6 great women who made their husbands successful and famous

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Now it is fashionable to talk about emancipation. Many girls dream of growing up and building their own successful career, starting their own business, or achieving success in the professional field. Our today's heroines had all the talents for this, but chose a different path. They directed their efforts to the development of their spouse's business, took upon themselves all the household chores and surrounded him with harmony and care. And as a result, they did not lose: their names may not be remembered so often, but always with respect for the hard work of women, wisdom and patience.

Juliet Mazina

An incredibly beautiful Italian woman had all the qualities to become a successful star. However, she preferred the role of wife and "gray cardinal". Her marriage to the cult director Federico Fellini lasted half a century and one day, despite the dissimilarity of the characters and the novels of her husband on the side. After all, it was not uncommon for Federico to look for inspiration in the arms of another muse, was proud of fame and adored comfort and luxury. Juliet, on the other hand, was modest and was not noticed in any connection discrediting her name.

So independent and different, some could not be apart for more than one month. And in the second half of the marriage, the director was so accustomed to the indispensability of his wife that in her absence on the set he could throw an incredible scandal. He needed his wife's advice and often called her over trifles. She also received her portion of fame by starring in his successful films "The Road", "Nights of Cabiria" and others, but chose to remain in the shadow of the career of her brilliant husband.

Clementine Churchill

Flamboyant and charismatic, Clementine Hozier married 34-year-old politician Winston Churchill at the age of 23. This marriage also lasted more than fifty years and ended only with the death of her husband. Clementine gave birth to five children and was able to tame a tough and uncompromising spouse: next to her, he became an affectionate husband and an attentive father. For him, she became not only a caring wife, but also a companion and faithful friend.

At the same time, the woman was distinguished by an active civil position and took part in charitable affairs as zealously as her husband in political affairs. She has received a number of awards for her services to the British Empire. Lady Churchill also has a Soviet order - she met the news of the Great Victory in Russia. Despite the mutual employment, the spouses managed to maintain a tender and touching relationship for 57 years. They often communicated with the help of letters and postcards, calling each other in their messages affectionate nicknames "my gentle cat" and "my favorite pug."

Gala

This great woman once had a quite common name, Elena Dyakonova. However, even then she was distinguished by her love for everything unusual and sophisticated. It was she who was able to discern the talent in the Spanish artist and develop it to such an extent that the entire cultural world spoke about him. At the time of their acquaintance, El Salvador was in a very deplorable state. He was tormented by complexes, professional restlessness and mental problems. Gala was able to become his friend, muse, ally and inspirer.

She organized exhibitions for him, communicated with buyers, did housework. This went for the good and made the Spaniard a great artist. Suicidal thoughts stopped attending him, he believed in his talent. He called his muse a guardian angel, and signed his works only as "Gala-Salvador Dali". And he did not get tired of declaring his love to her, putting the relationship with this woman above all possible.

Sophia Tolstaya

And again, the famous Russian woman, who surrounded her husband with care. She managed to give birth to children and at the same time remain the writer's personal secretary. After all, think about it - the famous novel "War and Peace" was completely rewritten seven times, until the last edition saw the light. Sophia steadfastly endured all the quirks of the character of the famous writer. She made the Yasnaya Polyana estate a real paradise and at the same time skillfully managed to restrain the flow of pilgrims who wanted to personally meet the legendary thinker. This woman for 48 years remained a faithful companion, and after the death of Leo Tolstoy and the keeper of his cultural heritage.

Yoko Ono

Fans of John Lennon are ambivalent about the figure of this woman. Some believe that it was she who caused the collapse of the legendary Beatles. However, no one will deny that it was she who had an incredible influence on the famous musician. Yoko opened a new world for him, introduced him to the avant-garde culture. She became the inspiration for Lennon's new solo album, and the hit "Imagine" was adopted by the hippie society as an anthem. It should be noted that in addition to her bright personality and undeniable talents, this Japanese woman possessed calmness, endurance and feminine wisdom.

When her husband was carried away by an attractive assistant, she was able to turn this connection to her own benefit: after waiting for the winning moment, she showed her husband that carnal joys are nothing compared to their spiritual connection, bestowed by higher powers. Inspired by love again, the spouse did not cease to assert that he and Yoko had a common soul.

Una O'Neill

Una was born into the family of Nobel laureate writer and playwright Eugene O'Neill. At one time, the sophisticated girl had very famous friends and fans. However, she chose a small and unsightly artist Charlie Chaplin as her husband. After that, her father completely stopped communicating with her, because the age difference between the young beauty and her husband was 36 years. Una really had a rare and memorable appearance, successfully worked as a model, and her writing talent and artistry could well have helped the girl to arrange a successful career. However, she deliberately chose the role of the wife of the great comedian and hid behind his shadow all her life.

Even in his declining years, when Chaplin became an old man and still young Una was walking him in a wheelchair on the shores of a Swiss lake, she did not accept compliments, just waving her head: "Address him, I am only his wife." They met at the audition for the film "Ghost and Reality". Chaplin had three marriages with young girls behind him, the glory of the conqueror of women's hearts, disappointment in life and love, and a lot of cynicism. However, in young Una, he could see a sincere and kind heart - according to both, it was love at first sight.

Chaplin's house was transformed - a conservative who forbade servants even to move old English furniture, now sat in modern armchairs, ate fancy dishes and breathed in the aromas of flowers and vanilla. They rarely attended parties, only occasionally inviting guests. According to the recollections of many, Una was remembered by them as a quiet and modest woman, and Greta Garbo called her "a silent fawn." She was there when Chaplin's star was at the zenith of fame, and did not leave her husband when persecution fell upon him.

Both were happy, they had eight children. As their son Michael recalled, after the death of his father, Una had every chance to start a new life with other men, but she simply did not want to love someone else. She survived her husband by only 14 years and died at 66 years old.