Prime Minister’s Defiant Glare Captured as “The Roaring Lion” Stares Down a World at War

Prime Minister’s Defiant Glare Captured as “The Roaring Lion” Stares Down a World at War

It Happened on
December 30, 1941

On Tuesday, December 30, 1941, moments after finishing his address to the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa, Winston Churchill stood before photographer Yousuf Karsh and delivered the stare that would become an emblem of wartime resolve. Stripped of his cigar by Karsh’s swift hand seconds before the shutter snapped, Churchill’s thunderous expression—equal parts irritation and determination—was immortalized as The Roaring Lion, a portrait that conveyed the unbroken spirit of a leader unwilling to bow to the darkest hours of the conflict.

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(1874 - 1965)

Winston Churchill

British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955

Born on October 06, 1942

Britt Ekland

Swedish actress

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Winston Churchill

British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955

Born on October 10, 1942

Marshall Masters

Marshall Masters is a former CNN Science Features news producer, freelance writer, television analyst

281 days after the event was born.


Born on November 30, 1874
(1874 - 1965)

Winston Churchill

British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955

Born on October 07, 1942
(1942 - 2020)

Melinda O. Fee

American actress who starred in films and on television.

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Winston Churchill

British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955