Many photographers worked with Dalí throughout his artistic career, perhaps the most prolific being the Latvian Philip Halsman, who, in 1941, began a 37 year collaboration with Dalí producing some of the most vivid and memorable images of the artist. “For me, photography can be dead serious or great fun.…
There were many advantages in Ancient Egypt in becoming a scribe. Scribes were given the opportunity to live a wealthy, upper class life. Ancient Egyptian Scribes did not have to participate in manual labour and didn’t have to pay any form of taxes. Scribes were usually trained in an apprenticeship…
The romance between Sam and Rebecca is one of the most surprising parts of Ted Lasso. But this unlikely couple is better together than many realize. There have been many couples introduced in Ted Lasso already, even after just two short seasons. Rebecca was intended to fill the gap as…
By the early 1990s, with the Cold War ending and nuclear arsenals being rapidly reduced, political support for SDI collapsed. SDI officially ended in 1993, when the Clinton Administration redirected the efforts towards theatre ballistic missiles and renamed the agency the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO). The debate over the…
Sam Houston Schoolhouse, Maryville, Tennessee, where he taught school. Houston’s arrival in Texas coincided with the heated contest between settlers and the Mexican government for control of the area. Sam Houston Biography. A prominent figure in the political history of Texas, this politician served as the President of the Republic…
In the underwater scenes, where Bond encounters sharks, Sir Sean Connery was supposed to be protected by clear plastic panels shielding him from sharks in close-ups. However, the panels only extended about three feet in height and sharks could swim over them. Sharks plagued the entire film shoot, with all…
Davis studied tap dancing under Bill (“Bojangles”) Robinson but never received a formal education. After serving in the U.S. Army he became the central figure of the Mastin Trio, not only singing and dancing but also playing trumpet, drums, piano, and vibraphone; moreover, he was an accomplished mime and comedian.…
A version of the song “My Pretty Irish Girl” sung by Sir Sean Connery and Janet Munro was released as a single about the same time as the debut of this movie in 1959. Ironically, Connery said the singing was the one aspect of the role, of which he wasn’t…
Moving forward, Ms Raine — who is the headmistress of the academy — receives the news about Sammy’s death moments before she’s about to leave to see him and Tara compete. It’s revealed that Sammy was hit by a car and died on the way to the hospital. Refresher: The…
Penn, who stars in the upcoming movie All the King’s Men, tells King he and his brother were “very close. The thing that summed it up the best for me was a friend of mine who I saw a couple of days after it happened, saw me and walked across…