Eleanor of Aquitaine is known for being the controversial spoiled French heiress of the 10th century who was known for her beauty, but also for her precociousness and causing dissent among members of the court with her flighty behaviour. But what would she be like in the 20th century?
Born in 1900, in the 1920's, Eleanor in America was one of the young women known as flappers. She would come looking for a nice American boy to take to her French estate and immediately get caught up in the excess of the 20's dancing and drinking every night. She would shock the older generations the way she did in 10th century France with her famous parties and her travelling around the country to be at every major social events where the latest cats in the jazz game was performing. She would have several one night stands with some of the biggest musicians of the day with several pregnancy scares along the way. In the 1930's when prohibition hit, she would run a speakeasy to sell alcoholic beverages under the table. She was arrested for running the bar, but was let out with a less severe sentence after having a private night with the judge.
After prohibition ended in 1933, she would return to a normal life trying to run a bar, but with Prohibition gone the acceptance of a woman trying to run a bar (which was only accepted because she was giving them alcohol at all) became slim. She no longer desired a husband as it would stifle her independence and ability to get a job. Her beauty and bad girl reputation however captured the attention of photographers to hire her as a model. Her photos were very popular, but her tendency to show up to work publically drunk or high on pills and insisting on taking more racy shots than the American public was ready for cost her jobs. In the 40's, she tried a career as a lounge singer, but couldn't hold a note to save her life.
She added several more notches onto her belt though, getting with each of the Rat Pack before they hit it big. Eleanor's past of shocking the American media and breaking the rules of decent behaviour caught up to her in the 50's when she was diagnosed with cirrhois of the liver. After being turned down for a quickie with a fledging Elvis Presley, she returned to her luxurious home late one night and was found dead the next morning from an overdose of wine and barbituates.
Subject: Creative Challenge 
Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:58 pm
