Month: September 2015

Ludwig II (Bavaria)

(1845–1886) Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm King of Bavaria (1864–1886) Ludwig in Film: Ludwig 1972 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider   Born August 25 1845 Nymphenburg Palace, Munich (Germany) Died June 13 1886 Starnberger See (Germany) Cause of death…

Leipzig (Germany)

Births: • Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) Deaths: • Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) See also: • Cities | Germany

Richard Wagner

(1813–1883) Wilhelm Richard Wagner Works: • Das Rheingold (The Ring of the Nibelung) (1869) • Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) (1843) • Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg) (1868) • Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) (1870) • Götterdämmerung…

Bonn (Germany)

Births: • Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827) • Gotell, Walter (1924-1997) Deaths: • Schumann, Robert (1810-1856) See also: • Cities | Germany

Robert Schumann

(1810–1856) Robert Alexander Schumann Works: • Carnaval (1834-1835) • Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129 (1850) • Davidsbündlertänze (1837) • Dichterliebe “A Poet’s Love” (1840) • Fantasie in C, Op.17 (1839) • Kreisleriana (1838) • Piano Concerto in A…

Umberto Orsini

(1934) Filmography as Actor: La caduta degli dei 1969 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin     Ludwig 1972 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider   Born April 2 1934 Novara (Italia) Occupation Actor Awards Nastro…

Gert Fröbe

(1913–1988) Karl Gerhart Fröbe Filmography as Actor: Goldfinger 1964 Director: Guy Hamilton Starring: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman     Ludwig 1972 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider   Born February 25 1913 Zwickau (Germany) Died September 5 1988 Munich…