Archive for March 30th, 2011
VINCENT VAN GOGH WAS BORN ON THIS DATE IN 1853
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painter whose work had a great influence on 20th century art. He
suffered from frequent bouts of mental illness throughout his life and died,
largely unknown, at the age of 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His
fame grew in the years after his death. Today, he is widely regarded as one
of history’s greatest painters and an important contributor to modern art. His
many pieces today, including his numerous self portraits and sunflowers
(as shown below), are among the world’s most recognizable and expensive
works of art.
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IT’S CELINE DION’S BIRTHDAY ~ 43 TODAY
Celine Dion is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur. She
had first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982
Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest.
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BILL MURRAY TO PLAY FDR IN FILM
According to New york Magazine in a blog post Tuesday, Bill Murray ( above)
will play former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (shown below) in an
upcoming film about Roosevelt’s alleged affair with a distant cousin.The
project, titled “Hyde Park on the Hudson”, will begin filming in July and is
expected for release in 2012.
A young FDR (29 years old) in 1911
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