May 8th marks the death anniversary of four eminent personalities – each of them recognized specialists in their respective fields.
(1) Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880), French novelist. Especially famous for his “Madame Bovary” (debut novel: Madame Bovary: Mœurs de province, 1857), “Salammbô” (1862), etc.
Film adaptations of Madame Bovary includes: 2000 BBC version and 2014 version, etc. A sword and sandal film Salambô (The Loves of Salammbo) was released in 1960.
(2) George Peppard (October 1, 1928 – May 8, 1994), American actor and producer.
Featured in movies such as: Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), How the West Was Won (1962), The Carpetbaggers (1964), Operation Crossbow (1965), The Blue Max (1966), Tobruk (1967), Cannon for Cordoba (1970), etc.
(3) Sir Dirk Bogarde (March 28, 1921 – May 8, 1999), English actor, novelist and screenwriter.
Acting credits include: The Servant (1963), Darling (1965), Accident (1967), Death in Venice (1971), The Night Porter (1974), A Bridge Too Far (1977), etc.
(4) Bryan Forbes CBE (John Theobald Clarke, July 22, 1926 – May 8, 2013), English actor, director, producer, novelist and screenwriter.
Acted in movies such as: The Million Pound Note (1954), The Key (1958), The Guns of Navarone (1961), etc and his directorial venture includes: The Wrong Box (1966), International Velvet (1978), etc.
Although the above personalities are featured in various movies, their movies referred herein are limited to some of those forming part of our private collection.
Jo
Notes:
- DVD/Blu-ray of most of the movies mentioned in this write-up are available with some leading dealers.
- DVD sleeves/images shown here are only for promotional purpose. Source: Wikipedia, amazon.com, imdb, and from DVD sleeves.
- This illustrated article is an affectionate nosegay to the movies referred above. Please refer to “About” of my webpage for more details.
- To everyone mentioned in this write-up this post is dedicated.
(© Joseph Sébastine/Manningtree Archive)
Manningtree Archive 
I’ve seen a few of those movies. Can’t say I’d heard of the actors, though. I probably had the author of “Madame Bovary” somewhere in my brain. 🙂
I appreciate your comments. Thank you, Betsy.
I remember the first time I saw “How the West was Won.” It was during the time that there were intermissions while they changed film rolls. I was about 9 at the time. Everyone was talking about it!!! Many years later, I read that How the West was Won was a significant film in the realm of filmology due to its innovative use of the Cinerama widescreen process, which provided viewers with a visually immersive experience. The movie also featured an ensemble cast of well-known actors, marking one of the first instances of such a large-scale collaboration in Hollywood. It seemed everyone was in the movie.
I LOVE your posts, Jo! Thank you.
Thank you, Rebecca. I agree to your observation. “How the West was Won” features an interesting family saga of 50 years centred on westward migration, and MGM had the foresight to spruce it up with a sizeable line up of stellar cast, 4 directors, masses of extras, visual delights, soundtracks, etc.
As always there is a lot of interesting information in this post.
I found it excellent and well researched and thank you for sharing it
Luisa, thank you for being here and your support and appreciation.
It’s always a pleasure to read your posts 🙏
When I started reading your post, all I wanted to do was stop any plans for the day and just watch movies.
Thank you for your time and support. Liz, your words have given me the perfect gift of appreciation.
You’re most welcome, Jo.
That was a great idea, given another rainy day, just to watch movies! Thanks Jo.
Thank you, Marilee. Have a lovely time.