After Mumtaz died in 1629, the grieving emperor decided to create a worthy monument in her honor. It took 20,000 workers, 1,000 elephants and almost 20 years of work to complete the construction of this monument - the Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan did not have time to complete the construction of a black marble mausoleum for himself. Deposed by his own son, he was imprisoned in the Red Fort at Agra, where he spent lonely hours looking across the Yamuna River at the monument to his beloved. He was subsequently buried next to her in the Taj Mahal.
19. Marie and Pierre Curie
This is a story about partnership in love and science. Unable to continue her studies in Poland because the universities then did not accept women, Marie Skłodowska-Curie came to Paris in 1891 to enter the Sorbonne. Marie, as the French began to call her, spent every free minute in the library or in the laboratory. The hard-working student once caught the eye of Pierre Curie, director of one of the laboratories in which Maria worked. Pierre actively courted Maria and several times proposed to her to marry him. Finally, in 1895, they got married and began working together. In 1898, the couple discovered polonium and radium.
Curie and scientist Henri Becquerel received Nobel Prize in 1903 for the discovery of radioactivity. When Pierre died in 1904, Marie made a promise to herself to continue their work. She took his place at the Sorbonne, becoming the school's first female teacher. In 1911, she became the first person to win a second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry. She continued to experiment and teach until her death from leukemia in 1934, driven by the memory of the man she loved.
20. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
This is the love story of an English queen who mourned her dead husband for 40 years. Victoria was a lively, cheerful girl who was fond of drawing and painting. She ascended the English throne in 1837 after the death of her uncle King William IV. In 1840 she married her cousin Prince Albert. Although initially disliked in some circles for being German, Prince Albert was later admired for his honesty, hard work and devotion to his family. The couple had 9 children, Victoria loved her husband very deeply. She often used his advice in matters of state, especially with regard to diplomatic negotiations.
When Albert died in 1861, Victoria was devastated. She did not appear in public for three years. Her prolonged seclusion drew public criticism. There were several attempts on the Queen's life. However, under the influence of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli, Victoria returned to public life by opening Parliament in 1866. However, she never ended her mourning for her beloved husband, wearing black robes until her death in 1901. During her reign, which was the longest in English history, Britain has become a world power on which "the sun never sets."
Famous people love, lose and suffer no less than others. We will tell you about the seven most touching and sad stories love that the whole world was watching.
One of the most famous couples America of the 50s is a cult actress and famous baseball player. In 1954, the lovers got married and seriously planned to become an exemplary family. The fatal blonde with might and main assured that she wanted to give birth to Joe kids and become a completely domestic woman. However, in the understanding of Marilyn, this did not include leaving Hollywood. Of course, the hot Italian husband did not like this, and even the status of the sex symbol of the missus acted on him like a red rag on a bull. Jealousy won over love, and after only 2 years of marriage, the couple broke up.
However, the warmest feelings between the former spouses still remained - all their lives they kept in touch and helped each other. Moreover, it was DiMaggio who prepared the funeral of Monroe, and on his orders for many years fresh flowers appeared on the grave of the actress as a sign of love and respect from her former lover.
This love story began quite pragmatically - presidential candidate John F. Kennedy needed a profitable match and found it in the person of the respectable and educated Jacqueline Bouvier. The wedding took place in 1953 - the couple looked perfect, but their happiness was mostly a PR fiction. Kennedy was not particularly serious about the oath of allegiance to his wife and started romances left and right, while the faithful Jacqueline endured all his adventures and remained close during severe attacks and operations that John suffered due to his serious problems with the spine.
In the late 50s, Jackie's patience snapped and she decided to file for divorce. Her father-in-law and former diplomat Joe Kennedy persuaded her to save the marriage. The couple stayed together, and for some time peace and love really reigned in their family - John began to appreciate his wife, and she allowed their relationship to start from a new leaf.
But the idyll was not destined to last b Xia for a long time - November 22, 1963 in Dallas, a shot killed Kennedy and at the same time completed the story of their relationship with Jacqueline.
The witnesses of that tragic event especially remembered the gesture of the faithful wife, who decided not to change her blood-splattered suit, so that the whole world could see not only her pain, but also the horror of the crime committed by the murderer.
Although Birkin did not become the first love of the French chanson star Serge Gainsbourg, she definitely left a serious mark on his life and work. The couple met in 1968 on the set of the film "Slogan". At first they hated each other, but after a while the situation changed dramatically, and Jane turned from an enemy into the musician's third wife.
Together, the lovers spent a long 12 years, during which their daughter Charlotte and the famous hit "Je t" aime ... Moi non plus "(" I love you ... I don't either "), which was personally criticized by the Pope, managed to be born, that , however, only added to the popularity of the song.
