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- Actress
- Soundtrack
Eclectic is the qualificative that best defines the career of Yvonne Furneaux. Born in Roubaix (a big industrial town in the North of France) in 1926, the little girl was immediately placed under the sign of bilingualism, her father being English and her mother French. As a result, once this alluring brunette had become an actress, she could as easily play in an English or a French film, which did not prevent her from being a regular in Italy and in West Germany, with a foray into Spain. Likewise, she could appear in any film genre, from psychological dramas (Affair in Monte Carlo (1952), her film debut) to adventure yarns (The Master of Ballantrae (1953)), from war films (Il carro armato dell'8 settembre (1960)) to films noirs (Enough Rope (1963), The Champagne Murders (1967)), from sword & sandal movies (Slave Queen of Babylon (1963), The Lion of Thebes (1964)) to horror movies (The Mummy (1959)), from comedies (Versuchung im Sommerwind (1972) to chillers (Repulsion (1965)). The same is true for the quality of her films, ranging from bombs (Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984), mediocre run-of-the mill products (The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse (1964)), average works (Slave Queen of Babylon (1963)), quite good (Lisbon (1956)), good (The Beggar's Opera (1953)), very good (In the Name of the Italian People (1971)), excellent (Polanski's Repulsion (1965), as demented Catherine Deneuve's normal sister), to an unclassifiable masterpiece (Fellini's immortal La Dolce Vita (1960), in which she is Mastroianni ex-wife). Such heterogeneity more or less put Yvonne Furneaux at a disadvantage, despite an undeniable acting talent and her having been chosen by great directors (Peter Brook, Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Claude Autant-Lara, Roman Polanski, Claude Chabrol and Dino Risi. Another reason why she is not remembered as she should be, is the fact she gave up appearing on the screens little time after marrying cinematographer Jacques Natteau in the late sixties. One should not however dismiss or forget what I would call her cold beauty, which particularly worked wonders when she played haughty women of power such as Princess Ananka (in the classic of the genre,Terence Fisher's The Mummy (1959)), Semiramide or Cleopatra. Without a doubt, Yvonne Furneaux needs better than oblivion.- Ann Power was born on 5 April 1928 in Paris, France. She was married to Oskar Werner. She died on 25 December 2011 in North Hampton, New Hampshire, USA.
- Writer
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Edward Estlin Cummings had an idyllic childhood in a spacious Cambridge home amid an affluent, extended family. His father, Edward Cummings, was a Unitarian minister and former Harvard professor who devoted much time to Estlin with spontaneous children's games and rituals. Estlin often went to the circus, zoo, and Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and even had a treehouse with a miniature stove to cook popcorn and marshmallows. He spent blissful summers in Silver Lake, New Hampshire, where his father taught him woodcraft and nature lore. His mother, Rebecca, encouraged Estlin to write and draw. After attending Harvard and serving as an ambulance driver in France during World War I, he began to exhibit his paintings, and published his first poem in 1920. Much of his poems reflected his Wordsworthian love of nature, optimism, and the rhythmic nonsense phrasing of nursery rhymes. Over his career, his writing grew increasingly versatile, ranging from religious reverence to biting political satire. Since he was a painter, he brought an unusual visual orientation to the placement of his poems on the page, often using eccentric punctuation and all-lowercase letters. He was equally known for his erotic love poems, almost all of them written for his third wife, Marion Morehouse Cummings, an actress and model. He was the author of dozens of books of poetry, including several autobiographical works. He lived the last 45 years of his life in New York City.- Director
- Producer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bruce Minnix was born on 26 April 1923 in Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA. He was a director and producer, known for America's Musical Theater (1985), Never Too Young (1965) and All My Children (1970). He died on 5 September 2014 in North Conway, New Hampshire, USA.- Gary Mason was an actor, known for Silas Marner (1964), Z Cars (1962) and Catch Hand (1964). He was married to Kath. He died on 27 November 2013 in North Hampshire, England, UK.
- Hannes Schneider was born on 24 June 1890 in Stuben am Arlberg, Austria. He was an actor, known for Der Berg des Schicksals (1924), Der weiße Rausch - Neue Wunder des Schneeschuhs (1931) and Fight for the Matterhorn (1928). He died on 24 April 1955 in North Conway, New Hampshire, USA.
- Paul Goodman was born on 9 September 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He was married to Sally Duchsten. He died on 3 August 1972 in North Stratford, New Hampshire, USA.
- Music Department
Miriam Leader was born on 22 April 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She is known for Young@Heart (2007). She died on 5 October 2012 in North Hampton, New Hampshire, USA.- Herbert A. Philbrick was born on 11 May 1915. He was a writer, known for I Led 3 Lives (1953), Your Lucky Clue (1952) and The Mike Douglas Show (1961). He was married to Eva Luscombe. He died on 16 August 1993 in North Hampton, New Hampshire, USA.