Maya Angelou on the beach in 1978 and a 2013 visit to York College. – Photo credit: Marlene Callahan Wallace/ Wikimedia Commons and York College ISLGP/ Wikimedia Commons
Christopher Walken grew up watching a beloved Looney Tunes character, and became influenced by him as an actor as he got older. – Photo credit: commons.wikimedia.org
Inspired by a sexist backstage comment, Heart wrote one of the greatest rock songs ever. – Photo credit: Canva and YouTube screenshot from Heart’s Dan Rather interview