Tag: suicide

Jean Seberg

(1938–1979) Jean Dorothy Seberg Filmography as Actress: Bonjour Tristesse 1958 Director: Otto Preminger Starring: Deborah Kerr, David Niven     À bout de souffle 1960 Director: Jean-Luc Godard Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg     Airport 1970 Director: George Seaton Starring: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin  …

Capucine

(1928–1990) Germaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre Filmography as Actress: The Pink Panther 1963 Director: Blake Edwards Starring: David Niven, Peter Sellers   Born January 6 1928 Saint-Raphaël (France) Died March 17 1990 Lausanne (Switzerland) Boyfriend William Holden (1918-1981) Boyfriend Dirk Bogarde (1921-1999) Friend Audrey…

Brian Keith

(1921–1997) Robert Keith Richey, Jr. Filmography as Actor: The Parent Trap 1961 Director: David Swift Starring: Hayley Mills, Maureen O’Hara   Born November 14 1921 Bayonne, NJ (USA) Died June 24 1997 Malibu, CA (USA) Cause of death Suicide Occupation…

Maggie McNamara

(1929–1978) Marguerite McNamara Filmography as Actress: Three Coins in the Fountain 1954 Director: Jean Negulesco Starring: Clifton Webb, Dorothy McGuire   Born June 18 1929 New York, NY (USA) Died February 18 1978 New York, NY (USA) Cause of death…

Ludwig II (Bavaria)

(1845–1886) Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm King of Bavaria (1864–1886) Ludwig in Film: Ludwig 1972 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider   Born August 25 1845 Nymphenburg Palace, Munich (Germany) Died June 13 1886 Starnberger See (Germany) Cause of death…

Rachel Roberts

(1927–1980) Filmography as Actress: Great Expectations 1974 Director: Joseph Hardy Starring: Michael York, Sarah Miles     Murder on the Orient Express 1974 Director: Sidney Lumet Starring: Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall     Foul Play 1978 Director: Colin Higgins Starring: Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase   Born…

Lucretia (1666)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Lucretia 1666 Oil on canvas, 110.17 x 92.28 cm Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Rembrandt tells the story of Lucretia through her solemn and saddened gaze, in the traces of blood on her gown, and the dagger in…

Lucretia (1664)

Rembrandt (1606-1669) Lucretia 1664 Oil on canvas, 120 x 101 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), a…

Morte di Cleopatra (after 1659)

Cagnacci, Guido (1601-1663) Morte di Cleopatra (The Death of Cleopatra) after 1659 Oil on canvas, 153 x 169 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed at the bottom right of the armrest support: GVIDO CAGNAZZI The last queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, let herself…

Suicidio di Cleopatra (c.1621)

Guercino (1591-1666) Suicidio di Cleopatra (Suicide of Cleopatra) c.1621 Oil on canvas, 116.8 x 93.3 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Guercino gained the attention of influential patrons with his vigorous naturalism, flickering light effects, and grace of expression. He was…