Birthdays
1881 - Jan Pieter Hendrik van Gilse, Dutch composer and conductor. Among his works are five symphonies and the Dutch-language opera Thijl. His early style is indebted to German late romanticism though it became more modernist in later years. He received the Beethoven-Haus Prize in Bonn for his (First) Symphony in F major. The Michael Beer Prize was awarded to him for his Third Symphony, 'Erhebung' . As a conductor, van Gilse started out with the Bremen Opera, a post followed by appointments in Munich and Amsterdam. After the outbreak of WWI, he moved back to the Netherlands and became conductor of the Utrecht Municipal Orchestra. During WWII, he became actively involved with the resistance movement. His Thijl is regarded as his masterpiece and arguably the most important opera in Dutch musical history, and one of his last works. (Jan van Gilse (1881-1944) : Symphony Nº1 in F major (1901). YouTube, uploaded by Jose Ignacio H. Accessed May 11, 2021. Jan van Gilse - Thijl (1940). YouTube, uploaded by Bom Cabedal. Accessed May 11, 2019.)
1884 - Alma Gluck, born Reba Feinsohn, to a Jewish family in Romania. The family moved to the U.S. at a young age. Her initial success came at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, and she later concertized widely in the U.S. and became an early recording
artist. Gluck was a founder of the American Woman's Association. Her daughter Marcia Davenport was the child of her first marriage to Bernard Glick. Gluck later married violinist Efrem Zimbalist had two children, actor Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. and Maria. Gluck adopted her professional surname as a variation of her first husband's surname ("Glick"). (Alma Gluck - Nightingale Song. Uploaded by CatsPjamas1. Accessed May 11 2018.)
1888 - Irving Berlin, American composer and lyricist, best remembered for his song 'White Christmas', widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook. (The Words & Music of Irving Berlin. Uploaded by Past Perfect Vintage Music. Accessed May 11, 2019.)
1894 - Martha Graham, American modern dancer and choreographer. Her style, the Graham technique, reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide. Graham danced and taught for over 70 years. She was the first dancer to perform at the White House, travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the US: the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. In her lifetime she received honors ranging from the Key to the City of Paris to Japan's Imperial Order of the Precious Crown.
1904 - Salvador Dali (born Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol), Spanish Surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship and the striking and bizarre images in his work. His artistic repertoire included painting, graphic arts, film, sculpture, design and photography, at times in collaboration with other artists. He also wrote fiction, poetry, autobiography, essays and criticism. Major themes in his work include dreams, the subconscious, sexuality, religion, science and his closest personal relationships. His life and work were an important influence on other Surrealists, pop art and contemporary artists.
1948 - Pam Ferris, (born Pamela E. Ferris), Welsh actress, born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Allied-occupied Germany. She starred on television as Ma Larkin in The Darling Buds of May, as Laura Thyme in Rosemary & Thyme, Peggy Snow in Where the Heart Is and as Sister Evangelina in Call the Midwife. She has also played parts in family films based on works by British authors, such as Ms. Trunchbull in Matilda and Aunt Marge in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). She played the role of Mrs. Faulker in the 2019 biopic Tolkien. She also played the role of Mrs. Bevan in Nativity! (2009).(Rosemary and Thyme, Season 1, Episode 1: And No Birds Sing. Uploaded by Nellynorus. Accessed May 5, 2019.)
Leftie:
Actress Frances Fisher
1888 - Irving Berlin, American composer and lyricist, best remembered for his song 'White Christmas', widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook. (The Words & Music of Irving Berlin. Uploaded by Past Perfect Vintage Music. Accessed May 11, 2019.)
1894 - Martha Graham, American modern dancer and choreographer. Her style, the Graham technique, reshaped American dance and is still taught worldwide. Graham danced and taught for over 70 years. She was the first dancer to perform at the White House, travel abroad as a cultural ambassador, and receive the highest civilian award of the US: the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction. In her lifetime she received honors ranging from the Key to the City of Paris to Japan's Imperial Order of the Precious Crown.
1904 - Salvador Dali (born Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquis of Dalí de Púbol), Spanish Surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship and the striking and bizarre images in his work. His artistic repertoire included painting, graphic arts, film, sculpture, design and photography, at times in collaboration with other artists. He also wrote fiction, poetry, autobiography, essays and criticism. Major themes in his work include dreams, the subconscious, sexuality, religion, science and his closest personal relationships. His life and work were an important influence on other Surrealists, pop art and contemporary artists.
