The Titanic director was inspired by all of the time he spent surrounded by water filming a movie about a sunken ship
The musician and icon best known for his non-name name designed a keytar once used by a current Justin Bieber bandmate
The founder of the pop art movement dabbled in other artsy industries, even creating a special timepiece
Tired of sharing the spotlight with his two dummies, the ventriloquist went to work designing one of the first ersatz organs
In an effort to help kids learn the alphabet, the world-class supermodel designed a game using magnetic pieces and colors
The fashion icon invented a pen that seems to have nothing special going for it except that she's the one who designed it
The man behind one of the most popular Christmas albums of all time invented a method for coordinating music display
Perfect for the man (or woman) on the go, the famed director's invention would allow you to annotate a document from anywhere
The popular Food Network host managed to patent this wonderful bowl design
Before Shrek, Wall-E, or Woody, there was Mickey. And thanks to Disney's animations, there will always be Mickey.
The Father of American Literature's sticky scrapbook was more successful than most of his fiction
The master escapist patented a device perfect for underwater stripping
Julie Newmar, the woman who made that catsuit famous, added a special emphasizing touch
"At first glance, it looks like a bathtub. But then, you think, why is there a naked lady? And, what is that smirk on her face?"
One of MJ's signature dance moves required more than fast-twitch muscles and an amazing sense of rhythm
The lesser-known Marx Brother invented products still used today
As George Lucas prepares to release his Star Wars franchise in 3-D, we take a look at the reigning king of sci-fi's patents
Gummo's proto-Ikea stuff organizer never made him as famous as Groucho
A mom both on screen and at home, Curtis understood that the conventional diaper system needed a bit of tweaking