Exploring French Celebrities and Culture in Paris

Purely History on Instagram: "Tom and Jerry is one of the most famous animated series ever created. It was first released by MGM in 1940, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The show centers on the endless rivalry between Tom, a house cat, and Jerry, a clever little mouse. Episodes usually revolve around Tom trying elaborate schemes to catch Jerry, only for them to backfire in chaotic and comedic ways. The original shorts ran until the late 1950s and won multiple Academy Awards for Best

History Photographed on Instagram: "The only known footage of Anne Frank is a short, silent clip from July 1941, filmed just a year before her family went into hiding. ⁠ ⁠ The video, which is about 20 seconds long, shows Anne leaning out of a window in her family's Amsterdam apartment to watch a wedding celebration next door.⁠ ⁠ A couple who were neighbors of the Frank family provided a shorter version of the rare footage to Otto Frank, Anne's father, in the 1950s. ⁠ ⁠ They recognized Anne in th