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Oct 24, 2024 · The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Oct 22, 2024 · That Hamilton Woman (1941) An Anglo-American effort produced and directed by Alexander Korda, That Hamilton Woman / Lady Hamilton (in the U.K.) stars Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier (who had gotten hitched the previous year) as Lady Emma Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson.
Oct 23, 2024 · The Immortality of Nelson tympanum designed by artist Benjamin West, who also produced the famous painting of the same name, was commissioned by Greenwich Hospital. West’s original pen and ink design for the pediment is in the National Maritime Museum’s collection, although not on show.
Oct 22, 2024 · Vivien Leigh was a British actress who achieved motion picture immortality by playing two of American literature’s most celebrated Southern belles, Scarlett O’Hara and Blanche DuBois. The daughter of a Yorkshire stockbroker, she was born in India and convent-educated in England and throughout.
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Oct 10, 2024 · The story of courtesan and dance-hall girl Emma Hamilton, including her relationships with Sir William Hamilton and Admiral Horatio Nelson and her rise and fall, set during the Napoleonic Wars.
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- Alexander Korda
3 days ago · Inside the glass bottle is a 1:30 replica of HMS Victory, the flaghip on which Nelson was fatally injured at the battle of Trafalgar. Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle can be found adjacent to the south entrance to the National Maritime Museum.
Oct 22, 2024 · The first two movies are from producer Alexander Korda and led by Vivien Leigh in the title roles: 1941’s That Hamilton Woman (pictured), also directed by Korda and featuring Oscar-nominated art direction, and Anna Karenina (1948), based on Leo Tolstoy’s 1877 novel.
