Famous Biographies

Real Name             : John Franklin Candy Date of birth           : October 31, 1950 Location of birth     : Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date of death          : March 4, 1994 Location of death    : Durango, Mexico Spouse                   :  R Continue reading the biography

Donald P. Bellisario was born August 8th, 1936 in Cokeburg, Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, and graduated from Penn State University with a B.A. degree in journalism. He became a prolific writer in college, and has gained notoriety as a creator/producer of numerous ground breaking Continue reading the biography

Dmitri Shostakovich Shostakovich’s Image Date/Place of Birth:      25 September, 1906 in St. Peterburg, Russia Personality:      A not-very-tall, slim, shy and serious man with reputedly habits: chain-smoking and extreme nervousness. There are two descriptions of the composer’s p Continue reading the biography

Sergey Seryeyevich Prokofiev Prokofiev’s Image Date/Place of Birth:      23 April, 1891 in Sontsovka, Ukraine. Personality:      A stubborn, ill-tempered but very talented man. Prokofiev was unpleasant to everyone and always disturbed people around him with his rude speaking; with a ir Continue reading the biography

Alberto Ginastera Date/Place of Birth:      11 April, 1916 in Buenos Aires Personality:      One of the most prominent Argentine composers in 20th Century. Besides that, he also attained his prestige as one of the most sought-after music professors. His indefatigable didactic efforts in nurt Continue reading the biography

Belá Bartók Date/Place of Birth:      25 March, 1881 in Nagyszentmiklós, Hungary (now Rumania). Personality:      A tiny, slim man but with a strong and stubborn integrity. Bartók was a determined and industrious man – he would strive to achieve anything he needed desperately. Beca Continue reading the biography

Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin Date/Place of Birth:      6 January, 1872 in Moscow, Russia. Personality:      A slim, elegant and talented composer. He considered alcohol as poison since he drank so much when he was young that he stayed drunken for the rest of his life. Scriabin was obsessi Continue reading the biography

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff Date/Place of Birth:      2 April, 1873 in Novgorod, Russia. Personality:      A tall, grim, serious man with rather Mongalian features and the haircut of a convict. He was uncommunicative and open only to a very few close friends. As a student, he was stubbor Continue reading the biography

Maurice Ravel Date/Place of Birth:      7 March, 1875 in Ciboure in the Basses-Pyrénées Personality:      A short, thin and dark man with the large head and prominent nose. He was a dandy throughout his life, who dressed natily and was extremely keen at the lastest fashions. Ravel was frie Continue reading the biography

Claude-Achille Debussy Date/Place of Birth:      22 August, 1862 at St Germain-en-Laye, near Paris. Personality:      A reserved, complicated man who did not like to socialize with people around him. Debussy hated to appear in public, hated to conduct, hated to play piano at concerts (this i Continue reading the biography