Tag: October 28

Edith Schiele

(1893–1918) Edith Schiele, née Harms Edith in Art: Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) Crouching human couple 1918 Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna     Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) Portrait of the artist’s wife 1918 Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna   Born 1893 Died October 28 1918 Vienna (Austria)…

Francis Bacon

(1909–1992) The artist’s works: Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion 1944 Tate Britain, London Study for a Portrait 1952 Tate Britain, London Study for Crouching Nude 1952 Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Study for ‘Portrait of Van Gogh IV’…

Iain Softley

(1956) Iain Declan Softley Filmography as Director: The Wings of the Dove 1997 Director: Iain Softley Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache   Born October 28 1956 Chiswick, London (England) Occupation Film director Producer Occupation Screenwriter Writer

Tina Aumont

(1946–2006) Maria Christina Aumont Filmography as Actress: Il Casanova di Federico Fellini 1976 Director: Federico Fellini Starring: Donald Sutherland, Tina Aumont   Born February 14 1946 Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA (USA) Died October 28 2006 Port-Vendres (France) Cause of death Pulmonary embolism Buried Cimetière…

Jane Alexander

(1939) née Jane Quigley Filmography as Actress: Kramer vs. Kramer 1979 Director: Robert Benton Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep   Born October 28 1939 Boston, MA (USA) Occupation Actress Awards Drama Desk Award Emmy Tony

Julia Roberts

(1967) Julia Fiona Roberts Filmography as Actress: Pretty Woman 1990 Director: Garry Marshall Starring: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts     Notting Hill 1999 Director: Roger Michell Starring: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant   Born October 28 1967 Smyrna, GA (USA) Boyfriend (late…

Elsa Lanchester

(1902–1986) Elizabeth Lanchester Sullivan Filmography as Actress: Witness for the Prosecution 1957 Director: Billy Wilder Starring: Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich     Murder by Death 1976 Director: Robert Moore Starring: Eileen Brennan, Truman Capote   Born October 28 1902 Lewisham,…

Joan Plowright

(1929–2025) Dame Joan Ann Plowright, Baroness Olivier, DBE Filmography as Actress: Equus 1977 Director: Sidney Lumet Starring: Richard Burton, Peter Firth     Stalin 1992 Director: Ivan Passer Starring: Robert Duvall, Julia Ormond     Surviving Picasso 1996 Director: James Ivory Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Natascha…

Erasmus of Rotterdam

(1466–1536) Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Works: • Against War (English) • Colloquies, Volume I (English) • Dialoge or communication of two persons (English) • Education of Children (English) • Encomium artis medicae (Latin) • In Praise of Folly (English) • Merry Dialogue Declaringe the Properties of Shrowde Shrews…

October 28

Births: • Alexander, Jane (1939) • Bacon, Francis (1909-1992) • Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536) • Lanchester, Elsa (1902-1986) • Plowright, Joan (1929-2025) • Roberts, Julia (1967) • Softley, Iain (1956) Deaths: • Aumont, Tina (1946-2006) • Ortiz de Zárate, Manuel (1887-1946)