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Mlađa Veselinović
Mlađa Veselinović (21 April 1915 – 27 December 2012) was a Serbian actor and translator. Biography Veselinovic was born in Kragujevac, Serbia. He was a member of the Yugoslav Drama Theatre from its founding in 1947, and made his début in the theater play "King Betajnove". He has collaborated with the biggest names and directing made about what the role on the stage of the Yugoslav Drama Theater. He acted in the films '' The Magic Sword'' (1950), '' La tempesta'' (1950), ''Professor Kosta Vujic's Hat'' (1972), ''Otpisani'' (1974). He died on 27 December 2012, at the age of 97, in Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kragujevac, Serbia
Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River. , the city proper has a population of 150,835, while its administrative area comprises a total of 179,417 inhabitants. Kragujevac was the first capital of modern Serbia and the first constitution in the Balkans, the Sretenje Constitution, was proclaimed in the city in 1838. A unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service was located there in World War I. During the Second World War, Kragujevac was the site of a massacre by the Nazis in which 2,778 Serb men and boys were killed. Modern Kragujevac is known for its large munitions ( Zastava Arms) and automobile ( FCA Srbija) industries, as well as its status as an education centre housing the University of Kragujevac, one of the region's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. Nearly 1,166,763 million people live within the administrative limits of the City of Belgrade. It is the third largest of all List of cities and towns on Danube river, cities on the Danube river. Belgrade is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe and the world. One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thracians, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it ''Singidunum, Singidūn''. It was Roman Serbia, conquered by the Romans under the reign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branka Veselinović
Branka Veselinović ( sr-cyr, Бранка Веселиновић; ; 16 September 1918 – 8 February 2023) was a Serbian actress. Her acting career, including 100 stage performances and 50 film and television productions, spanned more than 80 years. She was a UNICEF ambassador. Personal life Branka Veselinović was born Branka Ćosić on 16 September 1918 in Stari Bečej, Austria-Hungary (now Bečej, Serbia). She was the sixth child of Aleksandar, a librarian, and his wife, Jovanka (), a teacher. Her parents were accomplished in the artistic field, and she learnt to play the piano at an early age. She was also able to write verses and recite them with ease. She had six siblings. Veselinović spoke Russian, English, German, Czech, Hungarian, Slovenian and Macedonian. She married actor and translator Mlađa Veselinović on 30 September 1948. They remained married until his death in 2012. She was a close friend of poet Desanka Maksimović and actor Mija Aleksić. Veselino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kragujevac
Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River. , the city proper has a population of 150,835, while its administrative area comprises a total of 179,417 inhabitants. Kragujevac was the first capital of modern Serbia and the first constitution in the Balkans, the Sretenje Constitution, was proclaimed in the city in 1838. A unit of the Scottish Women's Hospitals for Foreign Service was located there in World War I. During the Second World War, Kragujevac was the site of a massacre by the Nazis in which 2,778 Serb men and boys were killed. Modern Kragujevac is known for its large munitions (Zastava Arms) and automobile (FCA Srbija) industries, as well as its status as an education centre housing the University of Kragujevac, one of the region's largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest, and claims a border with Albania through the Political status of Kosovo, disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia without Kosovo has about 6.7 million inhabitants, about 8.4 million if Kosvo is included. Its capital Belgrade is also the List of cities in Serbia, largest city. Continuously inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, the territory of modern-day Serbia faced Slavs#Migrations, Slavic migrations in the 6th century, establishing several regional Principality of Serbia (early medieval), states in the early Mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magic Sword (1950 Film)
