Blue Blood – Alexander Korda

Alexander Korda (1893-1956), renowned British director and producer of Hungarian-Jewish origin, was knighted in 1942 because of his contribution to British cinema.

Shortly after that, Korda, who was a passionate gambler, won $10,000 playing poker with the famous American film producer Samuel Goldwyn. The next day Goldwyn sent a check to Korda, written in red ink, and a letter in which he wrote:

- Bloodsucker, I signed this check with my own blood!

Shortly afterwards, Korda played again poker with Goldwyn. This time the British director lost approximately the same amount of money that he previously won. The next day he sent a check to Goldwyn written with ordinary, blue ink, with a note:

"Bloodsucker, this check is signed in my blood to. Knight Korda.”

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Student of a Generation!

American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was seventeen years old when he entered the University of Virginia. Already the first day he managed to gamble his annual scholarship and really soon he owed $ 2500 to local notorious gamblers.

At that time, Poe was already a true alcoholic, and this evil addiction later drove him to his death.

During the first semester, in almost all sessions he was drunk and he was not sober even during the exam period. It is remembered that, on examinations, he appeared in this state.

It is interesting that he passed all exams with best grades thus earning the title of the best student in his generation.

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