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17 hours ago · Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht [a] (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet.. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a playwright in Munich and moved to Berlin in 1924, where he wrote The Threepenny Opera with Elisabeth Hauptmann and Kurt Weill and began a life-long ...
17 hours ago · 1965 in art – Death of Milton Avery, David Smith (sculptor), Le Corbusier; Birth of Damien Hirst and Yushaev Zamir. 1964 in art – Death of Rico Lebrun, Giorgio Morandi, Stuart Davis. 1963 in art – Death of Georges Braque; Pop Art becomes increasingly popular; Birth of Jon Coffelt, Marco Evaristti, Rachel Whiteread.
17 hours ago · Shelby Lee Adams (born 1950) Alfred Shea Addis (1832–1886) Cris Alexander (1920–2012) William Albert Allard (born 1937) Khalik Allah (born 1985) Jules T. Allen (born 1947) Jane Fulton Alt (born 1951) Stephen Alvarez (born 1965) Rob Amberg (born 1947) Kalliope Amorphous (born 1978) Evan Amos (born 1983) George Edward Anderson (1860–1928 ...
17 hours ago · Pensions will rise by 4.1% in April, is has been confirmed. Meanwhile, inflation coming in lower than expected means many benefits will go up by just 1.7%. Read these and the rest of today's ...
17 hours ago · Edward Elgar, c. 1900. Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM , GCVO (/ ˈɛlɡɑːr / ⓘ; [ 1 ] 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the ...
17 hours ago · Several people died mysteriously in the home over the years, beginning with a man named John Walker in the 1920s. In the past, visitors who have toured the home — which also served as a funeral parlor for a while — have reported hearing growls and eerie voices, seeing ghostly figures , and more.
17 hours ago · 1953 – Peter Pan, Chilly Willy, Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, Melody, Gumby. 1954 – Animal Farm, Tasmanian Devil. 1955 – Lady and the Tramp (becoming the first animated film to be filmed in CinemaScope), Mickey Mouse Club, Speedy Gonzales, Mighty Mouse Playhouse. 1956 - The Twelve Months; Toei Animation is founded.
