Tag: October 10

Yul Brynner

(1920–1985) Yuliy Borisovich Briner Filmography as Actor: The Ten Commandments 1956 Director: Cecil B. DeMille Starring: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner     The Madwoman of Chaillot 1969 Director: Bryan Forbes Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Charles Boyer   Born July 11 1920 Vladivostok (Russia) Died October 10 1985…

Wilfrid Lawson

(1900–1966) Wilfrid Worsnop Filmography as Actor: Pygmalion 1938 Director: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard Starring: Leslie Howard, Wendy Hiller     War and Peace 1956 Director: King Vidor Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda     Tom Jones 1963 Director: Tony Richardson Starring: Albert Finney, Susannah York   Born January 14 1900…

Portrait of a Man, Léal Souvenir (1432)

Van Eyck, Jan (c.1390-1441) Portrait of a Man (Léal Souvenir) 1432 Oil on oak, 33.3 x 18.9 cm National Gallery, London This small portrait is puzzling in many ways. We don‘t know who this man was or why he is holding…

October 10

Births: • Fullerton, Fiona (1956) • Hayes, Helen (1900-1993) • Massey, Daniel (1933-1998) • Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901) Deaths: • Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (1564-1638) • Brynner, Yul (1920-1985) • Karras, Alex (1935-2012) • Lawson, Wilfrid (1900-1966) • Piaf, Édith (1915-1963) • Reeve, Christopher (1952-2004) • Richardson, Ralph (1902-1983) • Verrocchio, Andrea…

Pieter Brueghel the Younger

(1564–1638) The artist’s works: The Building of the Tower of Babel c.1595 Museo del Prado, Madrid .Garland with the Adoration of the Magi 16th–17th century Museo del Prado, Madrid The Rape of Proserpina 16th–17th century Museo del Prado, Madrid Landscape…