Tag: American

Carolyn Jones

(1930–1983) Carolyn Sue Jones Filmography as Actress: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons   Born April 28 1930 Amarillo, TX (USA) Died August 3 1983 West Hollywood, CA (USA) Cause of death Cancer (colorectal) Husband Aaron Spelling (1923-2006) Occupation…

Jean Simmons

(1929–2010) Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE Filmography as Actress: 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     Spartacus…

Henry Koster

(1905–1988) Hermann Kosterlitz Filmography as Director: The Robe 1953 Director: Henry Koster Starring: Richard Burton, Jean Simmons     Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons   Born May 1 1905 Berlin (Germany) Died September 21 1988 Camarillo, CA (USA) Occupation Film…

William Faulkner

(1897–1962) William Cuthbert Faulkner Works: • Collected Stories of William Faulkner (English) • Early Prose and Poetry (English) • The Sound and the Fury (1929) Quotes: • William Faulkner: Quotations Born September 25 1897 New Albany, MS (USA) Died July 6 1962 Byhalia, MS…

George W. Vanderbilt (1897-1903)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) George W. Vanderbilt 1897–1903 Oil on canvas, 208.6 x 91.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A close friend of Whistler, George Washington Vanderbilt II commissioned this full-length portrait in 1897 to hang in Biltmore House,…

Gold and Brown: Self-Portrait (1896-1898)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Gold and Brown: Self-Portrait c.1896–1898 Oil on canvas, 62.5 x 46.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Known for his biting wit, extravagant style, and personal eccentricities, the publicity-conscious Whistler used self-portraiture as a means to…

Alice Butt (c.1895)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Alice Butt c.1895 Oil on canvas, 51.7 x 38.1 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Little is known about this painting’s subject, whom Whistler identified as “a little child called ‘Alice Butt‘—charming—quite Italian in type.” Set…

Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian (1888-1900)

Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian c.1888 (?)-1900 Oil on canvas, 191.5 x 89.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Ethel Philip, Whistler‘s sister-in-law and a favorite subject of the artist, whose likeness appears in…