(1763–1814) Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie dite Joséphine de Beauharnais Empress consort of the French (1804–1810) First Lady of the Italian Republic (1802–1805) Works commissioned by her: Gros, Antoine-Jean (1771-1835) Bonaparte au pont d’Arcole late 1796-early 1797 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg …
(1763–1844) Karl XIV Johan, born Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte King of Sweden and Norway (1818–1844) Bernadotte in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons Born January 26 1763 Pau (France) Died March 8 1844 Stockholm (Sweden) Wife Désirée Clary (1777-1860) Son Oscar I of…
Director: Henry Koster Producer: Julian Blaustein Screenplay: Daniel Taradash Based on: Désirée by Annemarie Selinko Genre: Biography | Drama | Historical | Romantic Music: Alex North Country: United States Language: English Studio: 20th Century Fox Release date: 1954 Running time: 110 minutes Marlon Brando (1924-2004) as Napoléon…
(1921–2019) Filmography as Actress: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster 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) El Duque de Wellington 1812–1814 National Gallery, London Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Lord Wellesley s.d. National Museum Wales, Cardiff…
(1777–1860) Bernardine Eugénie Désirée Clary Queen Desideria Queen consort of Sweden and Norway (1818–1844) Désirée Clary in Film: Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons Born November 8 1777 Marseille (France) Died December 17 1860 Stockholm (Sweden) Husband Charles XIV John…
(1755–1824) Louis Stanislas Xavier Louis le Désiré King of France (1814–1824) Louis XVIII in Film: Waterloo 1970 Director: Sergei Bondarchuk Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer Born November 17 1755 Château de Versailles, Versailles (France) Died September 16 1824 Palais du Louvre, Paris (France)
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill (1834-1903) Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1: Whistler’s Mother 1871 Oil on canvas, 144.3 x 163 cm Musée d’Orsay, Paris Although an American by nationality, Whistler divided his career between London and Paris. He enrolled in…
(1645–1696) Works: • Les Caractères (French) ◊ The Characters (English) Quotes: • Jean de La Bruyère: Quotations Born August 16 1645 Paris (France) Died May 11 1696 Versailles (France) Occupation Philosopher Writer
(1910–1987) Jean-Marie-Lucien-Pierre Anouilh Works: • Antigone (1944) Quotes: • Jean Anouilh: Quotations Filmography as Screenwriter: Anna Karenina 1948 Director: Julien Duvivier Starring: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson Born June 23 1910 Bordeaux (France) Died October 3 1987 Lausanne (Switzerland) Occupation Playwright Screenwriter Writer