''The Magic Sword'' ( sr, Чудотворни мач, ''Čudotvorni mač'') is a 1950 Yugoslav fantasy/adventure film directed by Vojislav Nanović which is based on Serbian folk tales, primarily The Nine Peahens and the Golden Apples but also including elements (such as the villain) from Baš Čelik.Nikolić, Vidan. ''Čudotvorni Mač — prvi srpski film po motovima narodnih bajki'', 2010. Cast *Rade Marković as Nebojša * Vera Ilić-Đukić as Vida *Milivoje Živanović as Baš Čelik *Marko Marinković as Grandpa Ivan *Bata Paskaljević as Gricko *Milan Ajvaz as Vida's father * Ljubiša Jovanović as The old man *Pavle Vujisić as The knight * Vilma Žedrinski as The empress *Zora Zlatković as The witch See also *Cinema of Serbia *List of films based on Slavic mythology This is a list of films based on Slavic mythology. See also * List of films based on Germanic mythology * List of films based on Greco-Roman mythology {{DEFAULTSORT:Films based on Slavic mythol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Tempesta
''The Tempest'' (Italian ''La Tempesta'') is a Renaissance painting by the Italian master Giorgione dated between 1506 and 1508. Originally commissioned by the Venetian noble Gabriele Vendramin, the painting is now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia of Venice, Italy. Despite considerable discussion by art historians, the meaning of the scene remains elusive. Description and interpretations On the right a woman sits, suckling a baby. The woman has been described as a gypsy since at least 1530, and in Italy, the painting is also known as ''La Zingara e il Soldato'' ("The Gypsy Woman and the Soldier"), or as ''La Zingarella e il Soldato'' ("The Gypsy Girl and the Soldier"). Her pose is unusual – normally the baby would be held on the mother's lap; but in this case the baby is positioned at the side of the mother, so as to expose her pubic area. A man, possibly a soldier, holding a long staff or pike, stands in contrapposto on the left. He smiles and glances to the left, but do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Kosta Vujic's Hat
''Professor Kosta Vujic's Hat'' ( sr, italic=yes, Šesir profesora Koste Vujića) is a 2012 Serbian film directed by Zdravko Šotra. The film was based on a novel written by Milovan Vitezović. Plot The protagonist of the film is professor Kosta Vujić who in the mid-19th century taught an extraordinarily talented generation of gymnasium students, some of whom would go on to become prominent members of the Serbian society and eventually historically significant figures. Cast * Aleksandar Berček - Professor Kosta Vujić * Miloš Biković - Mihailo Petrović Alas * - Milorad Mitrović * - Jovan Cvijić * Andrija Daničić - Jakov Jaša Prodanović * Mateja Popović - Pavle Popović * Branimir Brstina - Pofessor Zečević * Vojin Ćetković - Principal Kozarac * Dragan Jovanović - Professor Stanić * Tamara Aleksić - Mirjana Marinković * Marko Bacović - Minister Marinković * Ivan Bosiljčić - Professor Mokranjac * Vesna Čipčić - Minister's wife * Dragomir Čumi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otpisani
''Otpisani'' (Serbian Cyrillic: Отписани, en, The Written Offs) is a famous Serbian TV series, that was very popular in former Yugoslavia, originally airing in 1974. Due to its popularity, Radio Television of Serbia has shown reruns of the series eleven times, the last rerun starting in 2015. The series has achieved something of a cult status among its audience and still attracts an estimated 3 million viewers with its last rerun. Idea of series derives from exploits of freedom fighters in Belgrade during World War II, and all the characters and events are fictitious. Main cast * Dragan Nikolić – Prle * Vojislav Brajović – Tihi * Zlata Petković – Marija * Pavle Vujisić – Joca * Čedomir Petrović – Zriki * Vladan Holec – Mile * Stevo Žigon – Sturmbannführer Krüger * Rudolf Ulrich – Standartenführer Müller * Aleksandar Berček – Čibi / Mrki * Dragomir Felba – Striko * Rade Marković – Milan * Slobodan Aligrudić – Skale * Ivan Bekjar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 Births
Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 ** WWI: British Royal Navy battleship HMS ''Formidable'' is sunk off Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, by an Imperial German Navy U-boat, with the loss of 547 crew. ** Battle of Broken Hill: A train ambush near Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, is carried out by two men (claiming to be in support of the Ottoman Empire) who are killed, together with 4 civilians. * January 5 – Joseph E. Carberry sets an altitude record of , carrying Capt. Benjamin Delahauf Foulois as a passenger, in a fixed-wing aircraft. * January 12 ** The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote. ** '' A Fool There Was'' premières in the United States, starring Theda Bara as a '' femme fatale''; she quickly become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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