In contrast to his idol and mentor Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura did not have to complete a trip through European vaudeville and music halls before …
Jean Gabin: The worker behind the scenes
For him, acting was nothing more than a profession like any other: Throughout his life, Jean Gabin eluded the glamor of the film industry and …
Ennio Morricone: The maestro of film music
Ennio Morricone once said that he was actually a concert composer – film music was just a side hustle. But the name Ennio Morricone is …
Salmon: The fish with tradition
A Dutch proverb says: “A country rich of herrings gets by with very few doctors.” The same applies to salmon: the omega-3 fatty acids contained …
Hardy Krüger: The Cosmopolitan
In 1906, Margarete Trappe, a hunter, emigrated to German East Africa to run a farm with her husband: During her time there, she was considered …
Peter O’Toole: Between Lawrence of Arabia and Shakespeare
He became known to a wide audience through his role in Lawrence of Arabia (1962): Peter O’Toole was one of the most famous actors of …
Sean Connery: He didn’t play James Bond, he was James Bond
When Ian Fleming wrote James Bond, he had a clear image of what his main character should look like: One might suspect that Sean Connery …
Franco Corelli: He saw notes in his dreams
The name Franco Corelli is often mentioned in the same breath as Fritz Wunderlich: Both are considered the most important tenors of the 20th century …
Low’n slow: The history of Barbecue
The word barbecue originally comes from the Spanish language: the Spanish explorer Oviedo y Valdés, who explored South America in the 16th century, first used …
Julie London: The Voice of Intimacy
Not without reason has Julie London’s singing voice been described as “the voice of intimacy”: When Julie London sang, she was usually accompanied only by …