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1. This King of the Franks was the great-great grandson of Hugh Capet, founder of the Capetian dynasty. Once crowned, he proved an able ruler and even was asked by William X, Duke of Aquitaine to serve as guardian to William's daughter, the rich and beautiful, Eleanor.

Answer: Louis le Gros

Louis VI le Gros (1081-1137) - "Louis the Fat" was asked by the dying William of Aquitaine to be guardian to his beautiful and wealthy daughter, Eleanor. She became engaged to Louis's son and heir and was queen of France and later divorced Louis and married Henry II to become queen of England. Louis le Gros fought the medieval robber barons successfully and stabilized the medieval French state until his death from dysentery in 1137.

2. This English king not only had as many marriages as some Hollywood stars but also gained weight. Hailed by Pope Leo X as "Defender of the Faith", he later dissolved the monasteries in Britain and pocketed much of their wealth.

Answer: Henry VIII

Henry VIII (1491-1547) had been a handsome, athletic youth, who wrote love songs, danced beautifully, and was formally named "Defender of the Faith" by the Pope his defense of Catholicism against Protestantism in a well argued treatise in Latin. He was honored by Rome and later was excommunicated due to his arguments against the church in order to marry Anne Boleyn and divorce his Catholic wife, Katherine of Aragon. By his death, he was obese, sick with gout and syphilis. Nevertheless he had ushered England into the modern age.

3. This incredibly gifted actress, singer and dancer showed her talents on stage in the original Broadway Cast of "Ain't Misbehaven" , for which she won an Obie Award. Later, on television, she asked, "Gimme a Break".

Answer: Nell Carter

Nell Carter (1948-2003) began her career as the big, bold and sexy gal singing and dancing her way to an Obie Award in 1978 in "Ain't Misbehavin". The show, an ensemble performance based on songs by Fats Waller, had Nell singing such classics as: 'Mean to Me', 'Get Some Cash for Your Trash' and a very sexy rendition of 'Honeysuckle Rose". Later in 1981 she helped the sitcom 'Gimme a Break' last for six seasons on television.

She died of a heart attack in Beverly Hills .

4. This giant of an author penned the 'Father Brown' mysteries and later in life converted to Catholicism and wrote vigorously in support of his new faith.

Answer: G.K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) was a British author. He had a keen interest in theology and later in life chose to convert to Catholicism, which was shocking to his friends at the time but which encouraged him to write and lecture as a modern 'Defender of the Faith'.

His name has even been mentioned for canonization by the Catholic Church. Most famous among his non-fiction works is his 'Apologetics'.

5. This rotund rascal made a series of comic films with his sidekick , a thin man, who regularly made his hefty pal say, "Here's another fine mess you've gotten me into."

Answer: Oliver Hardy

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957) were one of the first comedic teams popular in films. They starred in such successes as "Babes in Toyland" and even had their portraits appear on a series of U.S. stamps in 1991, which were created to honor great comedians. Upon Hardy's death, Laurel announced that he would never perform again - and he never did.

6. This 'Last of the Red Hot Mamas' began singing in burlesque and vaudeville. Her risqu� songs included such charmers as, 'Nobody Loves a Fat Girl, But Oh How a Fat Girl Can Love'.

Answer: Sophie Tucker

Sophie Tucker (1886-1966) began singing in burlesque in 1908 and continued to work a difficult schedule of performances for sixty-two years. Her risqu� act became famous and eventually led to film work in such star studded films as "Broadway Melody of 1937" (1937). Sophie played Alice Clayton, Judy Garland's mother, and sang such songs as: 'Some of These Days' and 'Everybody Sing'.

She was also the first president of 'The American Federation of Actors', which was an early union in Hollywood.

7. Although this sinister gentleman didn't make his first film till he was 62 years old, who can forget the character of Kasper Guttman in "The Maltese Falcon" (1941)?

Answer: Sydney Greenstreet

Sydney Greenstreet (1879-1954) was 62 upon playing the sinister Kapser Guttman with Peter Lorre and Humphrey Bogart in Dashiell Hammett's film version of '"The Maltese Falcon" (1941). Greenstreet went on to appear in over 24 films until his death in 1954 from complications of diabetes.

His friend, Peter Lorre appeared in nine of his 24 films. Prior to his film career, he acted on stage with 'The Theater Guild'.

8. Beginning his acting career with SCTV, this great big hearted guy made us laugh till we cried in such films as "Uncle Buck" (1989) and "Spaceballs" (1987).

Answer: John Candy

John Candy (1950-1994) was born in Toronto, Canada and attended Neil McNeil Catholic High School where, after his death, a school named The John Candy School of Visual Arts was opened in his honor.

9. This big, beautiful, long haired woman worked as a model before acting the part of a successful lawyer on television.

Answer: Camryn Manheim

Camryn Manheim (1961- ) earned a master's degree in Fine Art from NYU in 1991. She became a symbol for the modern, successful woman of size, who was beautiful, big and brilliant. She also worked for some time as a sign language interpreter for the deaf in a hospital setting.

10. After winning the presidency of the United States of America, this heavyweight ordered a huge bathtub brought into his private quarters for his personal comfort.

Answer: William Howard Taft

Taft (1857-1930) became president in 1908, after Teddy Roosevelt kept his word and did not run for office again. Since Taft had been Roosevelt's right hand man, the Republican party felt secure. Although personally ridiculed for his girth, Taft proved to be his own man and dismantled a number of Teddy's programs. By 1912, the rift among Republicans left the people to vote for another party's candidate, Woodrow Wilson.

Source: Author Helene61

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