Tag: February 8

John Ruskin

(1819–1900) The artist’s works: Snow Capped Alps c.1845–1849 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Budding Sycamore 1875 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Head of lake of Geneva s.d. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Sketches of a secretary vulture s.d. Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton View of S. Anastasia…

Napoléon sur le champ de Bataille d’Eylau (1808)

Gros, Antoine-Jean (1771-1835) Napoléon sur le champ de Bataille d’Eylau (Napoleon on the battlefield of Eylau) 1808 Oil on canvas, 521 x 784 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Napoléon Bonaparte is shown on the battlefield of Eylau on February 9, 1807, the…

Otto Primavesi

(1868–1926) Otto and Eugenia Primavesi.   Born February 27 1868 Olomouc (Czech Republic) Died February 8 1926 Vienna (Austria) Wife Eugenia Primavesi (1874-1962) Daughter Mäda Primavesi (1903-2000) Occupation Art Patron Banker

Edith Evans

(1888–1976) Dame Edith Mary Evans, DBE Filmography as Actress: Tom Jones 1963 Director: Tony Richardson Starring: Albert Finney, Susannah York     The Madwoman of Chaillot 1969 Director: Bryan Forbes Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer   Born February 8 1888 Pimlico, London (England) Died October 14 1976…

Lana Turner

(1921–1995) Julia Jean Turner Filmography as Actress: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941 Director: Victor Fleming Starring: Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman   Born February 8 1921 Wallace, ID (USA) Died June 29 1995 Century City, Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death…

King Vidor

(1894–1982) King Wallis Vidor Filmography as Director: War and Peace 1956 Director: King Vidor Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda   Born February 8 1894 Galveston, TX (USA) Died November 1 1982 Paso Robles, CA (USA) Occupation Film director Producer Occupation Screenwriter Writer Award…

Jean-Claude Carrière

(1931–2021) Filmography as Writer: Belle de Jour 1967 Director: Luis Buñuel Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel     La piscine 1969 Director: Jacques Deray Starring: Romy Schneider, Alain Delon     Borsalino 1970 Director: Jacques Deray Starring: Alain Delon, Jean-Paul Belmondo     Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie…

Guillaume Gallienne

(1972) Filmography as Actor: Cézanne et Moi 2016 Director: Danièle Thompson Starring: Guillaume Canet, Guillaume Gallienne   Born February 8 1972 Neuilly-sur-Seine (France) Occupation Actor Film Director Occupation Producer Screenwriter Writer Awards César Lumières Award Molière Award Title Officier des Arts et des Lettres

Mary I (Scotland)

(1542–1587) Mary Stuart or Mary Stewart Mary, Queen of Scots Queen of Scotland (1542–1567) Queen consort of France (1559–1560) Mary Stuart in Literature: • Dumas, Alexandre (1802-1870): Mary Stuart (English) Mary Stuart in Film: Mary, Queen of Scots 1971 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Vanessa…

Jack Lemmon

(1925–2001) John Uhler Lemmon Filmography as Actor: The Odd Couple 1968 Director: Gene Saks Starring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau   Born February 8 1925 Newton, MA (USA) Died June 27 2001 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Cancer Occupation…