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Probably best-remembered for his turbulent personal life with Elizabeth Taylor (whom he married twice), Richard Burton was nonetheless also regarded as an often brilliant British actor of the post-WWII period.
Burton was born Richard Walter Jenkins in 1925 into a Welsh (Cymraeg)-speaking family in Pontrhydyfen to Edith Maude (Thomas) and Richard Walter Jenkins, a coal miner. The twelfth of thirteen children, his mother died while he was a toddler and his father later abandoned the family, leaving him to be raised by an elder sister, Cecilia. An avid fan of Shakespeare, poetry and reading, he once said "home is where the books are". He received a scholarship to Oxford University to study acting and made his first stage appearance in 1944.
His first film appearances were in routine British movies such as Woman of Dolwyn (1949), Waterfront Women (1950) and Green Grow the Rushes (1951). Then he started to appear in Hollywood movies such as My Cousin Rachel (1952), The Robe (1953) and Alexander the Great (1956), added to this he was also spending considerable time in stage productions, both in the UK and USA, often to splendid reviews. The late 1950s was an exciting and inventive time in UK cinema, often referred to as the "British New Wave", and Burton was right in the thick of things, and showcased a sensational performance in Look Back in Anger (1959). He also appeared with a cavalcade of international stars in the World War II magnum opus The Longest Day (1962), and then onto arguably his most "notorious" role as that of Marc Antony opposite Elizabeth Taylor in the hugely expensive Cleopatra (1963). This was, of course, the film that kick-started their fiery and passionate romance (plus two marriages), and the two of them appeared in several productions over the next few years including The V.I.P.s (1963), The Sandpiper (1965), the dynamic Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and The Taming of The Shrew (1967), as well as box office flops like The Comedians (1967). Burton did better when he was off on his own giving higher caliber performances, such as those in Becket (1964), the film adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play The Night of the Iguana (1964), the brilliant espionage thriller The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) and alongside Clint Eastwood in the World War II action adventure film Where Eagles Dare (1968).
His audience appeal began to decline somewhat by the end of the 1960s as fans turned to younger, more virile male stars, however Burton was superb in Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) as King Henry VIII, he put on a reasonable show in the boring Raid on Rommel (1971), was over the top in the awful Villain (1971), gave sleepwalking performances in Hammersmith Is Out (1972) and Bluebeard (1972), and was wildly miscast in the ludicrous The Assassination of Trotsky (1972).
By the early 1970s, quality male lead roles were definitely going to other stars, and Burton found himself appearing in some movies of dubious quality, just to pay the bills and support family, including Divorce His - Divorce Hers (1973) (his last on-screen appearance with Taylor), The Klansman (1974), Brief Encounter (1974), Jackpot (1974) (which was never completed) and Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977). However, he won another Oscar nomination for his excellent performance as a concerned psychiatrist in Equus (1977). He appeared with fellow acting icons Richard Harris and Roger Moore in The Wild Geese (1978) about mercenaries in South Africa. While the film had a modest initial run, over the past thirty-five years it has picked up quite a cult following. His final performances were as the wily inquisitor "O'Brien" in the most recent film version of George Orwell's dystopian 1984 (1984), in which he won good reviews, and in the TV mini series Ellis Island (1984). He passed away on August 5, 1984 in Celigny, Switzerland from a cerebral hemorrhage.- Producer
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Carlo Ponti was born on 11 December 1912 in Magenta, Lombardy, Italy. He was a producer and production manager, known for Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Road (1954) and Marriage Italian Style (1964). He was married to Sophia Loren and Giuliana Fiastri. He died on 10 January 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland.- Alessandra Panaro was born on 14 December 1939 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. She was an actress, known for Conquest of Mycene (1963), Poor But Beautiful (1957) and Treasure of the Aztecs (1965). She was married to Giancarlo Sbragia and Jean-Pierre Sabet. She died on 1 May 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Genteel, ladylike British actress who was a much respected theatrical star in the 1920s and '30s, both in her own country and in the United States. Born in March 1900 in Hove, Sussex, she took to the stage at the age of seventeen as Ela Delahay in 'Charley's Aunt'. She played Peter Pan three years later and married the first of her actor husbands, Seymour Beard. By the mid '20s, Edna had become the toast of London for her performances in 'Fallen Angel' (with Tallulah Bankhead), and (in a role she made her own) as Teresa (Tessa) Sanger in 'The Constant Nymph' (opposite Noël Coward, and, subsequently, John Gielgud). With the part of Tessa she also enjoyed a successful run on Broadway in 1926, which was followed by another Margaret Kennedy play, 'Come With Me'. She married her co-star, Herbert Marshall, after divorcing Beard in 1928.
