Tag: September 29

Anita Ekberg

(1931–2015) Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg Filmography as Actress: War and Peace 1956 Director: King Vidor Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda     La Dolce Vita 1960 Director: Federico Fellini Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg   Born September 29 1931 Malmö (Sweden) Died January…

Peter Arne

(1920–1983) Peter Randolph Michael Albrecht Filmography as Actor: Providence 1977 Director: Alain Resnais Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Ellen Burstyn     Agatha 1979 Director: Michael Apted Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Dustin Hoffman     Victor/Victoria 1982 Director: Blake Edwards Starring: Julie Andrews, James Garner  …

Trevor Howard

(1913–1988) Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith Filmography as Actor: Around the World in 80 Days 1956 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: David Niven, Cantinflas     Mary, Queen of Scots 1971 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson     Ludwig 1972 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Helmut Berger,…

Tony Curtis

(1925–2010) Bernard Schwartz Filmography as Actor: Spartacus 1960 Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier     Paris When It Sizzles 1964 Director: Richard Quine Starring: Audrey Hepburn, William Holden     The Count of Monte-Cristo 1975 Director: David Greene Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Kate Nelligan     The…

Caravaggio

(1571–1610) Michelangelo Merisi The artist’s works: Ragazzo che monda un frutto 1592–1593 Fondazione Roberto Longhi, Firenze Ragazzo che monda un frutto 1592–1593 Hampton Court Palace, London Bacchino malato c.1593 Galleria Borghese, Roma Ragazzo con canestra di frutta 1593–1594 Galleria Borghese, Roma…

Giovanni di Cosimo I de’ Medici

(1543–1562) Giovanni di Cosimo I de’ Medici in Art: Bronzino (1503-1572) Ritratto di Giovanni de’ Medici bambino 1545 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze     Bronzino (1503-1572) Eleonora di Toledo col figlio Giovanni 1545–1546 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze     Bronzino (1503-1572) & Workshop Eleonora…

Émile Zola

(1840–1902) Émile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola Works: • Au Bonheur des Dames (1883) • Contes à Ninon (1864) • Germinal (1885) • La Bête humaine (1890) • La Conquête de Plassans (1874) • La Curée (1871-1872) • La Débâcle (1892) ◊ The Downfall…

September 29

Births: • Arne, Peter (1920-1983) • Benton, Robert (1932) • Berti, Marina (1924-2002) • Caravaggio (1571-1610) • Cervantes, Miguel de (1547-1515) • Ekberg, Anita (1931-2015) • Garson, Greer (1904-1996) • Howard, Trevor (1913-1988) • Kramer, Stanley (1913-2001) • McShane, Ian (1942) • Medici, Giovanni di Cosimo I de’…

Miguel de Unamuno

(1864–1936) Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo Works: • Abel Sánchez (1917) • Amor y Pedagogía (1902) • Del sentimiento trágico de la vida (1913) ◊ Tragic Sense Of Life (English) • La Tía Tula (1921) • La voz de la…

Miguel de Cervantes

(1547–1616) Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Works: • Don Quijote (1605) ◊ Älykkään ritarin Don Quijote de la Manchan elämänvaiheet (Finnish) ◊ Don Quichot van La Mancha (Dutch) ◊ Don Quixote (English) ◊ L’ingénieux chevalier Don Quichotte de la Manche (French) • Novelas…