Tag: October 10

Giuseppe Verdi

(1813–1901) Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi Works: • Aida (1871) • Attila (1846) • Don Carlos (1867) • Ernani (1844) • Falstaff (1893) • I due Foscari (1844) • Giovanna d’Arco (1845) • I Lombardi (1843) • Il corsaro (1848) •…

Andrea del Verrocchio

(1435–1488) Andrea di Michele di Francesco de’ Cioni, called “Il Verrocchio” The artist’s works: San Girolamo c.1460 Galleria Palatina, Palazzo Pitti, Firenze Studio di panneggio late 1460s-early 1470s Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago David c.1466–1469 Museo del Bargello, Firenze Madonna col Bambino e due angeli c.1467–1469…

Christopher Reeve

(1952–2004) Christopher D’Olier Reeve Filmography as Actor: Somewhere in Time 1980 Director: Jeannot Szwarc Starring: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour     The Remains of the Day 1993 Director: James Ivory Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson   Born September 25 1952 New York, NY (USA) Died October…

Édith Piaf

(1915–1963) Édith Giovanna Gassion La Môme Piaf Filmography as Actress: French Cancan 1955 Director: Jean Renoir Starring: Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul     Édith Piaf in Film: Édith et Marcel 1983 Director:  Claude Lelouch Starring: Évelyne Bouix, Marcel Cerdan Jr.…

Orson Welles

(1915–1985) George Orson Welles Filmography as Director and Actor: Citizen Kane 1941 Director: Orson Welles Starring: Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore     Filmography as Actor: A Man for All Seasons 1966 Director: Fred Zinnemann Starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller     Waterloo 1970 Director: Sergei Bondarchuk Starring: Rod…

Fiona Fullerton

(1956) Fiona Elizabeth Fullerton Filmography as Actress: A View to a Kill 1985 Director: John Glen Starring: Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts   Born October 10 1956 Kaduna (Nigeria) Husband Simon MacCorkindale (1952-2010) Occupation Actress

Daniel Massey

(1933–1998) Daniel Raymond Massey Filmography as Actor: Mary, Queen of Scots 1971 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson     Stalin 1992 Director: Ivan Passer Starring: Robert Duvall, Julia Ormond   Born October 10 1933 London (England) Died March 25 1998 London (England) Cause of death…

Helen Hayes

(1900–1993) Helen Hayes MacArthur, née Brown Filmography as Actress: Airport 1970 Director: George Seaton Starring: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin   Born October 10 1900 Washington, DC (USA) Died March 17 1993 Nyack, NY (USA) Cause of death Heart Failure Occupation…

Ralph Richardson

(1902–1983) Sir Ralph David Richardson Filmography as Actor: Anna Karenina 1948 Director: Julien Duvivier Starring: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson     Doctor Zhivago 1965 Director: David Lean Starring: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie     Jesus of Nazareth 1977 Director: Franco Zeffirelli Starring: Robert Powell, Olivia Hussey…

Alex Karras

(1935–2012) Alexander George Karras Filmography as Actor: Victor/Victoria 1982 Director: Blake Edwards Starring: Julie Andrews, James Garner   Born July 15 1935 Gary, IN (USA) Died October 10 2012 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Occupation Actor Footballer