Edna started in films as early as 1921 but made little headway until Michael and Mary (1931), for which she recreated her role from the London stage. She then co-starred again with husband Herbert Marshall in Faithful Hearts (1932), but neither of these films received much international exposure. Her only Hollywood film at this time was The Key (1934), which -- though directed by Michael Curtiz -- was decidedly too 'low-key' as far as critical plaudits or the box office was concerned. She had smallish parts in other British films, notably South Riding (1938) and the original version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) as the mother of kidnap victim Nova Pilbeam. Not until 1939 did a worthy motion picture role come her way in the shape of the forlorn wife whom violinist Leslie Howard deserts for Ingrid Bergman in Intermezzo (1939). Other worthy screen roles included her Catherine Apley in The Late George Apley (1947) and the housekeeper Martha in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947), which the New York Times review of June 27 considered 'by far the best performance' in the picture. All in all, Edna's film appearances were few and far between, and only a handful adequately showcased her talents as an actress otherwise so abundantly evident from the body of her work in the theatre.
From 1939 a U.S. resident and a nationalised citizen by the early 1950s, Edna continued her frequent triumphant returns to the stage. Her most celebrated performances on Broadway were in Terence Rattigan's 'The Browning Version' as downtrodden housewife Millie Crocker-Harris and in 'Harlequinade' (1949) (both co-starred 'Maurice Evans (I)' (q)) and as the titular character 'Jane' (1952) in a play adapted by S.N. Behrman from a W. Somerset Maugham short story. Brooks Atkinson described her performance as the timorous spinster as both 'comic' and 'forceful'. In her last significant role on stage she co-starred with Brian Aherne and Lynn Fontanne in the romantic comedy 'Quadrille' (1954-55), directed by Alfred Lunt and outfitted by Cecil Beaton, who also designed the costumes. Edna retired from acting in the early 1960s and died in a clinic in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1974. - Writer
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Colin Eggleston was born on 23 September 1941 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was a writer and director, known for Long Weekend (1978), Cassandra (1987) and Division 4 (1969). He was married to Dimity Reed and Briony Behets. He died on 10 August 2002 in Geneva, Canton Geneva, Switzerland.- Writer
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Borges was born into an upper class family, and received his education in Buenos Aires, Cambridge, and Geneva. He began writing as a student, and when in 1918 he settled in Spain, it was as a member of an experimental literary group. He returned to Argentina in 1921, and had his first poems published in 1923. He loved Buenos Aires. He lost his eyesight during the 1950's, but continued to write prolifically. His works have been translated into many languages. Brilliant, courtly, and thoughtful, Borges was director of the National Library of Argentina for many years. A month before his death he married Maria Kodama, with whom he had collaborated on his last book.- Actor
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Fons Rademakers was born on 5 September 1920 in Roosendaal, Netherlands. he began his career as an actor and theater director. His film directorial debut, Village by the River (1958), was also the first Dutch movie ever nominated for an Academy award (Oscar). In 1986 Rademakers won the Foreign Language Oscar for The Assault (1986), after a novel by Harry Mulisch. Rademakers' film version of Stijn Streuvels novel "De Teloorgang van de Waterhoek", Mira (1971), caused a shock in conservative circles in Flanders, especially Dutch actress Willeke van Ammelrooy's performance as "Mira". In 1976 Rademakers directed the ultimate Multatuli-classic Max Havelaar (1976). Rademakers' forte were Dutch-language literary masterpieces, such as The Dark Room of Damocles (1963), after Hermans' "De donkere kamer van Damocles" and the less acclaimed Mijn vriend (1979) (linked to the then notorious Jespers trial). The English-language drama The Rose Garden (1989) was his last movie.
