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Bob Dylan
1941-present
Bob Dylan Now: Timothée Chalamet Portrays Singer in New Biopic A Complete Unknown
Bob Dylan is the subject of the new biopic A Complete Unknown, with Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet portraying the music legend. Based on the Elijah Wald bookDylan Goes Electric!, the movie chronicles Dylan’s rise to fame as a folk musician in the early 1960s to his first folk rock concert with electric instruments at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. A Complete Unknown began showing in Imax on December 18 ahead of its wide theatrical release December 25.
Although Dylan wasn’t directly involved the movie, director James Mangold told Rolling Stone in November 2024 he had a major influence on the screenplay. The music legend offered feedback on the script and even wrote dialogue.
Ahead of its release, the 83-year-old expressed excitement for the movie and praised Chalamet’s acting chops. “Timmy’s a brilliant actor so I’m sure he’s going to be completely believable as me. Or a younger me. Or some other me,” Dylan posted on X.
Who Is Bob Dylan?
Bob Dylan is a legendary folk-rock singer-songwriter known for the songs “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door,” and “Like a Rolling Stone.” The Minnesota native emerged as a prominent figure in t
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Rubin Carter
(1937-2014)
Who Was Rubin Carter?
Rubin Carter was born on May 6, 1937, in Clifton, New Jersey. In 1966, at the height of his boxing career, Carter was twice wrongfully convicted of a triple murder and imprisoned for nearly two decades. During the mid-1970s, his case became a cause celébrè for a number of civil rights leaders, politicians and entertainers. He was ultimately released from prison in 1985 when a federal judge overturned his convictions. His story inspired the 1975 Bob Dylan song "Hurricane" and the 1999 film 'The Hurricane,' starring Denzel Washington.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
BORN: May 6, 1937
BIRTHPLACE: Clifton, NJ
SPOUSE: Mae Thelma (m. 1963-1984)
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Taurus
Early Life
Carter was born on May 6, 1937, in Clifton, New Jersey. Carter, who grew up in Paterson, New Jersey, was arrested and sent to the Jamesburg State Home for Boys at age 12 after he attacked a man with a Boy Scout knife. He claimed the man was a pedophile who had been attempting to molest one of his friends. Carter escaped before his six-year term was up and in 1954 he joined the Army, where he served in a segregated corps and began training as a boxer. He won two European light-welterweight championships and in 1