The tandem broke up because of Serge's addiction to drinking, but they remained good friends and colleagues - it was Gainsbourg who wrote her best songs for Birkin. To this day, Jane speaks of her ex-husband with great warmth and calls him a very vulnerable, but incredibly talented person.
This romance can rightly be called official - it flared up on the set of the film "Flames over England", where Lee and Olivier played lovers. Despite the fact that both actors were married, they decided to give a damn and start living together. The couple resolved the divorce formalities with their other halves only a few years later, and only after that they were able to register their relationship.
Both sides destroyed this beautiful story -Lawrence was tormented by envy of the success of his beloved, and Vivienne began to experience an exacerbation of manic-depressive psychosis, which eventually broke her life and put an end to her passionate relationship with Olivier.
The actor quickly came to his senses, married a year later and lived happily for 30 years, but Lee died only 7 years later from tuberculosis and remained single until the end of her life.
The fatal blonde of our time and her famous husband met in 1968 at the film set of the Warner Brothers studio. The novel flared up quickly - in the same year the couple got married. The couple stayed together for 7 years.
They broke up through the fault of Penn - he was never famous for exemplary behavior, but in those days he completely beat all records: he regularly got drunk, was wildly jealous of his wife and often beat her. Once he was completely carried away - the badly beaten singer even filed a complaint with the police. A little later, she really took him away, saying that she wished Sean all the best, if only he was away from her.
Nevertheless, Madonna's feelings were strong - later she repeatedly admitted that it was Penn who was her greatest love. In 1996, she invited the actor to attend her birth, and after that she regularly appeared with him at events and was extremely flattered when Sean visited and approved one of her performances. However, the couple could not forgive each other until the end, and their reunion remained only in the dreams of fans.
6. Romy Schneider and Alain Delon
Another office romance, which, moreover, began with mutual hatred - having met on the set of the film "Christina", the impulsive Delon and the sophisticated Schneider immediately disliked each other. But a few months later, Romy moved from Australia to Paris to Alain, and a couple of months later their engagement was announced. The wedding, however, never took place - after some time, Delon was seen by the paparazzi with a certain blonde, a little later he left Romy, and he married this blonde. Schneider, on the other hand, remained at the bottom.
Dealing with grief, she got married and forgot to think about Delon, until fate brought them together again on the set of the film "Pool". As it turned out, fate was here and Moreover, the role for Romy was procured by the actor himself. Passion flared up new force, her husband left Schneider, and soon Delon himself fled, again leaving the actress alone with herself and her pain.
Romy's suffering spilled over into a passion for alcohol, and in 1981 another blow awaited her - her 14-year-old son suddenly died. Soon the actress herself died of a broken heart.
Delon took the death of his former lover as his fault - he wrote about this in a letter published in one of the newspapers: “It was because of me that your heart stopped beating. Because of me, because 25 years ago I was made your partner at Christina.
7. Michelle Williams and Heath Ledger
Williams and Ledger met on the set of the controversial Brokeback Mountain. According to colleagues of the actors, their romance flared up immediately. For three years the couple was happy together - in 2008, after the birth of their daughter Matilda, they announced their engagement. However, they never played a wedding - after some time, both actors announced a break in relations. For the press, the main version was the employment of Ledger and Williams. But close sources said that it was Heath's addiction to drugs. The actor also experienced a difficult and painful break with Michelle with their help. And soon he was found dead in his own house. He allegedly accidentally mixed strong sleeping pills, after which he could no longer wake up.
Williams suffered a loss for a long time and is unlikely to fully recover from it now. In an interview, she said that no one can even imagine how much everything died for her with Heath.
Love is always patient and kind, it is never jealous. Love is never boastful and conceited, rude and selfish, it does not take offense and does not offend!
Mark Antony (83 - 30 BC) and Cleopatra (63 - 30 BC)
The Egyptian queen Cleopatra became famous as a skilled seductress. Even the great Julius Caesar became a victim of her charms, taking the side of Cleopatra in her conflict with her brother and returning the throne to her. But the most famous is the story of her relationship with the Roman commander Mark Antony. For the sake of the beautiful Egyptian queen, Antony left his wife and quarreled with the emperor Octavian Augustus. Antony and Cleopatra together opposed Augustus, challenging his right to rule over Rome after Caesar's death, but lost. After the defeat, Antony threw himself on the sword, and Cleopatra committed suicide 12 days later. According to one of the legends, she put to her chest poisonous snake, according to another - put her hand into a basket with a snake.