1948 - Pam Ferris, (born Pamela E. Ferris), Welsh actress, born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Allied-occupied Germany. She starred on television as Ma Larkin in The Darling Buds of May, as Laura Thyme in Rosemary & Thyme, Peggy Snow in Where the Heart Is and as Sister Evangelina in Call the Midwife. She has also played parts in family films based on works by British authors, such as Ms. Trunchbull in Matilda and Aunt Marge in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). She played the role of Mrs. Faulker in the 2019 biopic Tolkien. She also played the role of Mrs. Bevan in Nativity! (2009).(Rosemary and Thyme, Season 1, Episode 1: And No Birds Sing. Uploaded by Nellynorus. Accessed May 5, 2019.)
Leftie:
Actress Frances Fisher
More birthdays and historical events today, May 11 - On This Day.
In Memoriam:
Songwriter Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 - September 22, 1989)
Here's Irving Berlin's famous song "Always" dedicated to his wife on their wedding anniversary. Artists: Vocal & Violin: Katica Illenyi , Violin: Ferenc Illenyi, Violin: Csaba Illenyi, Cello: Aniko Illenyi. Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok. Conductor: Istvan Sillo
1812 - UK Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated. John Bellingham, his assassin, is later hanged. Unlike American Presidents, he is the only British Prime Minister to be killed in this way.
1860 - Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian patriot and military leader, lands at Marsala, Sicily, at the start of his campaign to Italy's reunification.
1949 - Israel is admitted to the United Nations as the world body's 59th member by a vote of 37 to 12.
1949 - The country of Siam changes its name to Thailand.
1955 - Sir Arthur Bliss's Violin Concerto is first performed, in London.
Link to Arthur Bliss's Violin Concerto in 1974, performed by John Georgiadis. (Accessed 11 May 2018)
1961 - U.S. President Kennedy authorizes American advisers to aid South Vietnam against the North Vietnam forces.
1969 - The Monty Python comedy troupe is formed. The group met while at university and although some had worked with each other before, it is this day in 1969 that their comedic chemistry came to revolutionize contemporary comedy. The six members of the troupe include John Cleese, Graham Chapman, and Eric Idle (together at Cambridge); Michael Palin and Terry Jones (together at Oxford); Terry Gilliam (the only American).
1998 - France becomes the first EU country to produce the new currency as the first Euro coin is struck at its country's official mint.
Resources:
Songwriter Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 - September 22, 1989)
Here's Irving Berlin's famous song "Always" dedicated to his wife on their wedding anniversary. Artists: Vocal & Violin: Katica Illenyi , Violin: Ferenc Illenyi, Violin: Csaba Illenyi, Cello: Aniko Illenyi. Dohnányi Orchestra Budafok. Conductor: Istvan Sillo
Historical Events
1812 - UK Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated. John Bellingham, his assassin, is later hanged. Unlike American Presidents, he is the only British Prime Minister to be killed in this way.
1860 - Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian patriot and military leader, lands at Marsala, Sicily, at the start of his campaign to Italy's reunification.
1949 - Israel is admitted to the United Nations as the world body's 59th member by a vote of 37 to 12.
1949 - The country of Siam changes its name to Thailand.
1955 - Sir Arthur Bliss's Violin Concerto is first performed, in London.
Link to Arthur Bliss's Violin Concerto in 1974, performed by John Georgiadis. (Accessed 11 May 2018)
1961 - U.S. President Kennedy authorizes American advisers to aid South Vietnam against the North Vietnam forces.
1969 - The Monty Python comedy troupe is formed. The group met while at university and although some had worked with each other before, it is this day in 1969 that their comedic chemistry came to revolutionize contemporary comedy. The six members of the troupe include John Cleese, Graham Chapman, and Eric Idle (together at Cambridge); Michael Palin and Terry Jones (together at Oxford); Terry Gilliam (the only American).
1998 - France becomes the first EU country to produce the new currency as the first Euro coin is struck at its country's official mint.
Resources:
1. Asiado, Tel. The World's Movers and Shapers. New Hampshire: Ore Mountain Publishing House (2005)
2. Britannica. www.britannica.com
3. Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 19th Ed. London: Chambers Harrap, 2011
4. Dateline. Sydney: Millennium House, (2006)
5. Grun, Bernard. The Timestables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
3. Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 19th Ed. London: Chambers Harrap, 2011
4. Dateline. Sydney: Millennium House, (2006)
5. Grun, Bernard. The Timestables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
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