Tag: Manhattan

Avenue of the Allies, Great Britain (1918)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Avenue of the Allies, Great Britain 1918 Oil on canvas, 91.4 x 72.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York The only major American Impressionist to depict the home front during World War I, Hassam produced his Flag…

Allies Day, May 1917 (1917)

Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Allies Day, May 1917 1917 Oil on canvas, 92.7 x 76.8 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington A patriotic whirlwind overtook mid–town Manhattan as America entered the First World War in the spring of 1917. On Fifth Avenue,…

Milo O’Shea

(1926–2013) Filmography as Actor: Romeo and Juliet 1968 Director: Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey     The Purple Rose of Cairo 1985 Director: Woody Allen Starring: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels   Born June 2 1926 Dublin (Ireland) Died…

Eli Wallach

(1915–2014) Eli Herschel Wallach Filmography as Actor: How to Steal a Million 1966 Director: William Wyler Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Peter O’Toole       The Godfather: Part III 1990 Director: Francis Ford Coppola Starring: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton   The…

Fifth Avenue (New York)

Fifth Avenue in Art: Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Fifth Avenue at Washington Square, New York 1891 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid     Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Fifth Avenue Nocturne c.1895 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland     Hassam, Childe (1859-1935) Allies Day, May 1917 1917…

Manhattan (New York City)

Streets: • Fifth Avenue Manhattan in Film: Manhattan 1979 Director: Woody Allen Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton     Births: • Aiello, Danny (1933-2019) • Cukor, George (1899-1983) • Gazzara, Ben (1930-2012) • Griffith, Melanie (1957) • Kramer, Stanley (1913-2001) • Kubrick, Stanley (1928-1999)…

Carroll O’Connor

(1924–2001) John Carroll O’Connor Filmography as Actor: Cleopatra 1963 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton   Born August 2 1924 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Died June 21 2001 Culver City, CA (USA) Occupation Actor Awards Emmy Golden Globe

Steven Hill

(1922–2016) Solomon Krakovsky Filmography as Actor: Rich and Famous 1981 Director: George Cukor Starring: Jacqueline Bisset, Candice Bergen   Born February 24 1922 Seattle, WA (USA) Died August 23 2016 New York, NY (USA) Cause of death Cancer Occupation Actor…

John McGiver

(1913–1975) John Irwin McGiver Filmography as Actor: Love in the Afternoon 1957 Director: Billy Wilder Starring: Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn     Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1961 Director: Blake Edwards Starring: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard     The Glass Bottom Boat 1966…