Tag: April 5

Algernon Charles Swinburne

(1837–1909) Works: • A Century of Roundels (English) • A Channel Passage and Other Poems (English) • A Dark Month (English) • A Midsummer Holiday and Other Poems (English) • A Study of Shakespeare (English) • Astrophel and Other Poems…

Georges Danton

(1759–1794) Georges Jacques Danton, dit aussi d’Anton Works: • Discours Civiques de Danton (French) Danton in Film: Danton 1983 Director: Andrzej Wajda Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Wojciech Pszoniak   Born October 26 1759 Arcis-sur-Aube (France) Died April 5 1794 Paris (France) Cause of death Execution…

José Wilker

(1947–2014) José Wilker de Almeida Filmography as Actor: Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos 1976 Director: Bruno Barreto Starring: Sônia Braga, José Wilker   Born August 20 1947 Juazeiro do Norte (Brasil) Died April 5 2014 Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) Cause of death Heart…

Peter Greenaway

(1942) Peter Greenaway, CBE Filmography as Director: The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover 1989 Director: Peter Greenaway Starring: Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren   Born April 5 1942 Newport (Wales) Occupation Film director Painter Occupation Screenwriter Writer Award Golden Calf Title Commander…

Spencer Tracy

(1900–1967) Spencer Bonaventure Tracy Filmography as Actor: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941 Director: Victor Fleming Starring: Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman     Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner 1967 Director: Stanley Kramer Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn   Born April 5 1900 Milwaukee, WI (USA) Died…

Honor Blackman

(1925–2020) Filmography as Actress: Goldfinger 1964 Director: Guy Hamilton Starring: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman     Born August 22 1925 Plaistow, London (England) Died April 5 2020 Lewes (England) Occupation Actress Singer  

Richard Dysart

(1929–2015) Richard Allen Dysart Filmography as Actor: Being There 1979 Director: Hal Ashby Starring: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine   Born March 30 1929 Boston, MA (USA) Died April 5 2015 Santa Monica, CA (USA) Cause of death Cancer Occupation Actor…

Melvyn Douglas

(1901–1981) Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg Filmography as Actor: Being There 1979 Director: Hal Ashby Starring: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine   Born April 5 1901 Macon, GA (USA) Died August 4 1981 New York, NY (USA) Cause of death Pneumonia Occupation Actor…

Gregory Peck

(1916–2003) Eldred Gregory Peck Filmography as Actor: Roman Holiday 1953 Director: William Wyler Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck   Born April 5 1916 San Diego, CA (USA) Died June 12 2003 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Pneumonia Occupation…

Michael V. Gazzo

(1923–1995) Michael Vincente Gazzo Filmography as Actor: The Godfather: Part II 1974 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Starring: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall   Born April 5 1923 Hillside, NJ (USA) Died February 14 1995 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death…