12. Harry Belafonte and The Kingston Trio recorded some of my folk songs in the 1960s.

13. In 1991, I permanently retired from acting, saying I had no desire to return.

14. In 1997, my husband and I bought a 43-acre ranch in Sams Valley, Oregon, which we made into our home. But in July 2000, our home burned to the ground, and I lost all my art and the only draft of the autobiography I had been working on for 10 years.

15. Highlights of my film career include working with famous leading men, including Fred MacMurray, William Holden, Frank Sinatra, Tyrone Power, Jimmy Stewart, and Kirk Douglas.

Shirley MacLaine?

Running out of clues. This one will give it away:

16. Most movie fans probably associate me with the character(s) I played in Hitchcock’s Vertigo.

Kim Novak?

You got it, Claudio. Your turn ...

I must admit that besides her role in Vertigo, I knew nothing of Kim Novak.

1. I was born on 1929 in Belgium.

2. At school, I did poorly in many subjects but was good in History and French. I also showed talent for writing.

3. In spite of my talents I failed many of my exams and ended working in my dad's cardboard factory in 1947.

4. In 1952 I began writing songs and performing them at family gatherings.

5. My family and friends were not supportive of my stark lyrics and violent, emotional performances.

Jacques Brel?

That's got to be it, Landmark.

Jacques Brel, it is.

1. My Dad worked with leather and later went into politics.

2. I married a woman 8 years older than myself. Well, she was pregnant--but my only wife.

3. My son unfortunately died at age eleven.

4. I had lots of initiative. When my place of business was about to be closed, my colleagues and I tore the building down and used the materials to re-build it elsewhere.

5. As one of the original owners of my business, I took a double share.

6. I did some acting, but you likely know me for another profession.

7. I did well at my trade, made a good bit of money and pretty much retired before age 50.

8. For a while, my stiffest business competition was from a group of children.

9. But at least the children were better than the bears.

10. I died on the same day as my birthday, the same age as Houdini.

11. My friend Ben thought I was uneducated, but even he had to admit, I was good at what I did.

Harlan Sanders

Not Harlan.

12. We had to shut down everything a few times due to the pandemic, but we always managed to resume business.

13. The guys that I worked with--they were all guys--committed my work to memory.

14. My main rival, a writer like me, got killed at an early age--probably because he was a spy.

15. Ben said of me that I "was not of an age, but for all time."

16. My guys did lots of command performances.

17. Harvey Weinstein made a movie about me.