Tag: December 9

Sir Anthony van Dyck

(1599–1641) Antoon van Dyck Anthonie Vandyke The artist’s works: Portrait of a Married Couple c.1617–1618 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Betrayal of Christ c.1618–1620 Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis Mucius Scaevola before Lars Porsenna c.1618–1620 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest The Betrayal of…

John Milton

(1608–1674) Works: • Areopagitica (English) • An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton (English) • L’Allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas (English) • Le Paradis Perdu (French) • Milton’s Comus (English) • Minor Poems (English) •…

John Malkovich

(1953) John Gavin Malkovich Filmography as Actor: Dangerous Liaisons 1988 Director: Stephen Frears Starring: Glenn Close, John Malkovich     The Man in the Iron Mask 1998 Director: Randall Wallace Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons   Born December 9 1953 Christopher, IL (USA)…

Beau Bridges

(1941) Lloyd Vernet Bridges III Fimography as Actor: Witness for the Prosecution 1982 Director: Alan Gibson Starring: Ralph Richardson, Deborah Kerr     Born December 9 1941 Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA (USA) Father Lloyd Bridges (1913-1998) Brother Jeff Bridges (1949) Occupation Actor Film director…

Kirk Douglas

(1916–2020) Issur Danielovitch Demsky Filmography as Actor: Lust for Life 1956 Directors: Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor Starring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn     Spartacus 1960 Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier   Born December 9 1916 Amsterdam, NY (USA) Died…

Vincent Gardenia

(1920–1992) Vincenzo Gardenia Scognamiglio Filmography as Actor: Heaven Can Wait 1978 Director: Warren Beatty, Buck Henry Starring: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie     Dark Mirror 1984 Director: Richard Lang Starring: Jane Seymour, Stephen Collins   Born January 7 1920 Napoli…

Buck Henry

(1930–2020) Henry Zuckerman Filmography as Actor: The Graduate 1967 Director: Mike Nichols Starring: Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman     Filmography as Actor and Director: Heaven Can Wait 1978 Director: Warren Beatty, Buck Henry Starring: Warren Beatty, Julie Christie   Born…

Eleanor Parker

(1922–2013) Eleanor Jean Parker Filmography as Actress: The Sound of Music 1965 Director: Robert Wise Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer   Born June 26 1922 Cedarville, OH (USA) Died December 9 2013 Palm Springs, CA (USA) Cause of death Pneumonia Occupation Actress Singer…

December 9

Births: • Bridges, Beau (1941) • Dench, Judi (1934) • Douglas, Kirk (1916-2020) • Henry, Buck (1930-2020) • Malkovich, John (1953) • Milton, John (1608-1674) Deaths: • Gardenia, Vincent (1920-1992) • Parker, Eleanor (1922-2013) • Van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641)

Judi Dench

(1934) Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA Filmography as Actress: A Room with a View 1985 Director: James Ivory Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands     Shakespeare in Love 1998 Director: John Madden Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes…