Significant Timelines

This Friday, Canadian musician and writer Leonard Cohen would have turned 84 years. Rising to fame with songs like "Suzanne", "I’m Your Man" and, perhaps his best known one, "Hallelujah" (which has been covered more than 300 times by various singers), the iconic deep-voiced artist proved to be more focused on authenticity rather than achieving musical precision. Long before he … [Read more...] about Leonard Cohen Timeline

This Saturday - September, 15 - marks 128 years since the birth of English crime fiction writer Agatha Christie. Having produced 66 detective novels, 14 short story collections, 6 romances (under a pen name) and the world’s longest-running play, Ms. Christie was named in 1971 a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for the contribution she brought to literature. … [Read more...] about Agatha Christie Timeline

Burt Reynolds, the charismatic protagonist of such movies as Smokey and the Bandit, and The Longest Yard, died Thursday morning at the age of 82. After making his film debut as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance in 1972, the actor became the No. 1 box-office attraction for several years in a row in the late 1970s. Receiving an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of porn director Jack … [Read more...] about Burt Reynolds Timeline

Box-office star Keanu Reeves celebrates his 54th birthday this Sunday. Born in Lebanon, Beirut, and bearing a Hawaiian first name that means "cool breeze over the mountains", the actor is most known for a series of starring roles in blockbuster productions such as the action thrillers Point Break and Speed, science fiction series The Matrix and supernatural thriller … [Read more...] about Keanu Reeves Timeline

This Saturday, edgy and surrealist film director, producer and animator Tim Burton turns 60. Considered as one of Hollywood’s most successful filmmakers, he has defined his trademark visual style by bringing together the 19th and 20th century European art and American culture concepts. The dark world and storyline of his productions revolve around protagonists that are freaks … [Read more...] about Tim Burton Timeline