Mark Antony Cleopatra
Pierre Abelard (1079 - 1142) and Heloise (circa 1100 - 1163)
The tragic love story of the famous medieval philosopher Pierre Abelard and a girl named Eloise has survived to this day thanks to Abelard's autobiography "The Story of My Disasters", as well as the works of numerous poets and writers. 40-year-old Abelard took his young sweetheart from the house of her uncle, Canon Fulbert, to Brittany. There Eloise gave birth to a son, and the couple married in secret. However, the girl did not want to interfere with her husband's academic career, because the rules of that time required that the scientist should not be married. She went to live in a Benedictine monastery. Fulber laid the blame for this on Abelard and, with the help of servants, castrated him, thereby blocking his path to high positions forever. Soon Abelard went to the monastery, after him took the tonsure and Eloise. Until the end of their lives, the former spouses corresponded, and after their death they were buried nearby in the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
Pierre Abelard Eloise
Henry II (1519 - 1559) and Diane de Poitiers (1499 - 1566)
Diana de Poitiers, the official mistress of the French King Henry II, was 20 years older than her lover. However, this did not prevent her from maintaining her influence over the king throughout his life. In fact, the beautiful Diana was the full ruler of France, and the real queen and wife of Henry II, Catherine de Medici, was in the background. It is believed that even in old age, Diane de Poitiers amazed with her extraordinary freshness, beauty and lively mind. Even in her sixties, she remained the first lady in the heart of the king, who wore her colors and generously endowed her with titles and privileges. In 1559, Henry II was wounded in a tournament and soon died of his wounds, and Diane de Poitiers left court, leaving all her jewels to the queen dowager. The last years of her life, the former ruler of France spent in her own castle.
Diane de Poitiers Henry II
Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758 - 1805) and Lady Emma Hamilton (1761 or 1765 - 1815)
Englishwoman Emma Hamilton went from a saleswoman to the wife of the British ambassador in Naples. There, in Naples, she met the famous Admiral Nelson and became his mistress. This affair lasted 7 years, from 1798 to 1805. Newspapers wrote about the admiral's scandalous relationship with another man's wife, but public censure did not change Nelson's feelings for Lady Hamilton. In 1801 their daughter, Horace, was born. On October 21, 1805, Admiral Nelson was mortally wounded during the Battle of Trafalgar. After his death, Emma found herself in a difficult situation: although Nelson asked the government to take care of her in the event of his death, the mistress of the national hero was completely forgotten. Lady Hamilton spent the rest of her life in poverty.
Admiral Horatio Nelson Lady Emma Hamilton
Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier in Lady Hamilton. 1941
Alexander Kolchak (1886-1920) and Anna Timiryova (1893-1975))
Anna and Alexander met in 1915 in Helsingfors. Anna was 22, Kolchak - 41.
Between their first meeting and the last - five years. Most of this time they lived apart, each with his own family. We didn't see each other for months or even years. Finally deciding to unite with Kolchak. In August 1918, by a decree of the Vladivostok Consistory, she was officially divorced from her husband and after that considered herself Kolchak's wife. Together they stayed from the summer of 1918 to January 1920. At that time, Kolchak headed armed struggle with Bolshevism, was the supreme ruler. Until the very end, they addressed each other with "you" and by name and patronymic.
In the surviving letters - there are only 53 of them - only once she breaks out - “Sashenka”: “It’s very bad to eat, Sashenka, my dear, Lord, when you just return, I’m cold, sad and so lonely without you.”
Infinitely loving the admiral, Timiryova herself went under arrest in January 1920. “I was arrested on the train of Admiral Kolchak and with him. I was then 26 years old, I loved him, and was close to him, and could not leave him in the last years of his life. That, in essence, is all, ”Anna Vasilyevna wrote in her statements about rehabilitation.
A few hours before the execution, Kolchak wrote a note to Anna Vasilievna, which never reached her: “My dear dove, I received your note, thank you for your kindness and concern for me ... do not worry about me. I feel better, my colds are gone. I think that transfer to another cell is impossible. I only think about you and your fate... I don't worry about myself - everything is known in advance. Every step I take is being watched, and it is very difficult for me to write ... send it to me. Your notes are the only joy I can have. I pray for you and bow before your self-sacrifice. My dear, my adored, do not worry about me and save yourself ... goodbye, I kiss your hands.
After his execution in 1920, she lived for another half a century, spending a total of about thirty years in prisons, camps and exile. In the intervals between arrests, she worked as a librarian, archivist, painter, props in the theater, draftsman. Rehabilitated in March 1960. She died in 1975.
Alexander Kolchak Anna Timiryova
