Famous Insomniacs

You'll never guess who's still awake.

Youre not alone! Here are my top 10 famous insomniacs:

1. Marilyn Monroe– Marilyn took sleeping pills for her insomnia and consulted psychiatrists regularly. Eventually, an overdose of sleeping pills killed her.

2. Groucho Marx– He was famous for answering the question “What’s the best cure for insomnia?” with “A good night’s sleep!” He also called people in the middle of the night to insult them when he couldn’t snooze.

3. Napoleon Bonaparte– Napoleon reportedly only slept 3 hours each night, and often felt the effects of his insomnia on the battlefield. However, he set a fine example by never leting this get in the way of his goals!

4. Mark Twain– Mark Twain once got so upset he couldn’t fall asleep that he threw his pillow into a glass bookcase… that wasn’t even his (he was staying at a friend’s house at the time)! Fortunately, he fell asleep immediately afterwards.

5. Marlene Dietrich– This iconic actress’ cure for insomnia was a sardine onion sandwich on rye. Yum?

6. Charles Dickens– While Kafka’s insomnia was caused by his creativity, Dickens used his insomnia to create. When he couldn’t sleep, Charlie would walk the streets of London and dream up ideas for his stories.

7. Winston Churchill– Like several other members of this list, Winston Churchill suffered from both depression and insomnia.

8. Judy Garland–Judy Garland tried to treat her insomnia with sleeping pills, which were a dangerous combination with the diet pills (amphetamines) she was taking!

9. Franz Kafka– When Kafka experienced a burst of creativity, he couldn’t sleep properly. He described waking after one hour’s sleep “As if I had put my head in the wrong hole.”

10. Marcel Proust– One of the most prized writers of France, Proust once wrote 30 pages describing just one night’s insomnia.

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