INSPIRATION

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Welcome to the Breakfast At Dominique’s Inspiration Center!

This is a place to read about the lives of people who accomplished so much, and in turn inspired us.

The goal is to build supportive community where we can feature historians, authors, and experts with legacies that transcend time. Please take a look around and let us know if you have any suggestions for future entries!

New Artists + Their Classic Inspirations: Skrizzly Adams

New Artists + Their Classic Inspirations: Skrizzly Adams

Through the neverending pursuit to connect all eras and forms of entertainment and continue the efforts of introducing creators to a set of eyes that may have never stumbled upon the work organically, an idea was hatched. This new series, New Artists + Their Classic...

Biography: Leila Hyams

Biography: Leila Hyams

Welcome back to the Breakfast At Dominique’s biography series! Today we are learning about Leila Hyams, an actress whose star power shone brightly from the silent film era into the pre-code early talkies.   Leila Hyams was an American actress born into a family...

Biography: Johnny Cash

Biography: Johnny Cash

Today’s biography feature is all about country music legend, Johnny Cash. Born February 26, 1932 in Kingsland, Arkansas, to sharecroppers in the middle of the Great Depression, Johnny Cash built an everlasting legacy all on his own. Coming from a large family and...

Biography: Eartha Kitt

Biography: Eartha Kitt

Today in our biography series is the illustrious Eartha Kitt - singer, performer, actress, author, legendary Disney villain, and the woman Orson Welles declared the “most exciting woman in the world.” January 17, 1927, in South Carolina, the world gained perhaps one...

Biography: Diahann Carroll

Biography: Diahann Carroll

Welcome back to the Breakfast At Dominique’s biography series! Today we are learning about a trailblazer in entertainment - an actress in film, television, and Broadway, model, singer, activist, and one of the more famous Dominique’s (even if it was a fictional...

Biography: Natalie Wood

Biography: Natalie Wood

Welcome to the fifth installment of our new biography series! Their purpose is to provide you with a brief overview of a legacy and their life while sharing quality resources for you to continue learning shall you desire to do so! There are plenty of avenues to learn...

Biography: Eleanor Audley

Biography: Eleanor Audley

Today we discuss a legacy with a voice so iconic, you’ve likely grown up with her entertaining you without even being aware! Eleanor Audley is royalty - Disney royalty, that is. Eleanor was the voice of not one, but two iconic Disney Villains in the 1950s. Her unique...

Biography: Marlon Brando

Biography: Marlon Brando

Welcome back to our biography series sharing inspiring people and an abundance of resources to learn everything about them your heart desires! Aries icon Marlon Brando is today’s subject. He was born April 3, 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, and is still considered one of...

Biography: Ava Gardner

Biography: Ava Gardner

Welcome to the second addition to our biography series! Ava Gardner is today’s subject - a legacy we are lucky enough to have so much information on the life and success of through the dedication of everyone who works for the Ava Gardner Museum in North Carolina,...

Biography: Judy Garland

Biography: Judy Garland

Hi! Be patient with me while I find my footing in these posts. I’m not a natural writer or biographer. However, I will be including links to books, podcasts, and more where you can learn from the real professionals! Consider my contributions a stepping stone. June...

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