Month: May 2016

Brian Blessed

(1936) Brian Blessed, OBE Filmography as Actor: The Trojan Women 1971 Director: Michael Cacoyannis Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave     Man of La Mancha 1972 Director: Arthur Hiller Starring: Peter O’Toole, Sophia Loren     Alexander 2004 Director: Oliver Stone…

Ian Richardson

(1934–2007) Ian William Richardson, CBE Filmography as Actor: Man of La Mancha 1972 Director: Arthur Hiller Starring: Peter O’Toole, Sophia Loren   Born April 7 1934 Edinburgh (Scotland) Died February 9 2007 London (England) Occupation Actor Awards BAFTA Title Commander of…

John Castle

(1940) Filmography as Actor: The Lion in Winter 1968 Director: Anthony Harvey Starring: Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn     Man of La Mancha 1972 Director: Arthur Hiller Starring: Peter O’Toole, Sophia Loren   Born January 14 1940 Croydon (England) Occupation…

James Coco

(1930–1987) James Emil Coco Filmography as Actor: Man of La Mancha 1972 Director: Arthur Hiller Starring: Peter O’Toole, Sophia Loren     Murder by Death 1976 Director: Robert Moore Starring: Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote   Born March 21 1930 New…

Le Christ mort et les anges (1864)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Christ mort et les anges (The Dead Christ with Angels) 1864 Oil on canvas, 179.4 x 149.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Manet identified the source for this painting, the first of several religious…

Arthur Hiller

(1923–2016) Filmography as Director: Man of La Mancha 1972 Director: Arthur Hiller Starring: Peter O’Toole, Sophia Loren   Born November 22 1923 Edmonton (Canada) Died August 17 2016 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Occupation Actor Film director Producer Awards Golden Globe

En bateau (1874)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) En bateau (Boating) 1874 Oil on canvas, 97.2 x 130.2 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Manet summered at Gennevilliers in 1874, often spending time with Monet and Renoir across the Seine at Argenteuil, where Boating…