Month: January 2018

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Sergei M. Eisenstein (1898–1948) Born: January 22, 1898 in Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire [now Latvia] Died: February 11, 1948 (age 50) in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia] The hieroglyphic language of the cinema is capable of expressing any concept, any idea of class, any political or tactical…

Originally posted on WILDsound Festival:
Piper Laurie Born: January 22, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, USA Nobody thought of me as an actress. They just remembered that publicity story about my munching flower petals for breakfast. I even thought of giving up the name ‘Piper Laurie’ because I felt there was a stigma attached to it.…