Tag: 1909

Jack Gwillim

(1909–2001) Jack William Frederick Gwillim Filmography as Actor: In Search of the Castaways 1962 Director: Robert Stevenson Starring: Hayley Mills, Maurice Chevalier     A Man for All Seasons 1966 Director: Fred Zinnemann Starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller     Clash of the…

James Mason

(1909–1984) James Neville Mason Filmography as Actor: Madame Bovary 1949 Director: Vincente Minnelli Starring: Jennifer Jones, James Mason     Julius Caesar 1953 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Marlon Brando, James Mason     The Trials of Oscar Wilde 1960…

La ferme des Collettes, Cagnes (1908-1914)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) La ferme des Collettes, Cagnes (The Farm at Les Collettes, Cagnes) c.1908–1914 Oil on canvas, 54.6 x 65.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York In 1907, Renoir purchased the estate of Les Collettes at Cagnes on…

David Miller

(1909–1992) Filmography as Director: Midnight Lace 1960 Director: David Miller Starring: Doris Day, Rex Harrison   Born November 28 1909 Paterson, NJ (USA) Died April 14 1992 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Cancer Occupation Film director

La Danse (1909-1910)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) La Danse (Dance) 1909–1910 Oil on canvas, 260 x 391 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg © Succession H. Matisse The pair of panels known as “The Dance and Music” (also in the Hermitage) are amongst Matisse‘s most important –…

Paul Gachet

(1828–1909) Paul Ferdinand Gachet The artist’s works: Moulin du Nord dans la vallée de la Creuse 1874 National Gallery of Art, Washington La Vieille Route à Auvers-sur-Oise 1881 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Vincent Van Gogh à son lit de mort 1890 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Vincent…

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…

The Kiss (1908-1909)

Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) The Kiss/Lovers (Der Kuss/Liebespaar) 1908 (completed 1909) Oil and gold on canvas, 180 x 180 cm Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna The Kiss (Lovers) by Gustav Klimt is the most famous Austrian painting and the highlight of the permanent collection at…