The Disney Classic Movie That Was Based on Actual Events from History
The incredible story of "Beauty and the Beast" was based on a real person, Petrus Gonsalvus, a young boy from the 16th century. Petrus suffered a severe case of hypertrichosis, a condition that causes a person to grow hair all over their body, often referred to as "werewolf syndrome." Gonsalvus was... Sign in to see full entry.