by Andrew Wood | Jul 4, 2020 | Getting Famous
In 1972, actress Jane Fonda went on a controversial tour to North Vietnam. The trip would come to be the most infamous part of her activist career, and lead to her nickname “Hanoi Jane.”. It was during that trip that a photograph was taken of her seated on...
by Andrew Wood | Sep 4, 2019 | Getting Famous
The question was posed by the understandably concerned Gladys Presley after her 11-year-old son, Elvis, asked to get a .22-gauge rifle. He had first asked for a bicycle, but the strapped family couldn’t afford it. Ultimately, they agreed on the six-string Kay...
by Andrew Wood | Jul 8, 2019 | Getting Famous
In the 1940s, Frank Sinatra – or Frankie, as he was known at that time-became America’s first national teen idol. Sinatra later recalled a series of shows he performed in 1942 at a New York City Theater. “The sound that greeted me was absolutely...
by Andrew Wood | Jun 13, 2019 | Getting Famous
One of the ways to get famous is with your look. Personal branding and fame starts with the “look” — your look. You don’t have to be as handsome or beautiful as a celebrity to pull it off. What you need is “the look,” your unique combination of fashion, style,...
by Andrew Wood | Jun 13, 2019 | Getting Famous
People are no different today than they were forty years ago. Ask a struggling musician how rock star Bruce Springsteen became so big that, in the music business, he is now simply referred to as The Boss. Most will dismiss any further thought on the subject with a...
