Tag: England

Natasha Richardson

(1963–2009) Natasha Jane Richardson Filmography as Actress: The Parent Trap 1998 Director: Nancy Meyers Starring: Dennis Quaid, Natasha Richardson   Born May 11 1963 London (England) Died March 18 2009 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Cause of death Accident Father…

Approach to Venice (1844)

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Approach to Venice 1844 Oil on canvas, 62 x 94 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington When Approach to Venice was first exhibited in 1844, Joseph Mallord William Turner quoted Lord Byron in the catalog…

Rotterdam Ferry-Boat (1833)

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Rotterdam Ferry-Boat 1833 Oil on canvas, 92.3 x 122.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A passenger boat, its bright tan sails reflecting the sun, careens among choppy water with at least eight more sailboats…

Leo G. Carroll

(1886–1972) Leo Gratten Carroll Filmography as Actor: Rebecca 1940 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine     Waterloo Bridge 1940 Director: Mervyn LeRoy Starring: Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor     Suspicion 1941 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Cary Grant,…

Mortlake Terrace, Early Summer Morning (1826)

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Mortlake Terrace: Early Summer Morning 1826 Oil on canvas, 93 x 123.2 cm The Frick Collection, New York This canvas painted for William Moffatt depicts his estate at Mortlake, on the Thames just west of…

Mortlake Terrace (1827)

Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851) Mortlake Terrace 1827 Oil on canvas, 92.1 x 122.2 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington This painting, one of two views of Mortlake Terrace painted by Turner, is a view from the house, looking directly…