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Anna Gaël
Anna Abigail Thynn, Marchioness of Bath (née Gyarmathy; 27 September 1943 – 17 September 2022), styled as Viscountess Weymouth from 1969 and 1992, also known by her stage name Anna Gaël, was a Hungarian-British actress and war correspondent. Early life Anna Abigail Gyarmarthy was born on 27 September 1943 in Budapest, Hungary. Her father, László Izsak Gyarmathy, was a mathematician and her mother was a poet. She moved to France as a child and began acting when she was fifteen. Career Anna Gyarmarthy acted under the stage name 'Anna Gaël'. She starred in Hungarian, German, Italian and French films including ''Via Macau'' in 1966, ''Therese and Isabelle'' in 1968, ''Zeta One'', aka ''The Love Factor'' in 1969, and ''Take Me, Love Me'' in 1970. She retired from acting in 1981. She worked as a news reporter, covering conflicts in Vietnam, and South Africa as well as the Northern Ireland conflict. Personal life and death Gaël met Alexander Thynn, Viscount Weymouth, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Most Honourable
The honorific prefix "The Most Honourable" is a form of address that is used in several countries. In the United Kingdom, it precedes the name of a marquess or marchioness. Overview In Jamaica, Governors-General of Jamaica, as well as their spouses, are entitled to be styled "The Most Honourable" upon receipt of the Jamaican Order of the Nation."National Awards of Jamaica" Jamaica Information Service, accessed May 12, 2015. Prime Ministers of Jamaica, and their spouses, are also styled this way upon receipt of the Order of the Nation, which is only given to Jamaican Governors-General and Prime Ministers. In |
Ceawlin Thynn, Viscount Weymouth
Ceawlin Henry Laszlo Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath (; ; born 6 June 1974), styled Viscount Weymouth between 1992 and 2020, is a British businessman and the first son and second child of Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, and his wife Anna Gyarmathy.London Evening Standard He is active in a number of companies in the leisure, tourism, real estate, and financial services sectors. Early life and education Born in Hammersmith, Ceawlin Thynn was educated at Horningsham Primary School, a village school near the family estate of |
Blue Blood (1973 Film)
''Blue Blood'' is a 1973 British horror drama film directed by Andrew Sinclair. It was based on the 1972 novel ''The Carry-Cot'' by Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, and stars Oliver Reed, Fiona Lewis, Derek Jacobi and Thynn's wife Anna Gaël. Plot Gregory, the young lord of the Swanbrook estate, engages German nanny Beate to care for his children while he pursues a life of debauchery with his mistress Carlotta and their affluent friends. His wife Lily, a touring singer, makes occasional visits. Gregory entrusts all running of the Swanbrook manor house to his menacing butler, Tom, who scorns his weak-willed master's decadent ways and plots to take control. From her interactions with the other servants, Beate comes to realise that Tom is, in many ways, already the true master of Swanbrook. Tom uses dark magic against Beate, Carlotta and Lily, giving them visions of a Satanic ritual involving the sacrifice of Gregory and Lily's son, Edgar. When Edgar and his sister are fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Persuaders!
''The Persuaders!'' is an action-comedy series starring Tony Curtis and Roger Moore, produced by ITC Entertainment, and initially broadcast on ITV and ABC in 1971. The show has been called 'the last major entry in the cycle of adventure series that began 11 years earlier with ''Danger Man'' in 1960', as well as 'the most ambitious and most expensive of Sir Lew Grade's international action adventure series'. ''The Persuaders!'' was filmed in Britain, France, and Italy between May 1970 and June 1971. Despite its focus on the British and American markets, ''The Persuaders!'' became more successful elsewhere.''The Persuaders!'' at Television Heaven It won its highest awards in and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bridge At Remagen
''The Bridge at Remagen'' is a 1969 DeLuxe Color war film in Panavision starring George Segal, Ben Gazzara and Robert Vaughn. The film, which was directed by John Guillermin, was shot in Czechoslovakia. It is based on the nonfiction book ''The Bridge at Remagen: The Amazing Story of March 7, 1945'' by writer and U.S. Representative Ken Hechler. The screenplay was adapted by Richard Yates and William Roberts. The film is a highly fictionalized version of actual events during the last months of World War II when the U.S. 9th Armored Division approached Remagen and captured the intact Ludendorff Bridge. While the real battle ran for a week and involved several artillery duels between the U.S. troops and German defenders, the film focuses more specifically on the heroism and human cost in gaining the bridgehead across the Rhine before the Allies' final advance into Germany. The Remagen bridge was never rebuilt; the towers on each bank were converted into a museum and arts studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The House Of The Missing Girls
