Tag: NYC

Crucifixión (c.1675)

Murillo, Bartolomé Esteban (1617-1682) Crucifixión (Crucifixion) c.1675 Oil on canvas, 50.8 x 33 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York This oil sketch helped Murillo to prepare a large painting that is today in the Museo del Prado in Madrid. The artist’s…

Henry James

(1843–1916) Henry James, OM Works: • A Bundle of Letters (English) • A Little Tour in France (English) • A London Life, and Other Tales (English) • A Passionate Pilgrim (English) • A Small Boy and Others (English) • An International Episode…

Douglas Fowley

(1911–1998) Daniel Vincent Fowley Filmography as Actor: Singin’ in the Rain 1952 Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen Starring: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds   Born May 30 1911 Bronx, New York, NY (USA) Died May 21 1998 Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, CA…

Stanley Donen

(1924–2019) Filmography as Director: Singin’ in the Rain 1952 Director: Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen Starring: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds     Funny Face 1957 Director: Stanley Donen Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire     Charade 1963 Director: Stanley Donen Starring: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn    …

Bronx, New York, NY (USA)

Births: • Allyson, June (1917-2006) • Bacall, Lauren (1924-2014) • Balsam, Martin (1919-1996) • Bancroft, Anne (1931-2005) • Caan, James (1940-2022) • Castellano, Richard S. (1933-1988) • Curtis, Tony (1925-2010) • Darin, Bobby (1936-1973) • Fowley, Douglas (1911-1998) • Lohan, Lindsay (1986) • Marshall, Garry (1934-2016) • Mulligan, Robert…

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)…

Childe Hassam

(1859–1935) Frederick Childe Hassam   The artist’s works: Self-portrait s.d. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Boston Common at Twilight 1885–1886 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Columbus Avenue, Rainy Day 1885 Worcester Art Museum, Worcester Columbus Avenue Rainy Day 1885 Private collection Rainy Day,…

Walter Wanger

(1894–1968) Walter Feuchtwanger Filmography as Producer: Cleopatra 1963 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton   Born July 11 1894 San Francisco, CA (USA) Died November 18 1968 New York, NY (USA) Cause of death Heart Failure Occupation Producer Award Academy…

Martin Landau

(1928–2017) Filmography as Actor: Cleopatra 1963 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton   Born June 20 1928 Brooklyn, New York, NY (USA) Died July 15 2017 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Wife (1957-1993) Barbara Bain (1931) Occupation Actor Awards Academy Award Golden…