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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1783]] - [[Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg]], Danish painter (d. [[1853]]) | ||
| *[[1896]] - [[Dziga Vertov]], Russian filmmaker (d. [[1954]]) | *[[1896]] - [[Dziga Vertov]], Russian filmmaker (d. [[1954]]) | ||
| + | *[[1902]] - [[Alfred H. Barr, Jr.]], American art historian (MoMA) (d. [[1981]]) | ||
| *[[1920]] - [[Isaac Asimov]], Russian-born author (d. [[1992]]) | *[[1920]] - [[Isaac Asimov]], Russian-born author (d. [[1992]]) | ||
| + | *[[1919]] - [[Charles Willeford]], American writer (''Miami Blues'') (d. [[1988]]) | ||
| + | *[[1929]] - [[Charles Beaumont]], American writer (''The Intruder'') (d. [[1967]]) | ||
| *[[1938]] - [[Ian Brady]], British serial killer | *[[1938]] - [[Ian Brady]], British serial killer | ||
| + | *[[1938]] - [[Robert Smithson]], American artist (land art) (d. [[1973]]) | ||
| + | *[[1938]] - [[David Bailey (photographer)|David Bailey]], British photographer | ||
| *[[1961]] - [[Todd Haynes]], American film director | *[[1961]] - [[Todd Haynes]], American film director | ||
| ==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
| *[[1557]] - [[Pontormo]], Italian painter (b. [[1494]]) | *[[1557]] - [[Pontormo]], Italian painter (b. [[1494]]) | ||
| + | *[[1801]] - [[Johann Kaspar Lavater]], Swiss poet and physiognomist (''Essays on Physiognomy'') (b. [[1741]]) | ||
| *[[1917]] - [[Edward Burnett Tylor]], English anthropologist (b. [[1832]]) | *[[1917]] - [[Edward Burnett Tylor]], English anthropologist (b. [[1832]]) | ||
| - | *[[1950]] - [[Emil Jannings]], Swiss actor (b. [[1884]]) | + | *[[1971]] - [[Willard Maas]], American filmmaker and poet (''Blow Job'') (b. [[1906]] or [[1911]]) |
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| - | *[[1557]] - [[Robert Smithson]] (January 2, 1938–July 20, 1973) was an American artist famous for his land art. | + | |
| - | *[[1557]] - [[Johann Kaspar Lavater]] (November 15, 1741 - January 2, 1801) was a Swiss poet and physiognomist. His Essays on Physiognomy, 1792 feature drawings which are today considered examples of grotesque and fantastic art . | + | |
| - | *[[1557]] - [[Charles Beaumont]] (January 2, 1929 – February 21, 1967) was a prolific U.S. author of speculative fiction and horror short stories, beginning in 1951. He frequently wrote for The Twilight Zone TV series, as well as the screenplay for 7 Faces of Dr. Lao and The Masque of the Red Death. His most acclaimed work is The Intruder. | + | |
| - | *[[1557]] - [[Willard Maas]] (b. 1906 or 1911; d. January 2, 1971) was an American experimental filmmaker and poet. (''Blow Job'') | + | |
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| - | *[[1557]] - [[David Bailey (photographer)]] | + | |
| - | *[[1557]] - [[Al-Andalus]] | + | |
| - | *[[1557]] - [[Alfred H. Barr, Jr.]] | + | |
| - | *[[1557]] - [[Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg]] | + | |
| - | *[[1557]] - [[Charles Willeford]] | + | |
| - | *[[1557]] - [[Rutebeuf]] | + | |
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Births
- 1783 - Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Danish painter (d. 1853)
- 1896 - Dziga Vertov, Russian filmmaker (d. 1954)
- 1902 - Alfred H. Barr, Jr., American art historian (MoMA) (d. 1981)
- 1920 - Isaac Asimov, Russian-born author (d. 1992)
- 1919 - Charles Willeford, American writer (Miami Blues) (d. 1988)
- 1929 - Charles Beaumont, American writer (The Intruder) (d. 1967)
- 1938 - Ian Brady, British serial killer
- 1938 - Robert Smithson, American artist (land art) (d. 1973)
- 1938 - David Bailey, British photographer
- 1961 - Todd Haynes, American film director
Deaths
- 1557 - Pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494)
- 1801 - Johann Kaspar Lavater, Swiss poet and physiognomist (Essays on Physiognomy) (b. 1741)
- 1917 - Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist (b. 1832)
- 1971 - Willard Maas, American filmmaker and poet (Blow Job) (b. 1906 or 1911)
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