He also produced his films, as well as those of his spouse Lili Rademakers'. On February 22, 2007, he died, aged 86, in a hospital in Geneva, Switzerland, near his French domicile Thoiry, from pulmonary emphysema.- Director
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Alain Tanner was born on 6 December 1929 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for Charles, Dead or Alive (1969), In the White City (1983) and Return from Africa (1973). He was married to Janine Giudici. He died on 11 September 2022 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.- Writer
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- Actress
Nelly Kaplan was born on 11 April 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She was a writer and director, known for Charles and Lucie (1979), Papa, the Lil' Boats (1971) and A Very Curious Girl (1969). She died on 12 November 2020 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.- Mony Rey was an actress, known for Not Without My Daughter (1991), Shock Troops (1967) and Härte 10 (1974). She died on 9 April 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Artur Rubinstein was born on 28 January 1887 in Lódz, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for The Truman Show (1998), Night Song (1947) and Carnegie Hall (1947). He was married to Aniela Mlynarska. He died on 20 December 1982 in Geneva, Switzerland.- Producer
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E. Gary Gygax was born on 27 July 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Dungeons & Dragons (1983), Dungeons & Dragons and Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Mystery (1981). He was married to Gail Carpenter. He died on 4 March 2008 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA.- François Simon was born on 16 August 1917 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Alzire oder der neue Kontinent (1978), The Roads of Exile (1978) and Histoire du soldat (1972). He was married to Ana Simon and Jutta Weiss. He died on 5 October 1982 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Jean-Louis Roy was born in 1938 in Lugano, Switzerland. He was a writer and director, known for The Unknown Man of Shandigor (1967), Black Out (1970) and Talou (1980). He died on 29 March 2020 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.- Director
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Claude Goretta was born on 23 June 1929 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for The Invitation (1973), The Lacemaker (1977) and La provinciale (1980). He died on 20 February 2019 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.- Actor
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Frank Villard was born on 24 March 1917 in Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Charente-Maritime, France. He was an actor, known for Apocalypse Now (1979), Gigi (1949) and L'ennemi sans visage (1946). He died on 19 September 1980 in Geneva, Switzerland.- Additional Crew
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- Actor
Roland Petit was born on 13 January 1924 in Villemomble, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Black Tights (1960), Le Jeune Homme et la Mort (1967) and Hans Christian Andersen (1952). He was married to Zizi Jeanmaire. He died on 10 July 2011 in Geneva, Canton Geneva, Switzerland.- Director
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Michel Soutter was born on 2 June 1932 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. He was a director and writer, known for Les arpenteurs (1972), L'amour des femmes (1981) and La lune avec les dents (1967). He died on 10 September 1991 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.- Arthur Hurni was born on 17 April 1903 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for Le spectre vert (1930), L'athlète incomplet (1932) and L'énigmatique Monsieur Parkes (1930). He died on 20 April 1993 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Adrian Conan Doyle was born on 19 November 1910 in Crowborough, Sussex, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Suspense (1949), The Adventures of Gerard (1970) and Telescope (1963). He was married to Anna Andersen. He died on 3 June 1970 in Geneva, Switzerland.- Joël Robuchon was born on 7 April 1945 in Poitiers, Vienne, France. He was a writer, known for Bon appétit bien sûr (2000), Le grand échiquier (1972) and Top Chef (2006). He died on 6 August 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Albert Cohen was born on 16 August 1895 in Corfu, Greece. He was a writer, known for Belle Du Seigneur (2012), Mangeclous (1988) and Entretiens (1973). He was married to Bella Berkowich, Marianne Goss and Elisabeth Brocher. He died on 17 October 1981 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Anita Kerr was born on 13 October 1927 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. She was a composer, known for Limbo (1972), The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967) and I'm Going to Tell You a Secret (2005). She was married to Al Kerr and Alex Grob. She died on 10 October 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland.- Additional Crew
- Director
Herbert Graf was born on 10 April 1904 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a director, known for Opera Television Theatre (1950), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and Producers' Showcase (1954). He died on 5 April 1973 in Geneva, Switzerland.- Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia was born on 12 February 1937 in Naples, Italy. He was married to Marina di Savoia. He died on 3 February 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Alberto Ginastera was born on 11 April 1916 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a composer and writer, known for The Artist (2011), Livets vår (1957) and The Competition (1980). He died on 25 June 1983 in Geneva, Switzerland.- Ignazio Silone was born on 1 May 1900 in Pescina, Abruzzo, Italy. He was a writer, known for Fontamara (1980), Il segreto di Luca (1969) and Priester (1987). He was married to Darina Laracy. He died on 22 August 1978 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Brian Sullivan was born on 9 August 1917 in Oakland, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Omnibus (1952), Max Liebman Presents: The Merry Widow (1955) and Musical Comedy Time (1950). He died on 17 June 1969 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Robert Musil was born on 6 November 1880 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a writer, known for Young Törless (1966), Emergency Squad (1940) and Die Schwärmer (2013). He was married to Martha Marcovaldi. He died on 15 April 1942 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Liliane Sottane was born in 1934. She was an actress, known for The Camp on Blood Island (1958), The Headless Ghost (1959) and Up the Creek (1958). She was married to Jean Geneux. She died on 12 June 2015 in St George, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Henri Chaix was born on 21 February 1925 in Geneva, Switzerland. He was a composer, known for Un dimanche de mai (1963) and Un étranger dans le village (1962). He was married to Lucienne Aubert. He died on 11 June 1999 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Robert J. White was born on 21 January 1926 in Duluth, Minnesota, USA. He is known for The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008), Technocalyps (2006) and Monsterquest (2007). He died on 16 September 2010 in Geneva, Ohio, USA.- Actor
