Tag: Manhattan

Maude Hassam

(1862–1946) née Kathleen Maude Doane Maude in Art: Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The French Breakfast 1910 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid     Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) The Mantle Piece 1912 Bush-Holley House, Cos Cob   Born June 26 1862 Montréal (Canada) Died October 13 1946 Manhattan,…

Fifth Avenue at Washington Square, New York (1891)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Fifth Avenue at Washington Square, New York 1891 Oil on canvas, 56 x 40.6 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Carmen Thyssen Collection Following his return from Paris in 1889, Hassam lived at 95 Fifth Avenue, a few steps from…

Elliott Reid

(1920–2013) Edgeworth Blair Reid Filmography as Actor: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953 Director: Howard Hawks Starring: Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe   Born January 16 1920 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Died June 21 2013 Studio City, Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Heart…

Ulu Grosbard

(1929–2012) Israel Grosbard Filmography as Director: Falling in Love 1984 Director: Ulu Grosbard Starring: Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep   Born January 9 1929 Antwerp (Belgium) Died March 19 2012 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Occupation Film director Producer Theatre Director Award Drama Desk…

Charles Durning

(1923–2012) Charles Edward Durning Filmography as Actor: Tootsie 1982 Director: Sydney Pollack Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange   Born February 28 1923 Highland Falls, NY (USA) Died December 24 2012 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Occupation Actor Awards Golden Globe Hollywood Walk of…

Peter Boyle

(1935–2006) Peter Lawrence Boyle Jr. Filmography as Actor: Taxi Driver 1976 Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster   Born October 18 1935 Norristown, PA (USA) Died December 12 2006 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Cause of death Cancer | Multiple myeloma Occupation…

Jonathan Demme

(1944–2017) Robert Jonathan Demme Filmography as Director: The Silence of the Lambs 1991 Director: Jonathan Demme Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins   Born February 22 1944 Baldwin, NY (USA) Died April 26 2017 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Cause of death Cancer (esophageal) Occupation…

Farley Granger

(1925–2011) Farley Earle Granger Jr. Filmography as Actor: Rope 1948 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: James Stewart, John Dall     Strangers on a Train 1951 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Farley Granger, Ruth Roman     Senso 1954 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Alida Valli, Farley Granger   Born July 1…

Celeste Holm

(1917–2012) Filmography as Actress: All About Eve 1950 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter     High Society 1956 Director: Charles Walters Starring: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly   Born April 29 1917 Brooklyn, New York, NY (USA) Died July 15 2012 Manhattan, New York, NY…

Elia Kazan

(1909–2003) Elias Kazantzoglou Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου Filmography as Director: A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Director: Elia Kazan Starring: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando   Born September 7 1909 Istanbul (Turkey) Died September 28 2003 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Occupation Actor Film director Occupation Novelist Producer…