Shiro Kuramata

Shiro Kuramata

male, deceased (1991)
Japanese interior designer, Japanese furniture designer, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, usd, furniture, GBP
Shiro Kuramata (1934-1991) is one of Japan's most important designers of the 20th century. Kuramata was mainly known for his use of industrial...
Jean Roba

Jean Roba

male, deceased (2006)
comics writer, belgian, Comic book creator, cartoonist, Comics artist, comics author…Boule et Bill
Jean Roba (July 28, 1930 - June 14, 2006) was a Belgian comics author from the Marcinelle school. His best-known work is "Boule et Bill".
Lisa Appignanesi

Lisa Appignanesi

female, 63 years old
Canadian women writer, Losing the Dead A Family Memoir, Free Expression is No Offence, Charles Taylor Prize, Dreams of Innocence, Commonwealth Prize…Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Lisa Appignanesi is a writer and novelist of Polish-Jewish origin. She was raised in Paris, France and in Montreal, Canada. She graduated from...
June Anderson

June Anderson

female, 56 years old
Victoires de la Musique, placido domingo, diva, La Fenice, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Colon Theater
June Anderson (born December 30, 1952) is a Grammy-award winning American coloratura soprano. Originally known for "bel canto" performances of...
Ralph McQuarrie

Ralph McQuarrie

male, 80 years old
Futurist, Futures studies, Parkinson's disease, Battlestar Galactica, Robot Visions, Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Ralph McQuarrie (b. June 13 1929, Gary, Indiana) is a conceptual designer and futurist responsible for the look of "Star Wars" (all of the original...
Michel Ciment

Michel Ciment

male, 81 years old
Légion d'honneur recipient, Légion d'honneur, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Ordre National du Mérite, FIPRESCI
Michel Ciment was born 26 July 1928 in the Bronx, New York. He is the director of the French cinema magazine Positif. He is Chevalier of the Order...
Bernard Faucon

Bernard Faucon

male, 59 years old
University of Paris, Lycee d'Apt, Statuephilia, Les Ecritures, Tableaux Vivant, Les Chambre d'or…Les Idoles et les Sacrifices
Bernard Faucon (born 1950) is a French photographer and writer, born in Provence. Faucon was taught at the Lycee d'Apt in Provence, then graduated...
Frank Marshall

Frank Marshall

male, 63 years old
The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Poltergeist saga, Alpha Tau Omega, Universal Pictures, University of California, Los Angeles alumni, University of California, Los Angeles
Frank Marshall (born September 13, 1946) is an American movie producer and director, often working in collaboration with his wife, Kathleen...
Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

female, 81 years old
Conservatoire de Paris, bardot, César Award winner, BAFTA winner, From Paris, film director…Jules et Jim
Jeanne Moreau (born 23 january 1928 in Paris, France) is a French actress, and director. Moreau was born in Paris to an English (dancer) mother and...
Philipp von Boeselager

Philipp von Boeselager

male, 92 years old
German Resistance, Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, wehrmacht, ordonnance officer, 20. Juli 1944, Officer of the Legion of Honour…Et si omnes ego non
Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager is one of the last surviving members of the July 20 Plot, a conspiracy among high-ranking Wehrmacht officers to...