Tag: March 31

Henri II (France)

(1519–1559) King of France (1547–1559) Henri II in Art: Michelangelo (1475-1564) Disegno per una statua equestre di Enrico II 1559–1564 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam   Born March 31 1519 Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France) Died July 10 1559 Paris (France) Father François I, King of France (1494-1547) Wife (1533-1559)…

John Constable

(1776–1837) The artist’s works: Houses on a Riverbank c.1794 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Study of a Female Nude 1811 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Wivenhoe Park, Essex 1816 National Gallery of Art, Washington A cottage in a cornfield 1817 National Museum Wales, Cardiff The White…

Johann Sebastian Bach

(1685–1750) Works: • Adagio • Brandenburg Concertos • Cello Suites • Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (The Well-Tempered Clavier) • Goldberg Variations (BWV 988) • Mass in B minor • St Matthew Passion (BWV 244) • Toccata and Fugue in D minor,…

Joseph Haydn

(1732–1809) Franz Joseph Haydn Works: • Symphony nº 101, “The Clock” (1794) • The Creation (1798) • The Seasons (1801) Born March 31 1732 Rohrau (Austria) Died May 31 1809 Vienna (Austria) Friend Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Pupil Ludwig van Beethoven…

René Descartes

(1596–1650) Renatus Cartesius Works: • A Discourse of a Method for the Well Guiding of Reason and the Discovery of Truth in the Sciences (English) • Betrachtungen über die Grundlagen der Philosophie (German) • Discours de la méthode (French) •…

Richard Chamberlain

(1934) George Richard Chamberlain Filmography as Actor: The Madwoman of Chaillot 1969 Director: Bryan Forbes Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer     Julius Caesar 1970 Director: Stuart Burge Starring: Charlton Heston, Jason Robards     The Count of Monte-Cristo 1975 Director: David Greene Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Kate Nelligan  …

Patrick Magee

(1922–1982) Patrick George McGee Filmography as Actor: A Clockwork Orange 1971 Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee     Barry Lyndon 1975 Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Ryan O’Neil, Marisa Berenson   Born March 31 1922 Armagh (Northern Ireland) Died August 14 1982 Fulham, London…

William Daniels

(1927) William David Daniels Filmography as Actor: The Graduate 1967 Director: Mike Nichols Starring: Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman     Two for the Road 1967 Director: Stanley Donen Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Albert Finney   Born March 31 1927 Brooklyn, New York, NY (USA) Occupation Actor Awards Emmy

Gary Winick

(1961–2011) Gary Scott Winick Filmography as Director: Letters to Juliet 2010 Director: Gary Winick Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave   Born March 31 1961 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Died February 27 2011 Manhattan, New York, NY (USA) Cause of death Brain Cancer…

Christopher Walken

(1943) Ronald Walken Filmography as Actor: Annie Hall 1977 Director: Woody Allen Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton     A View to a Kill 1985 Director: John Glen Starring: Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts   Born March 31 1943 Astoria, Queens, New York, NY…