Tag: May 31

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…

Eugenia Primavesi

(1874–1962) Eugenie Franziska Butschek, called Mäda Otto and Eugenia Primavesi. The grave of Eugenia Mäda Primavesi at the Zentralfriedhof, Vienna. Eugenia Primavesi in Art: Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918) Eugenia Primavesi 1913–1914 Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota   Born June 13 1874…

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

(1945–1982) Filmography as Director: Lili Marleen 1981 Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder Starring: Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini   Born May 31 1945 Bad Wörishofen (Germany) Died June 10 1982 Munich (Germany) Cause of death Suicide (overdose of cocaine and barbiturate) Occupation Actor Film director…

Colin Farrell

(1976) Colin James Farrell Filmography as Actor: Alexander 2004 Director: Oliver Stone Starring: Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie   Born May 31 1976 Castleknock, Dublin (Ireland) Occupation Actor Award Golden Globe

Denholm Elliott

(1922–1992) Denholm Mitchell Elliott, CBE Filmography as Actor: Robin and Marian 1976 Director: Richard Lester Starring: Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn     A Room with a View 1985 Director: James Ivory Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands   Born May 31 1922 London (England) Died October 6…

Julian Beck

(1925–1985) Filmography as Actor: Edipo re 1967 Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Starring: Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti   Born May 31 1925 Washington Heights, New York, NY (USA) Died September 14 1985 New York, NY (USA) Occupation Actor Painter Occupation Poet Theatre director Writer

Alida Valli

(1921–2006) Baroness Alida Maria Laura Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg Filmography as Actress: Senso 1954 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Alida Valli, Farley Granger     Edipo re 1967 Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Starring: Silvana Mangano, Franco Citti     Novecento 1976 Director: Bernardo Bertolucci Starring: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu…

Massimo Serato

(1916–1989) Giuseppe Segato Filmography as Actor: El Cid 1961 Director: Anthony Mann Starring: Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren     Don’t Look Now 1973 Director: Nicolas Roeg Starring: Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland   Born May 31 1916 Oderzo (Italia) Died December…

Alessandro Allori

(1535–1607) Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori The artist’s works: Studio di un cranio c.1545 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam La deposizione dalla croce c.1550 Museo del Prado, Madrid Autoritratto c.1555 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Ritratto di Francesco I de’ Medici c.1558 Private…

May 31

Births: • Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) • Beck, Julian (1925-1985) • Elliott, Denholm (1922-1992) • Farrell, Colin (1976) • Fassbinder, Rainer Werner (1945-1982) • Serato, Massimo (1916-1989) • Valli, Alida (1921-2006) Deaths: • Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809) • Primavesi, Eugenia (1874-1962) • Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594)