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Bluebeard, his wife, and the key in a 1921 illustration by W. Heath Robinson. In one version of the story, Bluebeard is a wealthy and powerful nobleman who has been married six times to beautiful women who have all mysteriously vanished.
Henri Désiré Landru (12 April 1869 – 25 February 1922) (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi deziʁe lɑ̃dʁy]) was a French serial killer, nicknamed the Bluebeard of Gambais. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He murdered at least seven women in the village of Gambais between December 1915 and January 1919.
Foy returned to Chicago in 1888 as the star comedian in variety shows and revues, initially for his own company. In 1889 he had a tremendous success as the star of the musical Blue Beard, Jr. when it premiered at the Grand Opera House, Chicago [8] He then toured with that production nationally; including stops at Boston's Tremont Theatre (1889) [9] and Broadway's Niblo's Garden (1890). [10]
He hatched an intricate scheme, killing Bluebeard in a duel during the Storybook Love arc, putting Bluebeard's substantial wealth directly into Fabletown's treasury, then, during the events of March of the Wooden Soldiers and The Mean Seasons, successfully running for the position of Mayor of Fabletown against Old King Cole, so he would have ...
Articles relating to Bluebeard (1697) by Charles Perrault. The tale tells the story of a wealthy man in the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of the present one to avoid the fate of her predecessors.
Caryopteris or bluebeard, a genus of the mint family; Bluebeard, an operetta known for the song "If Ever I Cease to Love" Bluebeard, a ballet choreographed by Marius Petipa to the music of Pyotr Schenk; Bluebeard (restaurant), a restaurant in the US state of Indiana; The callsigns of eight American Sea Stallion helicopters in Operation Eagle Claw
Saint Tryphine (also spelled Trifine, Triphine and Tréphine) is a semi-legendary Breton saint whose life is often considered to be the basis of the story of Bluebeard. [1] In Brittany she is widely revered as a patron saint of sick children and those whose birth is overdue. [ 2 ]
Helmuth Schmidt (July 4, 1876 – April 23, 1918), also known as The American Bluebeard, was a German-born American bigamist, murderer and suspected serial killer.Soon following his arrest in connection with the murder of maid Augusta Steinbach, Schmidt committed suicide in his jail cell.