Did you know that a local Hawaiian musical legend became a global sensation after his tragic death and that Edgar Allan Poe died insane and penniless? Achieving fame is easier said than done, as is evidenced by these tales of celebrities who didn’t become known to the general public until after their untimely deaths. In this video, we’ll be taking a look at celebrities who became famous after they died.
▬Contents of this video▬ 00:00 - Intro 00:19 - Vincent van Gogh 01:33 - James Dean 02:40 - Israel Kamakawiwo’ole 04:46 - Edgar Allan Poe 06:19 - Bruce Lee 07:04 - Robert Johnson 07:42 - Anne Frank 08:16 - Outro
Some of the celebrities that we’ll be taking a look at in this video include, Vincent van Gogh, James Dean, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, Edgar Allan Poe, and Anne Frank. Vincent van Gogh is perhaps the figurehead of artists not becoming famous until after death. The troubled artist left behind his worthless artwork to his brother after committing suicide. This brother then left them behind to his wife after his own death. It was the late Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law that then went about trying to make money from the paintings.
James Dean only appeared in three films before his tragic and untimely death, and the final of those three films was released posthumously. James was starting to turn heads by the time he passed away from a fatal car wreck. However, it wasn’t until after his passing that he would come to be known as the icon that he is considered to be today. Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, better known as Iz, was a Hawaiian legend for his ukulele playing. When he passed away in 1997, 10,000 Hawaiians attended his memorial. Years later, the musician would become a posthumous global phenomenon thanks to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”.
Edgar Allan Poe died insane and penniless, just like one of the protagonists from his strange-fiction stories. Finally, Anne Frank may be the celebrity figure with the saddest story of all, as she died in a concentration camp before her diary was published. Join Facts Verse as we take a look at celebrities who only became famous after they died.
Celebrities Who Only Became Famous After They Died
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