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Sir John Patrick Richardson, KBE (born 1924 in London) is a British art historian and Picasso biographer.
Richardson was the elder son of Sir Wodehouse Richardson, D.S.O., K.C.B., Quarter-Master General in the Boer War, and founder of London and the British Empire's Army & Navy Stores. Initially, he wanted to become an artist; he met and made friends with Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, both of whom portrayed him later. A month short of seventeen, he enrolled at the Slade School of Fine Art, was called up, but soon fell ill and spent the rest of the war with his mother and siblings in London. During daytime, he worked as an industrial designer before becoming a reviewer for The New Observer. In 1950, he became acquainted with art historian and collector Douglas Cooper, sharing his life for the next 10 years.
He moved to southern France (Provence) in 1952, as Douglas Cooper acquired Château de Castille in the vicinity of Avignon and transformed the run-down castle into a private museum of early Cubism. Cooper had been at home in the Paris art scene before World War II and had been active in the art business as well; by building his own collection, he also met many artists personally and introduced them to his friend. Richardson became a close friend of Picasso,Léger and de Staël as well. Back then he developed an interest in Picasso's portraits and contemplated creating a publication; more than 20 years later, these plans expanded into his four-part Picasso biography A Life of Picasso, whose last volume has not yet been published.
Actors: Chris Cowlin (actor), Paul Hillier (miscellaneous crew), Sienna Guillory (actress), Richard Coyle (actor), Hannah Blamires (actress), Marshall Leviten (producer), Julie Hill (miscellaneous crew), Matthew Price (costume designer), Charles Bates (miscellaneous crew), Jill Buchanan (actress), Farren Blackburn (writer), Farren Blackburn (director), Michael Lindall (actor), Lottie Millar (miscellaneous crew), Deborah Nutt (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Shinichiro Shimizu (actor), Ron Terry (actor), Carlos McConnie (actor), Michael Ha (writer), Michael Ha (producer), Kyle Winfield (editor), Michael Felix (actor), Kyle Winfield (actor), Kyle Winfield (director), Sideara St. Claire (actress), Brittany Nicole Cain (actress), Marquis Knowles (actor), Robert Miller (composer), Ricardo Rivera (actor), Karen Brundidge (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: David Alan Graf (actor), Jean Elie (actor), Jonathan LaVallee (actor), Clifford McGee (actor), Aaron Braxton (actor), Johnathan La Valle (actor), Nate Jackson (actor), Bob Visty (producer), John Price (editor),
Genres: Biography, Documentary,Actors: Roger Waugh (actor), Anthony Steven (actor), Anthony Steven (composer), Michael Forrest (actor), Amy Forrest (actress), Anthony Steven (writer), Anthony Steven (producer), David Day (director), David Day (composer), Chris Tritschler (editor), Alicia Walton (actress), Will Tillotson (actor), Richard Milburn (actor), Ted Holt (actor), Peter Lloyd (actor),
Plot: The story of Miser! the Musical starts with Margery Jackson living in Botcherby at the house of Joseph Bowman, her Quaker business manager of 40 years. In February 1812 she has a stroke, which puts the house all in a flurry-her will is unsigned! Recovering slightly, she starts to tell Joseph Bowman about her life before they met. Back in 1762, she bumps into her brother, the Revd. William Jackson, at a political rally. Although initially pleased to see her, he becomes evasive when she mentions visiting him in Carlisle. When she turns up at his house in Scotch Street, she finds out why. Anger flares as she realises he could easily afford to pay her the money that he still owes her from their parents' estates. Turfed out of the house, she disappears. Eleven years later, Margery is staying at Nunnery, near Kirkoswald, with her Aglionby cousins. Learning that William is at Croglin (Low) Hall nearby, she writes to him but receives a rude reply. Margery resolves to take him to court to recover her rightful inheritance. At the Court of Chancery, she is advised that the legal path is not an easy one. Two years into the case, William dies, leaving his estates to his executors and cuts Margery out of his will. At the advice of her attorney, Robert Mounsey, Margery engages Joseph Bowman as her business manager and restarts the court case. Defendants die and the lawyers for the defence conspire against her but eventually, the case draws to its conclusion. Margery returns to Carlisle but she is not welcomed back into society. She grows increasingly miserly and eccentric. As Joseph Bowman attempts to help her complete her will, Margery starts to talk about a secret that she has never told before. In it, she explains how she came to have a court mantua dress made and talks about her hopes and dreams as a young woman who saw the Jacobites march through Carlisle. Yet fate is not kind to her. Returning to 1812, Joseph reveals some information that puts an entirely different light on the events of Margery's early life. And in the final scenes, both Margery and Joseph discover that they stand to lose everything.
Keywords: bonnie-prince-charlie, carlisle-england, miserActors: Selma Pinkard (actress), Jonathan Williams (director), Jonathan Williams (writer), Jonathan Williams (producer), Jonathan Williams (editor), Buster Rojas (actor), Liliana Montenegro (actress), Sharon Noble (actress), Deborah Cresswell (actress), Michael Marcelin (writer), John O'Kennedy (composer), Barry Fasman (composer), Diane Burton (miscellaneous crew), Jackie Goldberg (actress), Sean Allen Jones (producer),
Plot: The Sisterhood of Charity inducts a new member, Ms. Shirley Jackson, into their circle. Through a series of misunderstandings, Gavin is locked in the freezer as he tries to prepare for the ladies luncheon. Victor rescues Gavin from the freezer and Gavin goes on a tirade against the kitchen and wait staff. After Gavin serves the salads at the luncheon for the ladies, he offers the ladies fresh ground pepper. Suddenly, the Sisterhood of Charity's luncheon is ruined by Margaret Devine's sneeze, which has epic repercussions. Florida and her crew plot to destroy Rochez and Company while Victor and his crew try to save it.
Keywords: charity, chef, death, dining, food, friendship, gay-interest, homosexual, illegal-alien, kitchenActors: Guillermo Ríos (actor), Ángel Hernández Zoido (editor), Simón Andreu (actor), James Brolin (actor), Sergio Calderón (actor), Teddy Bautista (composer), Lorenzo O'Brien (producer), Antonio Gonzalo (writer), Antonio Gonzalo (producer), Antonio Gonzalo (director), Seidy Lopez (actress), Freddy Salazar (actor), Rodrigo Rojas (miscellaneous crew), Marcus DeLeon (writer), Claudio Araya (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Hilary Sesta (actress), Gary Waldhorn (actor), Hugo De Vernier (actor), Basil Henson (actor), Julie May (actress), Geoffrey Rose (actor), Chris Gannon (actor), Wendy Williams (actress), Gabor Vernon (actor), Christopher Fenwick (actor), Rosalind Ross (actress), Varley Thomas (actress),
Genres: Crime,Actors: Joss Ambler (actor), Peter Gawthorne (actor), Basil Radford (actor), Thorley Walters (actor), Megs Jenkins (actress), Michael Hogan (writer), John Baxter (director), Kennedy Russell (composer), George Hayes (actor), John Corfield (producer), Barbara K. Emary (miscellaneous crew), Tom Helm (actor), Silvia St. Claire (actress), Kiwi (actor),
Genres: Drama, War,Actors: Naomi Childers (actress), Jack Harvey (actor), Earle Williams (actor), Frederick A. Thomson (director), Florence Ashbrooke (actress), Shep the Dog (actor), Elizabeth Peterson (writer),
Genres: Drama, Short,