Remove the color and you will find that people will remember him depending on how they enjoy or did not enjoy him in life...I , for one was not a huge fan, but enjoyed some of his movies but his being 'on' everytime he was interviewed made me feel exhausted and I was not surprised at his death...a lot of personality d/o's are always acting like Pagiacci..the brave clown while dying on the inside.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.