Tag: Légion d’honneur

Victor Hugo

(1802–1885) Victor-Marie Hugo The artist’s works: Paysage avec un burg en ruine 1842 Musée du Louvre, Paris Paysage avec deux châteaux en ruines 1847 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Victor Hugo sur le rocher des Proscrits c.1853 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Le vieux pont…

Bruno Ganz

(1941–2019) Filmography as Actor: Luther 2003 Director: Eric Till Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Alfred Molina   Born March 22 1941 Zürich (Switzerland) Died February 16 2019 Wädenswil, Zürich (Switzerland) Cause of death Cancer (colon) Occupation Actor Awards David di Donatello European Film Award German Film Award…

Mikis Theodorakis

(1925–2021) Μιχαήλ (Μίκης) Θεοδωράκης Works: • Electra (1962) • Golden Collection (Instrumental) • Iphigenia (1977) • The Trojan Women (1971) • Zorba’s Dance (1964) • Zorba the Greek (1964) Filmography as Composer: Electra 1962 Director: Michael Cacoyannis Starring: Irene Papas, Giannis Fertis    …

Nelson Rockefeller

(1908–1979) Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller 41st Vice President of the United States (1974–1977) Nelson Rockefeller in Film: Frida 2002 Director: Julie Taymor Starring: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina   Born July 8 1908 Bar Harbor, ME (USA) Died January 26 1979 New York, NY (USA)…

Vincente Minnelli

(1903–1986) Lester Anthony Minnelli Filmography as Director: Madame Bovary 1949 Director: Vincente Minnelli Starring: Jennifer Jones, James Mason     Lust for Life 1956 Directors: Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor Starring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn   Born February 28 1903 Chicago, IL (USA) Died…

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…

Orson Welles

(1915–1985) George Orson Welles Filmography as Director and Actor: Citizen Kane 1941 Director: Orson Welles Starring: Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore     Filmography as Actor: A Man for All Seasons 1966 Director: Fred Zinnemann Starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller     Waterloo 1970 Director: Sergei Bondarchuk Starring: Rod…

Miloš Forman

(1932–2018) Jan Tomáš “Miloš” Forman Filmography as Director: Amadeus 1984 Director: Miloš Forman Cast: Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham     Goya’s Ghosts 2006 Director: Miloš Forman Starring: Javier Bardem, Natalie Portman   Born February 18 1932 Čáslav (Czech Republic) Died April 13 2018 Danbury, CT…

Robert Redford

(1936) Charles Robert Redford, Jr. Filmography as Actor: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 Director: George Roy Hill Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford     The Way We Were 1973 Director: Sydney Pollack Starring: Barbra Streisand, Robert Redford   Born August 18 1936 Santa…

Marlene Dietrich

(1901–1992) Marie Magdalene Dietrich von Losch Filmography as Actress: Around the World in 80 Days 1956 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: David Niven, Cantinflas     Witness for the Prosecution 1957 Director: Billy Wilder Starring: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich     Paris When It…