J.R.R. Tolkien
It is believed that a writer’s biggest source of inspiration is his imagination. But this adventurous writer has learned a lot from his experiences that helped him to pen some masterpieces. The author of The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings, J.R.R Tolkien had battled in the trenches during WW1. He, unlike his fellow, decided to immortalize that time by writing them down. He in his books describes the battles he fought, ailments that struck him and the monotonous lifestyle. His experiences soon became a beautiful adventurous story for the readers.
Drew Carey
Did you expect this name here?No, right. we all recognize him as the host of The Drew Carey Show and Who’s line is it anyway? Bu very few of us know that this mindblowing comedian has spent six years of his life as a hardened Marine. In the late 1970s to early 1980’s, he served with U.S. Marine Corps. He stated that he never talks much about his past profession so that his image as a comedian doesn’t get affected.