Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Igor Stravinsky was born in 1882 and raised in St. Petersburg where his love for music was kindled at the age of 8 after seeing a performance of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, “The Sleeping Beauty”. Throughout his life, Stravinsky would travel the world. This included spending significant portions of his life and career in places such as [...]
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
John Christopher “Johnny” Depp II was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky. The little boy from Kentucky grew up fast: films featuring Depp have grossed over $2.2 billion at the United States box office and over $4.7 billion worldwide. Depp has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won Golden Globe and [...]
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