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Watkins-Pitchford married in 1939, and had two children, Robin, who died at the age of seven from Bright's Disease, and Angela.Tragedy entered his life a second time in 1974, when his wife, Cecily, became unwell after working in the garden while a farmer was spraying his fields at the other side of the hedge.
Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (/ ˈ m eɪ p əl ˌ θ ɔːr p / MAY-pəl-thorp; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes , self-portraits, and still-life images.
Sheila Hancock, actress, born in Blackgang; Robert Hooke, scientist, born in Freshwater; Jeremy Irons, actor, born in Cowes and raised in St Helens; Phill Jupitus, comedian, born in Newport; Mark King, born in Gurnard nr. Cowes, bass player and vocalist in pop/funk band Level 42; Suri Krishnamma, film director and writer, born in Shanklin
Famous Birthdays is an American website based in Santa Monica, California, [1] which is dedicated to cataloging the birthdays of famous people and compiling other facts about them. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Background
Showing the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam—the deadliest single day in the American Civil War [s 3] [s 4] The Scourged Back: c. 2 April 1863: McPherson & Oliver: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States Albumen print One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement. [s 4] Cartes de Visite: May - August 1863 Andre ...
John W. Bubbles, tap dancer, vaudevillian, movie actor, and television performer; performed in the duo "Buck and Bubbles", the first black artists to appear on TV; known as the father of "rhythm tap"; appeared in films A Star Is Born (1937) and Cabin in the Sky (1943); originated the role of the character "Sportin' Life" in George Gershwin's ...
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Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan (Dutch: [ˈpitər kɔrˈneːlɪs ˈmɔndrijaːn]; 7 March 1872 – 1 February 1944), known after 1911 as Piet Mondrian (/ p iː t ˈ m ɒ n d r i ɑː n /, US also /-ˈ m ɔː n-/, Dutch: [pit ˈmɔndrijɑn]), was a Dutch painter and art theoretician who is regarded as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century.