marie claire

Life Story: Jeff Buckley - the Haunted Rock Star

Jeff Buckley was poised for greatness. But, like his musician father before him, destined to die at the height of his fame.

Harry & Caresse Crosby

The couple who made the '20s roar.

Dominick Dunne: Hollywood's Diarist

War hero, film producer, TV host and father of a murdered child, Dominick Dunne seemed destined to become the great chronicler of Tinseltown's darkest chapters.

DJ AM: One Last Spin

He overcame a traumatic childhood and morbid obesity, but in the end there was one demon this star couldn't defeat.

Zsa Zsa Gabor: The Original Fame Seeker

Before Paris Hilton, there was her step-great-grandmother: a ravishing beauty who married nine times and made a multi-million dollar fortune - as well as plenty of headlines - along the way.

Ted Kennedy: Last Man Standing

He was born into privilege and power, dogged by scandal and racked by grief, but this politician dragged himself from the depths of despair to become a champion of the American people.

Patrick Swayze: The Last Dance

Photographs in his final weeks showed a man ravaged by cancer, but to a generation reared on Ghost and Dirty Dancing, he'll always be the heart-throb who refused to put Baby in a corner, says Helen Gent.

Life Story: Betty Ford

Dancer, model, breast cancer survivor and secret alcoholic, America's most colourful and outspoken first lady is best known as a beacon of hope for millions tormented by disease and addiction.

The Notorious B.I.G: Bad Boy Of Rap

He was one of hip-hop's biggest stars - in every sense - but his role in a blood-soaked turf war between the America's East and West Coast rappers ensured his days at the top would be short-lived. Claire Scobie reports.

Farrah Fawcett: Hollywood's Angel

She was the all-American girl with the megawatt smile, but, writes Helen Gent, her love life and volatile temper saw her career overshadowed by lurid headlines.