Uncovering the myths and celebrating the reality of André the Giant
MICHAEL TAUBE: Bertrand Hébert and Pat Laprade’s book, The Eighth Wonder of the World: The True Story of André the Giant, helped unlock this Giant mystery (PREMIUM)
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Tag: Biography
Cary Grant was a complicated, brilliant creation
PAT MURPHY: Grant may have lacked formal education and been a troubled soul, but he was nobody’s fool when it came to practising his trade and taking care of business
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Margaret Thatcher and the end of apartheid
PAT MURPHY: The Thatcher-Nelson Mandela relationship is a reflection of how very different people can evolve a respectful, albeit wary, understanding
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The rise and fall of a legendary Hollywood duo
PAT MURPHY: Comedy masters Laurel and Hardy are the subject of a new biopic that tells a story of triumph and despair
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Harry Truman completely unprepared for his accidental presidency
PAT MURPHY The inauspicious heir to the White House had planned to play poker the night Roosevelt died. Instead, he became president
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