INTERVIEWS
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Ronald Biggs
(born August 8, 1929)Ronald or “Ronnie” Biggs first achieved notoriety in 1963 when he took part in The Great Train Robbery (1963). On this occasion a gang stopped the Glasgow to London mail train near Bridego Bridge in Buckinghamshire and stole some 2,613,784 pounds...
Leo Buscaglia
( March 31, 1924 - June 11, 1998)“It’s up to us to give our relationships a chance. There is nothing greater in life than loving another and being loved in return, for loving is the ultimate of experiences.” So says Leo Buscaglia, Ph.D., in his best-selling book "Loving Each Other"...
Arthur C. Clarke
(December 16, 1917 - March 19, 2008)Arthur C. Clarke’s lifelong dedication to modern science and science fiction and his memorable prophecies about the future have undoubtedly made him a modern day equivalent of Jules Verne. He is the inventor of the concept of the communications satellite...
Kirk Douglas
(born December 9, 1916)Issur Danielovitch, better known as Kirk Douglas, was once called “the most hated man in Hollywood”.Today, he is one of the cinema industry’s most respected elder statesmen.
The son of poor, immigrant Russian Jews, Douglas...
Robert Mitchum
(August 6, 1917 - July 1, 1997)The easy-going, but somewhat laconic Robert Mitchum has hypnotized hordes of worshipping female audiences for well over forty years of stardom. Life has not always been all that generous though. Left fatherless in infancy, his uprooted childhood...
Wilbur Smith
(born January 9, 1933)Wilbur Smith is the world’s leading adventure writer, with paperback sales alone topping 16 million. Born in Zambia, he has a deep commitment to the African continent where he has lived all his life. His books deal with the age-old themes...
Tina Turner
(born November 26, 1939)Tina Turner is one of the rock music’s great performers. An extremely attractive woman with a powerful voice, her concerts tend to send fans wild. This is not to suggest, however, that she is a mere sex symbol. Her tough independence has...
Tom Wolfe
(born March 2, 1931)Tom Wolfe is considered the pioneer of the “New Journalism” and his remarkable social observations of the American way of life are documented in such bestselling and colourfully titled books as: The Kandy-Kolored...
