(1791–1824) Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault The artist’s works: Diane Early 19th century Museo del Prado, Madrid Le Sommeil des Paysans c.1808–1812 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Cheval effrayé par la foudre c.1813–1814 National Gallery, London Trompette à cheval de la Garde impériale de…
(1829–1862) Elizabeth Eleanor Siddall, Lizzie The artist’s works: Lady Affixing Pennant to a Knight’s Spear c.1856 Tate Britain, London Sir Patrick Spens 1856 Tate Britain, London King Arthur’s Death c.1859–1862 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Lizzie in Art: Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Ophelia 1851–1852…
(1913–1960) Works: • Caligula (1938) • L’Étranger (1942) ◊ The Stranger (English) • La Chute (1956) ◊ The Fall (English) • La Peste (1947) ◊ The Plague (English) • Le Malentendu (1943) • Le Mythe de Sysiphe (1942) ◊ The Myth of…
(1952–2004) Christopher D’Olier Reeve Filmography as Actor: Somewhere in Time 1980 Director: Jeannot Szwarc Starring: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour The Remains of the Day 1993 Director: James Ivory Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson Born September 25 1952 New York, NY (USA) Died October…
(1877–1927) Angela Isadora Duncan Isadora in Film: Isadora 1968 Director: Karel Reisz Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, John Fraser Born May 26 1877 San Francisco, CA (USA) Died September 14 1927 Nice (France) Cause of death Accident Buried Cimetière du Père Lachaise (Paris) Husband (1922-1925) Sergei…
(1896–1977) Howard Winchester Hawks Filmography as Director: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953 Director: Howard Hawks Starring: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe Born May 30 1896 Goshen, IN (USA) Died December 26 1977 Palm Springs, CA (USA) Cause of death Accident (fall) Occupation Film director…
(1896–1967) Filmography as Director: Anna Karenina 1948 Director: Julien Duvivier Starring: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson Filmography as Writer: Paris When It Sizzles 1964 Director: Richard Quine Starring: Audrey Hepburn, William Holden Born October 8 1896 Lille (France) Died October 29 1967 Paris (France) Cause…
(1918–1951) Robert Hudson Walker Filmography as Actor: Strangers on a Train 1951 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman Born October 13 1918 Salt Lake City, UT (USA) Died August 28 1951 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Accident (overdose)…
(1866–1939) Ambroise Vollard in Art: Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Portrait d’Ambroise Vollard 1899 Petit Palais, Paris Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Homme assis 1905–1906 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Derain, André (1880-1954) Paysage aux environs de Chatou 1904–1905 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Derain,…
(1963–2012) Whitney Elizabeth Houston Filmography as Actress: The Bodyguard 1992 Director: Mick Jackson Starring: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston Born August 9 1963 Newark, NJ (USA) Died February 11 2012 Beverly Hills, CA (USA) Cause of death Accident (drowning) Occupation Actress Model Occupation Producer Singer…