(1911–1979) Estelle Merle O’Brien Thompson Filmography as Actress: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons Born February 19 1911 Mumbai (India) Died November 23 1979 Malibu, CA (USA) Cause of death Stroke Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Husband (1939-1945)…
(1921–2019) Filmography as Actress: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons Born May 6 1921 Glasgow (Scotland) Died December 30 2019 Paris (France) Occupation Actress
(1769–1852) Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, FRS Prime Minister of Great Britain The Duke of Wellington in Art: Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Lord Wellesley s.d. National Museum Wales, Cardiff Monet, Claude (1840-1926) Green Park, London 1870 or 1871 Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia…
(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 Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons Spartacus…
(1758–1815) Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton Thomas Picton in Film: Waterloo 1970 Director: Sergei Bondarchuk Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer Born August 24 1758 Haverfordwest (Wales) Died June 18 1815 Waterloo (Belgium)
(1840–1915) Lady Julia Janet Georgiana, 4th Baroness Abercromby, née Haldane-Duncan Queen Victoria and her ladies-in-waiting (1838) The artist’s works: Queen Victoria (after Heinrich von Angeli) 1883 National Portrait Gallery, London Born January 24 1840 Napoli (Italia) Died December 8 1915 Camperdown…
(1843–1916) Henry James, OM Works: • A Bundle of Letters (English) • A Little Tour in France (English) • A London Life, and Other Tales (English) • A Passionate Pilgrim (English) • A Small Boy and Others (English) • An International Episode…
(1757–1827) The artist’s works: God Judging Adam 1795 Tate Britain, London God Judging Adam c.1795 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Baptism of Christ c.1799 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Job and His Daughters 1799–1800 National Gallery of Art, Washington St. Matthew 1799…
(1537–1553) King of England (1547–1553) King of Ireland (1547–1553) Edward VI in Literature: • Twain, Mark (1835-1910): The Prince and the Pauper (1881) Edward VI in Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Edward VI as a Child probably 1538 National Gallery of Art,…
(1927–1994) Filmography as Actress: Cleopatra 1963 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton Born September 10 1927 Islington, London (England) Died February 6 1994 Westminster, London (England) Cause of death Cancer Occupation Actress Awards BAFTA Laurence Olivier Award