she became ill in 1943, which resulted in emergency surgery for a stomach ailment. a period of depression and medication followed and she would continue in that state for the rest of her life - by the time she signed a film contract with universal in 1947 and appeared in their film 'copacabana' with groucho marx, she already was a star.

born on december 15, 1907, in rio de janeiro, oscar niemeyer landed his first major project in 1941, planning buildings for the town of pampulha - his designs were noted for their free-flowing forms, the use of unconventional patterns and a blend of volumes and empty space characterizing the buildings of niemeyer.