The following sources were consulted in the preparation of the article “16 beloved historical figures who weren’t as great as we think.”
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- Walt Disney, Ronald Reagan and the Fear of Hollywood Communism
- Perfect People, Perfect Country
- Albert Schweitzer: out of reverence for life
- How Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Captured Priscilla Presley’s Iconic Look
- Review: Jack London’s Racial Lives: A Critical Biography
- Carl Jung and the Question of Anti-Semitism
- The Man Who Loved Children: Dr. Benjamin Spock (1903–1998)
- What to Make of Isaac Asimov, Sci-Fi Giant and Dirty Old Man?
- “Predatory Men With a Taste for Teenagers” Joyce Maynard on the Chilling Parallels Between Woody Allen and J.D. Salinger
- Steve McQueen’s ex-wife Neile Adams blames ‘free love’ for failed marriage
- Julia Child ‘Rabidly Homophobic,’ Lawsuit Alleges
- Cicely Tyson on racism, Hollywood and marriage to Miles Davis
- The misfit
- Entertainer Johnny Carson, seeking to avoid a highly publicized…
