Month: July 2013

Martinique (France)

Martinique in Art: Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Femme de la Martinique 1889 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton     Laval, Charles (1861-1894) Femmes au bord de la mer 1887–1889 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     Laval, Charles (1861-1894) Paysage de la Martinique 1887 Private collection    …

Joséphine de Beauharnais

(1763–1814) Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie dite Joséphine de Beauharnais Empress consort of the French (1804–1810) First Lady of the Italian Republic (1802–1805) Works commissioned by her: Gros, Antoine-Jean (1771-1835) Bonaparte au pont d’Arcole late 1796-early 1797 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg  …

Charles XIV John (Sweden)

(1763–1844) Karl XIV Johan, born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte King of Sweden and Norway (1818–1844) Bernadotte in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons   Born January 26 1763 Pau (France) Died March 8 1844 Stockholm (Sweden) Wife Désirée Clary (1777-1860) Son Oscar I of…

Cameron Mitchell

(1918–1994) Cameron McDowell Mitzell Filmography as Actor: The Robe 1953 Director: Henry Koster Starring: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons     Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons   Born November 4 1918 Dallastown, PA (USA) Died July 6 1994 Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA…

Désirée (1954)

Director: Henry Koster Producer: Julian Blaustein Screenplay: Daniel Taradash Based on: Désirée by Annemarie Selinko Genre: Biography | Drama | Historical | Romantic Music: Alex North Country: United States Language: English Studio: 20th Century Fox Release date: 1954 Running time: 110 minutes Marlon Brando (1924-2004) as Napoléon…

Michael Rennie

(1909–1971) Filmography as Actor: Caesar and Cleopatra 1945 Director: Gabriel Pascal Starring: Vivien Leigh, Claude Rains     The Robe 1953 Director: Henry Koster Starring: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons     Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons   Born August 25 1909 Bradford (England) Died June…