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Paul Vincent Raven was born on 16 January 1961 in Wolverhampton, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Weird Science (1985), The Hurt Locker (2008) and One Fine Day (1996). He died on 20 October 2007 in Geneva, Switzerland.- Germaine Aussey was born on 18 December 1909 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Idillio a Budapest (1941), The Pearls of the Crown (1937) and Princesse Tam-Tam (1935). She was married to John Ringling North. She died on 15 March 1979 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Born in Alabama, Vickie Henderson moved to New York City as a child and was educated in the public schools, graduating from George Washington High School in 1944. To finance her singing and dancing lessons,she worked as an elevator operator in a Manhattan office building and worked on the stage in New York City (most notably as a dancer in the 1946 revival of Show Boat) until she received her big break as a member of the London tour of Finian's Rainbow in 1947. Once reaching Europe, she decided to stay, and appeared in night clubs from London and Paris to Istanbul and Milan, as well as appearing in a number of motion pictures. After her marriage in 1950, she settled in Switzerland, where for many years, she was the owner, operator, and star attraction at Geneva's Cafe Monique.- Raymone was born on 11 August 1896 in Gardanne, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. She was an actress, known for This Man Must Die (1969), Le théâtre de la jeunesse (1960) and Café de Paris (1938). She was married to Blaise Cendrars. She died on 15 March 1986 in Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland.
- Jean-Pierre Moutier was born on 6 December 1929 in Moutier, France. He was an actor, known for The Great Spy Chase (1964), Six chevaux bleus (1968) and The Wonderful Crook (1975). He died on 27 November 2005 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Alan Adair was born on 9 June 1923 in Hove, Sussex, England, UK. He was an actor, known for I Love You, I Love You (1968), Les fiancées de l'empire (1981) and Mistral's Daughter (1984). He died on 23 June 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Jean Piaget was born on 9 August 1896 in Neuenburg, Switzerland. He was a writer, known for Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976), Piaget on Piaget (1977) and Continents sans visa (1959). He died on 16 September 1980 in Geneva, Switzerland.- Music Department
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Ernest Ansermet was born on 11 November 1883 in Vevey, Switzerland. He is known for Cashback (2006), Lolita (1997) and Deconstructing Harry (1997). He was married to Juliette Salvisberg and Marguerite Jaccottet. He died on 20 February 1969 in Geneva, Switzerland.- Marshall Brodien was born on 10 July 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Bozo's Circus (1961), The Bozo Show (1982) and Bozo: 40 Years of Fun! (2001). He was married to Mary Doyle. He died on 8 March 2019 in Geneva, Illinois, USA.
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John Baird was born on 18 October 1961 in Tucson, Arizona, USA. He was an actor, known for The Pirate Movie (1982), The Man from Snowy River (1982) and The Mango Tree (1977). He was married to Ronda . He died on 29 August 2022 in Geneva, Illinois, USA.- William Visteen was born on 4 January 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Mission: Impossible (1966), Class (1983) and The Untouchables (1993). He died on 12 June 2014 in Geneva, Illinois, USA.
- Adrien Nicati was born on 19 January 1913 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. He was an actor, known for The Unknown Man of Shandigor (1967), Le premier juré (1973) and The Middle of the World (1974). He died on 19 November 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Stefan Lux was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was a Slovak (later on Czech citizen) writer, journalist, theater actor, film director and an activist who sacrificed himself for a greater cause yet no one paid attention and millions of people would suffer major consequences if they had listened to what he had to say. Lux will be remembered for his act of defiance in speaking against the Nazi Germany and its persecution on the Jewish people back in 1936, an alarming case of anti-semiti pre-World War II with the world either keeping quiet about the issue or not knowing the full extent of such facts.
On 3 July 1936, during the League of Nations convention in Geneva, Stefan Lux stormed through the room, interrupted the meeting and spread leaflets while protesting about the on-going rampant anti-semitism and prejudice faced by the Jewish community in Europe. The attendees weren't paying much attention until Lux pulls out a revolver and say "This is the final blow", committing suicide in front of the whole crowd. An act of self-immolation to provide a wider attention to the cause of saving lives and warning Europe about the dangers the German nationalism was causing on foreigners or people of different backgrounds and religion. His act was a shock for those who saw it and criticized by many as being a cowardice act since one could point out all the same arguments he was doing without taking their own lives. But story would be different had those witnesses make a case on what they heard and what they witnessed...but to no avail: after 1936, World War II broke in 1939 until 1945 and in between that period millions of people from all around the world suffered the consequences, dying in the trenches, concentration camps or several other forms.
