Sentences with phrase «achieving international fame»

After achieving international fame as a silent film star, Dietrich's career evolved and focused on live performances.

The systems achieved international fame during the country's 2012 and 2014 Gaza Strip conflicts.

Of course, no one in Vermillion knew that jolly little Alexander Pell had started life as Sergei Degaev, the Russian revolutionary who, on December 16, 1883, achieved international fame for murdering Georgii Sudeikin, the all - powerful head of the Tsar's secret police.

«X-Men» (2000)- Hugh Jackman achieved international fame as Wolverine in the story of the famed Marvel superhero team

Swiss artist Alberto Giacometti achieved international fame in the 1950s and 60s, mainly thanks to his haunting, distended sculptures of stick - like humans that seemed to echo the horrors of the Nazi death camps.

The best fund managers become highly paid celebrities: Peter Lynch achieved international fame by building his Fidelity Magellan Fund into the largest mutual fund in America.

Heather Lenz's feature documentary «Kusama — Infinity» portrays Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's turbulent quest to achieve international fame.

Richard Phillips has achieved international fame for his large - scale hyper - realistic portraits that appropriate material from a range of cultural sources: porn, advertising spreads from the»50s,»60s, and»70s, photographs, and Pop paintings.

By this time, Afro had achieved international fame and recognition.

Brennan achieved international fame after he stripped down at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint at the Portland, Oregon airport.

Not exact matches

At the time of his death from AIDS - related complications at the age of 31 — after a creative period of just ten years — Keith Haring had achieved international renown, not just for his art but also for his political activism; after contracting HIV, Haring exploited his fame and spoke openly about his illness.

In helping more than 120 national and international artists realize projects considered too difficult, provocative, or complex to attract funding and support otherwise, the gallery achieved insider fame and deepseated respect as a bastion of generosity and risk.

Director Heather Lenz explores artist Yayoi Kusama's journey from a conservative upbringing in Japan to her brush with fame in America during the 1960s (where she rivalled Andy Warhol for press attention) and concludes with the international fame she has finally achieved within the art world.