“I’m of a very delicate nature. And it is all made far more complicated due to the fact that I have a grand piano inside me… a grand piano would be bad enough but this one happens to be made out of glass,” -Princess Alexandra in “The Glass Piano” 519: Alexandra of Bavaria Slightly Eccentric Princess…
518: Priscilla Presley Business Magnate and Actress Born: 24 May 1945, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America Priscilla is best known for marrying Elvis Presley and being the mother of his daughter Lisa Marie. They met in 1959 while Elvis was in the armed forces. Priscilla’s stepfather was in the Air Force and stationed…
517: Barbara Luddy Voice Actress Born: 25 May 1908, Great Falls, Montana, United States of America Died: 1 April 1979, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Barbara is best remembered for her work in Walt Disney films like Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, and the Winnie the Pooh Franchise, where she played Lady,…
516: Eleanor Audley Actress in Multiple Mediums Born: 19 November 1905, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America Died: 25 November 1991, North Hollywood, California, United States of America Original Name: Elinore Zellman (Or Eleanor, Sources Disagree) Eleanor did stage productions, motion pictures (both live action and voice over work), and television. She appeared on…
“[Kathryn] would be English enough to satisfy British audiences, but not so English that it would put off American audiences.” -Walt Disney 515: Kathryn Beaumont Wendy and Alice Are the Same Person!? Born: 27 June 1938, London, United Kingdom Voice Actress, Actress, and School Teacher who is most known for portraying Alice Kingsley in Alice…
514: Joanna of Castile Queen of Aragon and Castile Born: 6 November 1479, Toledo, Kingdom of Castile, Spain (Present-day Toledo, Spain) Died: 11 April 1555, Tordesillas, Kingdom of Castile, Spain (Present-day Tordesillas, Spain) Joanna is also known as “Joanna the Mad” (or in Spanish Juana la Loca). She was the elder sister of Catherine who…
513: Katharina Schratt Mistress of Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary Born: 11 September 1853, Baden bei Wien, Austro-Hungarian Empire (Present-day Baden bei Wien, Austria) Died: 17 April 1940, Vienna, Austria She was an actress, had already married into the aristocracy, and had a son. Katharina first appeared onstage at the age of eighteen, and…
512: Gabrielle d’Estrées Mistress of Henri IV of France Born: 1573, France Died: 10 April 1599, Paris, France Gabrielle was also the duchess de Beaufort et d’Étampes, as well as the Marquise de Monceaux. It is said Henri would compromise military victories in order to visit her. She was also extremely important in converting him…
“It won’t be long before I’m back!” -Polly’s final words to her friend the night of her death 511: Polly Nichols The First of Five Women Confirmed to Have Been Murdered by Jack the Ripper Born: 26 August 1845, London, United Kingdom Died: 31 August 1888, Whitechapel, London, United Kingdom Original Name: Mary Ann Nichols…
“It’s a story that always gets overlooked. It’s always about the killer, it’s never about the victim,” Ms Godden said (Godden co-hosted a Melbourne based podcast on various murders, including Emily’s) 510: Emily Mather Folk Figure Remembered For Being Murdered By Her Husband Born: 1864, England, United Kingdom Died: 24 December 1891, Windsor, Australia It…