Tag: Austrian

Helmut Berger

(1944–2023) Helmut Steinberger Filmography as Actor: La caduta degli dei 1969 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin     Il giardino dei Finzi Contini 1970 Director: Vittorio de Sica Starring: Lino Capolicchio, Dominique Sanda     Ludwig 1972…

Gustav Klimt

(1862–1918) The artist’s works: Male Nude with Left Foot on a Pedestal 1879 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Two Girls with Oleander c.1890–1892 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Lady with purple scarf c.1895 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Blind Man 1896 Leopold Museum, Vienna Pallas Athene 1898 Wien…

Tilla Durieux

(1880–1971) Ottilie Godeffroy Tilla Durieux in Art: Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919) Tilla Durieux 1914 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York     Born August 18 1880 Vienna (Austria) Died February 21 1971 Berlin (Germany) Occupation Actress

Hedy Lamarr

(1914–2000) Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler Filmography as Actress: Samson and Delilah 1949 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature   Born November 9 1914 Vienna (Austria) Died January 19 2000 Casselberry, FL (USA) Boyfriend Billy Wilder (1906-2002) Occupation…

Pauline von Metternich

(1836–1921) Princess Pauline Clementine Marie Walburga von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein née Countess Pauline Clémentine Marie Walburga Sándor von Szlavnicza Pauline von Metternich in Art: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) La princesse Pauline de Metternich c.1865 National Gallery, London     Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898)…

Georg von Trapp

(1880–1947) Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp Georg von Trapp in Film: The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer   Born April 4 1880 Zadar (Croatia) Died May 30 1947 Stowe, VT (USA) Cause of death Cancer (lung)…

Maria von Trapp

(1905–1987) Baroness Maria Augusta von Trapp, née Kutschera Maria von Trapp in Film: The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer   Born January 26 1905 Vienna (Austria) Died March 28 1987 Morrisville, VT (USA) Cause of death Heart…

Frederick Loewe

(1901–1988) Friedrich (Fritz) Löwe Filmography as Composer: My Fair Lady 1964 Director: George Cukor Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison   Born June 10 1901 Berlin (Germany) Died February 14 1988 Palm Springs, CA (USA) Occupation Composer Musician Songwriter Awards Academy Award Golden Globe Kennedy…

Max Steiner

(1888–1971) Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner Works: • Casablanca (1942) • Gone with the Wind (1939) • Little Women (1933) Filmography as Composer: Little Women 1933 Director: George Cukor Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett     Gone with the Wind 1939 Director: Victor Fleming Starring:…

Jakob Seisenegger

(1505–1567) The artist’s works: Emperor Charles V with His Hound 1532 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Portrait of a Girl c.1545–1550 National Gallery, London See also: • Painters