Ernest Hemingway

Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American author and journalist. His economical and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the mid-1950s, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. He published seven novels, six short story collections, and two non-fiction works. Three novels, four collections of short stories, and three non-fiction works were published posthumously. Many of these are considered classics of American literature.

...with his son Gregory, Sun Valley, October 1941

Coco Chanel

Gabrielle "Coco" Bonheur Chanel (August 19, 1883 – January 10, 1971) was a French fashion designer and founder of the Chanel brand.

Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf (19 December 1915 – 11 October 1963), born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer who became widely regarded as France's national popular singer, as well as being one of France's greatest international stars. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being of chanson and ballads, particularly of love, loss and sorrow. Among her songs are "La Vie en Rose" (1946), "Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960), "Hymne á l´amour" (1949), "Milord" (1959), "La Foule"  (1957), "l'Accordéoniste" (1955), and "Padam ... Padam ..." (1951).

Signing the Guest Book of the City of Montreal, May 10th, 1955