A handful might have led colorful existences, some are objects of interest because they died early, committed suicide, were related to ( other ) famous people, and so forth; but such information seldom reveals as much about their output as do the creations themselves, and in certain cases one is probably better off not knowing quite so much.
Some led colorful lives, some are interesting because they died young, were related to other famous people, or killed themselves, but this rarely reveals as much about their output as their creations, and people don't need all that information