Examples of famous star-crossed lovers vary in written work.

As her financial difficulties worsened, she tried to earn some money by writing about her increasingly famous lover.

He was a famous lover and notorious drinker on several continents.

Applegate claims that Joe "just needs time to think", and sends him to the lower levels of hell, where history's most famous lovers wait.

Like many famous lovers in many ages, they found refuge in the church.

Great Lovers: A look at some of history's famous lovers.

(a) Who were these famous literary lovers?

That book, with its famous lovers and Neapolitan background, had the romantic glamour of an old Saturday matinee.

This tactic of referring to famous lovers in literature to sustain his point he also used in a debate with his nephew.

He is best known for being the famous lover of Julia the Elder.