Tag: Chicago

Nella Walker

(1886–1971) Filmography as Actress: Sabrina 1954 Director: Billy Wilder Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn   Born March 6 1886 Chicago, IL (USA) Died March 22 1971 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Heart Failure Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park…

Jessie Royce Landis

(1896–1972) Jessie Royce Medbury Filmography as Actress: To Catch a Thief 1955 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Cary Grant, Grace Kelly     The Swan 1956 Director: Charles Vidor Starring: Grace Kelly, Alec Guinness     Airport 1970 Director: George Seaton…

Jason Robards

(1922–2000) Jason Nelson Robards, Jr. Filmography as Actor: Isadora 1968 Director: Karel Reisz Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, John Fraser     Julius Caesar 1970 Director: Stuart Burge Starring: Charlton Heston, Jason Robards     Julia 1977 Director: Fred Zinnemann Starring: Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave   Born July…

Bruce Dern

(1936) Bruce MacLeish Dern Filmography as Actor: Marnie 1964 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery     Family Plot 1976 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Karen Black, Bruce Dern   Born June 4 1936 Chicago, IL (USA) Occupation Actor…

Monte Pincio, Rome (1840-1850)

Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille (1796-1875) Monte Pincio, Rome 1840–1850 Oil on canvas, 27 x 40.6 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago See also: • Pincio | Roma (Italia) | Trinità dei Monti

Joe Mantegna

(1947) Joseph Anthony Mantegna, Jr. Filmography as Actor: Alice 1990 Director: Woody Allen Starring: Mia Farrow, Joe Mantegna     The Godfather: Part III 1990 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton   Born November 13 1947 Chicago, IL (USA) Occupation…

Kim Novak

(1933) Marilyn Pauline Novak Filmography as Actress: Vertigo 1958 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: James Stewart, Kim Novak     The Mirror Crack’d 1980 Director: Guy Hamilton Starring: Angela Lansbury, Elizabeth Taylor   Born February 13 1933 Chicago, IL (USA) Husband (1965-1966)…

David Soul

(1943–2024) David Richard Solberg Filmography as Actor: Appointment with Death 1988 Director: Michael Winner Starring: Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall   Born August 28 1943 Chicago, IL (USA) Died January 4 2024 London (England) Occupation Actor Musician Singer

Old Man with a Gold Chain (1631)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Old Man with a Gold Chain 1631 Oil on panel, 83.1 x 75.7 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This evocative character study is an early example of a type of subject that preoccupied the great Dutch master…

New England Headlands (1899)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) New England Headlands 1899 Oil on canvas, 68.9 x 68.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago This panoramic landscape depicts Gloucester, Massachusetts, one of Childe Hassam’s favorite destinations. During the summer months Gloucester was home to many artists,…