It is not uncommon for celebrities to have different friendships, and friendship can sometimes be unconventional; Due to the competition in the same field or the severity of the different personalities, and sometimes the strangeness of friendship lies in the reason that led to its end. It may end due to the interference of the "mafia" or the séances, and it may continue despite the competition for the title, and sometimes it is supportive or just a coincidence.
Writer Beckett and Andre wrestler
It is a strange friendship of its kind, which originated between the Irish writer Samuel Beckett and the French wrestler giant André, and the age difference between them is not the only surprising thing in this relationship.
When Beckett moved to France, he built his house with the help of some neighbors, one of whom was a Bulgarian immigrant, Boris Roussimov, and this neighborhood quickly turned into friendship. Rosimov was able to complain to his friend Beckett that his 12-year-old son Andre, who suffers from gigantism, cannot go to school. Because he was too big to bear the school bus and could not get into it, so Beckett immediately suggested that he drive him himself to the school with his truck that he owns, and thus he was able to return the favor to the man who helped him build his home.
After Andre became a famous wrestler, he spoke repeatedly about his friendship with Beckett, and how he might be the only chauffeur in the world to win a Nobel Prize.
Doyle novelist and Houdini magician
In the early 1920s, there was a strong friendship between the creator of the character "Sherlock Holmes" Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the master of the magical escape and disappearance Harry Houdini, during which they exchanged many letters and visits, but their difference was the reason for their recent disagreement that led to a complete break between them.
Doyle was a believer in spirituality and metaphysics, while Houdini disbelieved in all of this, and believed that all people who claim to be in touch with spirits are, in fact, mere swindlers.
According to History, Doyle tried to dissuade Houdini from thinking this by taking him to several séances, but the session that led to the estrangement was when Doyle insisted on preparing the spirit of Houdini's deceased mother in his presence.
The icons are Monroe and Fitzgerald
Perhaps it is not surprising that there is a friendship between two famous art stars in America, but the friendship of Marilyn Monroe, the beauty icon, and Ella Fitzgerald, the singing icon, was not an ordinary friendship based on staying together and appearing in the media, but rather it extended to be a supportive friendship that has an influential role in their lives, especially for Fitzgerald Monroe, who had a big role in her career.
In the 1950s, before Fitzgerald's star star, the owner of a jazz club refused to let Fitzgerald sing on his stage, and some attributed this rejection to the racism of the owner, while others attributed it to the fact that the owner did not think it would have an audience.
Whether this or that or for some other reason that no one knows now, the owner refused Fitzgerald's performance, and had Monro not interfered with her promise to attend the party in the front row daily for a month, Fitzgerald would not have been able to shine at this time so quickly, the club owner agreed with Monroe, and followed this The agreement was a huge media interest for Fitzgerald, and it was the real big start to make her mark on the singing world.
Sinatra, the Kennedy family and the "mafia"
The friendship between the singing legend Frank Sinatra and the presidents of America is surrounded by many ambiguities, rumors and intertwined relationships. The American singer of Italian roots was closely related to US President Franklin Roosevelt, and after him John Kennedy, then his relationship with Republican President Richard Nixon, followed by Ronald Reagan. Reagan Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985.
Although it is not certain when his friendship with the presidents began, but it is certain that Sinatra was a friend of the Kennedy family in the art world, and they spent many good times together, but there is a strong rumor that Joseph Kennedy, father of "John", used Sinatra's good relationship with the leader of organized crime Sam Giancana to his son's success in the US presidential election.
The Kennedy family’s friendship with Sinatra lasted for a long time, until the estrangement came, according to Town and Country Mag’s website.
Competition on the field and friendship off the field
It is not usual to see two competitors in the same sport who share a strong friendship, and this is one of the many advantages that Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert enjoyed, as they together were able to put women's tennis on the map, and the fans and referees loved them, and played against each other towards 80 games in 17 years, 60 of which were final to determine the winner of the tournament.
Although they are against each other in many matters, from the way of playing, to the details of personal life, and the nickname "Fire and Ice" on the opposing duo on the field; Because outside the boundaries of the stadium, they comforted each other when they lost, as well as pulled each other's buttons when exposed to a personal tragedy, and they are still friends to this day.