Tag: USA

Gregory Peck

(1916–2003) Eldred Gregory Peck Filmography as Actor: Roman Holiday 1953 Director: William Wyler Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck   Born April 5 1916 San Diego, CA (USA) Died June 12 2003 Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Pneumonia Occupation…

Roman Holiday (1953)

Director: William Wyler Producer: William Wyler Screenplay: Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton Genre: Romantic | Comedy Music: Georges Auric, Victor Young Country: United States Language: English, Italian Studio: Paramount Pictures Release date: 1953 Running time: 118 minutes Audrey…

Richard Basehart

(1914–1984) John Richard Basehart Filmography as Actor: La Strada 1954 Director: Federico Fellini Starring: Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn     Being There 1979 Director: Hal Ashby Starring: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine   Born August 31 1914 Zanesville, OH (USA) Died…

Anthony Quinn

(1915–2001) Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca Filmography as Actor: La Strada 1954 Director: Federico Fellini Starring: Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn     Lust for Life 1956 Directors: Vincente Minnelli, George Cukor Starring: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn     Zorba the Greek 1964 Director: Michael Cacoyannis…

Santa Lucía (1625-1630)

Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Santa Lucía (Saint Lucy) c.1625–1630 Oil on canvas, 104.14 × 77 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Few images of saints show women as gorgeously attired as Francisco de Zurbarán‘s. His Saint Lucy portrays the young…

Le Bateaux de pêche (1865)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Le Bateaux de pêche (The Fishing Boat) 1865 Oil on canvas, 64.8 x 81.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Courbet painted this work during an intensely productive visit to Trouville with James McNeill Whistler from…

La Femme à la vague (1868)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) La Femme à la vague (The Woman in the Waves) 1868 Oil on canvas, 65.4 x 54 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Between 1864 and 1868 Courbet undertook a series of paintings of the female nude.…

Chiens de chasse et lièvre mort (1857)

Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877) Chiens de chasse et lièvre mort (Hunting Dogs with Dead Hare) 1857 Oil on canvas, 92.7 x 148.6 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Set in a forest, two hunting dogs face off as they await…