Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Foundation Media Partners Secures Book, Film & Doc Rights To Story Of Las Vegas’ Biggest High Roller Terry Watanabe
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Foundation Media Partners has secured exclusive book, film and documentary rights to the life story of Terry Watanabe, the notorious gambling addict who made history as Las Vegas’ biggest ever whale, losing over $200 million in a single year after gambling an unprecedented $825 million.While it’s as yet unclear what exactly will come from the deal, Foundation Media plans to adapt the cautionary tale into a feature film, documentary and/or book, while collaborating with Watanabe himself.
It will be the first time the legendary whale speaks out on his experience since settling a lawsuit with an undisclosed casino group in 2010, with no official adaptation of his story having previously been announced.Watanabe’s downfall is perhaps the most epic and pitiful in Las Vegas gambling history.
The Omaha native with a keen eye for marketing and selecting merchandise built his massive fortune after acquiring his father’s humble trade business, Oriental Trading Co., and growing it into an empire raking in $300 million in revenue.
He sold the company and retired as CEO in 2000 to focus on philanthropy, notably giving millions to AIDs research and services, according to his foundation’s records.With considerable downtime, Watanabe started gambling at Harrah’s casino in Iowa in 2003, beginning to embark on regular trips to Vegas two years later, where his consumption and prodigality intensified.
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