''The House of the Missing Girls'' (French: ''Traquenards''; "Traps") is a 1969 French film directed by Jean-François Davy and starring Anna Gaël, Hans Meyer, and Roland Lesaffre. It follows a woman who becomes the moll of a possessive mobster. The film was distributed in the United States by VIP Distributing, who dubbed the film in English and edited the film significantly, releasing it in the United States as ''The House of the Missing Girls''. Cast *Anna Gaël as Agnès *Hans Meyer as Varen *Roland Lesaffre Roland Lesaffre (26 June 1927 – 3 February 2009) was a French film actor.Turk p.380 He appeared in many films directed by Marcel Carné. Selected filmography * ''La présidente'' (1938) * ''L'embuscade'' (1941) * '' La Marie du port'' (1950) - ... as Bob *Jean-Claude Charnay as Robinson *Robert Lombard as Georges Corbeaux *Dominique Erlanger as Olga References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:House of Missing Girls 1969 films French drama films 1960s French fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin (1968 Film)
''Benjamin'' (original title: ''Benjamin ou les Mémoires d'un puceau''; U.S title: ''The Diary of an Innocent Boy'') is a 1968 French comedy film directed by Michel Deville who co-wrote the screenplay with Nina Companéez. Plot In the eighteenth century, seventeen-year-old virgin Benjamin comes with his old servant to stay at the estate of his aunt, Countess de Valandry, who is having an affair with Count Philippe. Benjamin is pursued by various women, including the beautiful Anne, who really loves Philippe. Cast *Michèle Morgan as Countess de Valandry. *Catherine Deneuve as Anne *Pierre Clémenti as Benjamin *Michel Piccoli as Count Philippe *Francine Bergé as Marion * Anna Gaël as Célestine *Catherine Rouvel as Victorine *Jacques Dufilho as Camille *Odile Versois as Married woman Production Filming began in June 1967. The day before filming began, Catherine Deneuve's sister and fellow actress Françoise Dorléac had died in a car accident. "It was a painful time in my lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To Commit A Murder
''To Commit a Murder'' (France: ''Peau d'espion'') is a 1967 French neo-noir spy film starring Louis Jourdan. It was one of a series of thrillers directed by Edouard Molinaro in the 1960s. accessed 25 January 2014 The film was based on the 1967 novel ''Peau d'espion'' by Jacques Robert. Plot A playboy writer gets involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist and take him to Red China.Cast * |
Hotel Clausewitz
''Hotel Clausewitz'' (German: ''Pension Clausewitz'') is a 1967 West German comedy film directed by Ralph Habib and starring Wolfgang Kieling, Maria Brockerhoff and Friedrich Schoenfelder. Plot The main character of the story, Stemmka, through an inheritance, becomes the owner of a Berlin brothel, called "Pension Schölermann". In order to refresh the "establishment", Stemmka immediately hires two attractive young ladies. One of these, Marlies, whose fiancé Werner is stuck in East Berlin and was prevented from escaping to the West. Not only is the brothel used for erotic encounters, it becomes the meeting place of the intelligence services. Among the clients are a West-German nuclear scientist, a Stasi officer, a representative of the CIA and his communist opponent from beyond the Iron Curtain. Marlies wants to rescue Werner from the power of the Stasi and therefore agrees to cooperate with the GDR. For this reason, she passes on the secrets she learns from pillow talk to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hell Is Empty
''Hell is Empty'' is a 1967 British crime film. It began filming in 1965 under the direction of Bernard Knowles. Filming was suspended and later resumed by John Ainsworth after Martine Carol's death. It also starred Anthony Steel, Shirley Anne Field and James Robertson Justice. Premise On the run from the police, thieves stumble upon an abandoned mansion on a deserted island. Cast * Martine Carol as Martine Grant * Anthony Steel as Major Morton *James Robertson Justice as Angus McGee *Shirley Anne Field as Shirley McGee *Isa Miranda as Isa Grant *Carl Möhner as Carl Schultz *Robert Rietti as Robert Grant *Jess Conrad as Jess Shepherd * Anthony Dawson as Paul Grant *Catherine Schell as Catherine Grant (as Catherine von Schell) *Irene von Meyendorff as Helen McGee * Patricia Viterbo as Patricia * Anna Gaël as Anna *Eugene Deckers as Counsel *Sheila Burrell Sheila Mary Burrell (9 May 1922 – 19 July 2011) was a British actress. A cousin of Laurence Olivier, she was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town & Country (magazine)
''Town & Country'', formerly the ''Home Journal'' and ''The National Press'', is a monthly American lifestyle magazine. It is the oldest continually published general interest magazine in the United States. History Early history The magazine was founded as ''The National Press'' by poet and essayist Nathaniel Parker Willis and ''New York Evening Mirror'' newspaper editor George Pope Morris in 1846. Eight months later, it was renamed ''The Home Journal''. After 1901, the magazine's name became "''Town & Country''", and it has retained that name ever since. Throughout most of the 19th century, this weekly magazine featured poetry, essays and fiction. As more influential people began reading it, the magazine began to include society news and gossip in its pages. After 1901, the magazine continued to chronicle the social events and leisure activities of the North American upper class, including debutante or cotillion balls, and also reported on the subsequent "advantageous marriag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
