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13 Famous Friendship Pairs Who Created Art Together

December 30, 2021

There's nothing cuter than best friends other than best friends who like each other enough to be creative together. Here are 13 famous friendships we think are totally adorable.

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J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis

J.R.R. Tolkien & C.S. Lewis The two men who would go on to become famous fantasy novelists informally met every Monday to critique each other's poetry, eventually including other people to create the critique group The Inklings. CRACKED.COM — Source: CS Lewis Official Site

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Matt Damon & Ben Affleck

Matt Damon & Ben Affleck The world continues to be entranced by the friendship between thechildhood friends. They both wrote and starred in the Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting, rocketing them into A-list celebrity status. CRACKED.COM — Source: US Magazine

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Andy Warhol & Jean-Michel Basquiat

Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat Over half a decade before Warhol's death, the young Basquiat and Warhol collaborated on (critically panned) paintings together. Basquiat frequently appeared in Warhol's diary, as they were inseparable for a few years. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vanity Fair

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Tina Fey & Amy Poehler

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler GOLDI LOE AR Fey and Poehler met at Chicago's ImprovOlympic and became fast friends. They would go on to be on Saturday Night Live together, co-starred in Baby Mama and Sisters together, host the Golden Globes together, and simultaneously but separately make up NBC's comedy line-up. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vulture

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Paul McCartney & John Lennon

Paul McCartney & John Lennon Of course we couldn't make this list without the iconic Beatles songwriters. They two met at a church festival in 1957, where 16-year-old John Lennon was playing with his band the Quarrymen. CRACKED.COM — Source: Billboard

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James Baldwin & Toni Morrison

James Baldwin & Toni Morrison The two writers met when Morrison was an editor at Random House. Although she was unsuccessful at acquiring a book deal for Baldwin, she did make a friend. She gave a eulogy at his funeral and after his death, she edited Baldwin's Early Novels & Stories and Collected Essays. CRACKED.COM — Source: Library of America

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Frida Kahlo & Lola Álvarez Bravo

Frida Kahlo & Lola Álvarez Bravo One of Mexico's first women photographers met the Mexican painter through similar social circles. Álvarez Bravo took many photos of Kahlo and even started directing a film starring her, which was abandoned due to Kahlo's failing health. CRACKED.COM — Source: National Museum of Women in the Arts

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Lucian Freud & Francis Bacon

Lucian Freud & Francis Bacon The two artists saw each other nearly every day but were harsh critics of each other's work. Bacon painted a triptych of Freud, which would break the record of the most expensive artwork ever bought. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Art Story

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Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield

Ben Cohen & Jerry Greenfield If you don't recognize their names, you will definitely recognize their masterpiece: Ben & Jerry's ice cream. The two met in seventh grade gym class and went into business together after college. CRACKED.COM — Source: Entrepreneur

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Raphael & Dürer

Raphael & Dürer The two 16th-century artists never met in person but were pen pals. German artist Dürer sent the Italian artist (yes, of Ninja Turtle fame) a self-portrait, and Raphael sent several of his own. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Royal Academy

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Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman Together, the fantasy authors wrote Good Omens. Their friendship started when then-journalist Gaiman interviewed Pratchett in a Chinese restaurant. CRACKED.COM — Source: BBC

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Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks

Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks FRANKENSTEIN 40th Anniversary CL NESE EATRE AX There might be nothing sweeter than their 80-year friendship, which included eating and watching Jeopardy! together every night. Together, they performed the Grammy-winning comedy routine The 2000 Year Old Man. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Guardian

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