As for Lux in the cinema community, his only film credit is the movie Gerechtigkeit (1920) of which he directed.
The acclaimed film Amen. (2002) recreates that fateful moment of his suicide right on its opening scenes. - Lester Piggott was born in Wantage to a family that could trace its roots as jockeys and trainers back to the 18th century. The Piggotts were a Cheshire farming family who in the 1870s ran the Crown Inn in Nantwich for at least 40 years. Lester's grandfather Ernest (Ernie) Piggott (1878-1967) owned a racehorse stable at The Old Manor in Letcombe Regis and his father (Ernest) Keith Piggott (1904-1993) another at South Bank in Lambourn, where Lester lived until 1954. Ernie Piggott rode three Grand National winners, in 1912, 1918 and 1919 and was married to a sister of the jockeys Mornington Cannon and Kempton Cannon, who both rode winners of the Derby, in 1899 and 1904 respectively. He was also three-times British jump racing Champion Jockey (in 1910, 1913 and 1915). Keith Piggott was a successful National Hunt jockey and trainer, winning the Champion Hurdle as a jockey in 1939 and the Grand National as a trainer in 1963 with Ayala, becoming the British jump racing Champion Trainer of the 1962-63 season. Lester Piggott was the cousin, through his mother Lilian Iris Rickaby, of two other jockeys, Bill and Fred Rickaby. Fred Rickaby was British flat racing Champion Apprentice in 1931 and 1932.
Piggott was married to Susan Armstrong. They married at St. Mark's church, North Audley Street, London in 1960. Her father, Sam Armstrong, and her brother, Robert Armstrong, were both racehorse trainers. They have two daughters, Maureen, an ex-eventer (married to Derby-winning trainer William Haggas) and Tracy (a sports presenter on Irish television station RTÉ). He also has a son, Jamie, from a relationship with Anna Ludlow. His house is named after a famous racehorse from history - Florizel.
Piggott began racing horses from his father's stable when he was 10 years old and won his first race in 1948, aged 12 years, on a horse called "The Chase" at Haydock Park. A teenage sensation, he rode his first winner of the Epsom Derby on Never Say Die in 1954 aged 18 years and went on to win eight more, on Crepello (1957), St. Paddy (1960), Sir Ivor (1968), Nijinsky (1970), Roberto (1972), Empery (1976), The Minstrel (1977) and Teenoso (1983). He was stable jockey to Noel Murless and later to Vincent O'Brien and had a glittering career of unparalleled success. Known as the "housewives' favorite", Piggott had legions of followers and did much to expand the popularity of horse racing beyond its narrow, class-based origins.
Famously tall for a jockey (5 ft 8 in/1.73 m), hence his nickname of "The Long Fellow", Lester Piggott struggled to keep his weight down and for most of his career rode at little more than 8 stone (112 lb/51 kg). He pioneered a new style of race-riding that was subsequently widely adopted by colleagues at home and abroad and enabled him to become Champion Jockey eleven times.
In 1980 his relationship with the Sangster-O'Brien combination came to an end and he was appointed as stable jockey to Noel Murless' son-in-law Henry Cecil, the British flat racing Champion Trainer, at Murless's old stables, Warren Place. He was again champion jockey in 1981 and 1982. However, as the result of a dispute in late 1983 as to whether he had reneged on an agreement to ride Daniel Wildenstein's All Along, Piggott's ride in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe went instead to Walter Swinburn, with Wildenstein refusing to allow him to ride any more of his horses. It was costly for Piggott, as All Along won the Arc and a string of other international races in an autumn campaign that ended with her being named US Horse of the Year. Further, as Wildenstein was one of Cecil's principal owners, this placed a strain on the relationship, and in 1984 Cecil and Piggott split, with Steve Cauthen taking over at Warren Place. - Producer
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Norman Granz was born on 6 August 1918 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 (1975), Bright Lights, Big City (1988) and Les tricheurs (1958). He was married to Greta. He died on 22 November 2001 in Geneva, Canton Geneva, Switzerland.- Actress
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Graziella Sciutti was born on 17 April 1927 in Turin, Piedmont, Italy. She was an actress, known for Don Giovanni (1960), La scala di seta (1962) and Fritz Muliar Schau (1972). She died on 9 April 2001 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.- Nicole Buloze was born on 26 November 1942 in Geneva, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for La Périchole (1982). She died on 25 November 1991 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- Théodore Stravinsky was born on 24 March 1907 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He was married to Denise Guerzoni. He died on 16 May 1989 in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.