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5 days ago · At 19, Johnson married Virginia Travis. Sadly, just one year later, Travis died during childbirth. Not long after, in 1931, Robert married his second wife, Colleta Craft.
May 3, 2024 · See Awards. Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov CBE FRSA ( / ˈ ( j) uːstɪnɒf / (Y)OO-stin-off; born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor, filmmaker, and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career.
May 2, 2024 · Kerr did receive an Honorary Academy Award in 1994–ironically presented by Close. Greer Garson Eleanor Roosevelt: Sunrise at Campobello: Nominated 1961: Sophia Loren: Cesira Two Women: Won First person to win an Academy Award for a performance spoken entirely in a non-English language. (Italian, in this instance.) Audrey Hepburn Holly Golightly
2 days ago · Jean-Michel André Jarre (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl ɑ̃dʁe ʒaʁ]; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer.He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompanied by vast laser displays, large projections and fireworks.
Apr 15, 2024 · Andrzej Wajda (born March 6, 1926, Suwałki, Poland—died October 9, 2016, Warsaw) was a Polish director and screenwriter who was a leading figure in the “Polish film school,” a group of highly talented individuals whose works brought international recognition to their country’s post-World War II reality.
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Apr 26, 2024 · Died: c. 1633, London, England. Robert Johnson (born c. 1583, England—died c. 1633, London, England) was a British composer and lutenist, who wrote music for a number of plays, including several by William Shakespeare, and was considered one of England’s leading lutenists. Johnson was believed to be the son of John Johnson, a composer who ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Marie Curie, Polish-born French physicist, famous for her work on radioactivity. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and she is the only woman to win the award in two different fields (Physics, 1903; Chemistry, 1911). Learn more about Marie Curie in this article.
