Who created the first writing system? Who wrote the musical Peter Pan? Who invented Sanskrit? Who wrote the play Pedagogues? Who wrote the music for The Color Purple? Who wrote the Blue Danube? Who wrote the music for "The Wizard of Oz"?
Who built the Paris Opera House? Who wrote the musical Peter Pan? What opera is O Mio Babbino Caro from? Which composer invented the chorale concerto? What is the opera Rigoletto about? What is the opera Die Fledermaus about? Who wrote Pirates of Penzance?
There are already several good biography movies about writers. Truman Capote has had a couple films made about his life, including the Academy Award winningCapote, based on the author’s journey writing the true crime novelIn Cold Blood. William Shakespeare’s life has also hit the big screen...
Bode portrays Elphaba’s younger sister, Nessarose, who becomes the Wicked Witch of the East. The disabled actress is best known for starring in local productions ofLittle Shop of Horrors,Peter PanandMary Poppins.Wickedis her first feature film role. Credit:Universal Pictures ; M...
“I wanted to get popular with my own children,” explains composer Van Dyke Parks, who wrote the music for much of “Faerie Tale Theatre.” Duvall coaxed Robin Williams, Teri Garr, Jeff Bridges, Mick Jagger, Liza Minnelli and Vanessa Redgrave, among other big names, onto the show. Soon...
She wrote the title short story for WindlingThe Armless Maiden and Other Tales for Childhood’s Survivorsanthology anthology about child abuse survivors. Grim reading but recommended. It was nominated for an Otherwise Award. It’s one of a not deep number of short stories she’s written, just...
In his early twenties, Churchill began his military career, serving in British India, Sudan, and during the Second Boer War. These experiences not only shaped his viewpoints on warfare but also sparked his interest in journalism and writing. He wrote several books about his military campaigns, ...
Speaking of the man who hurt him, he said, “I don’t believe people are born good or evil. People need to be guided to goodness.” On January 26, while still in the ICU, Tao wrote the poem My Dream. He hoped it would pass on the message of the positive energy that supported ...
For a man who once wrote the wondrous, engrossing music for The Lord of the Rings, one knows he can do better. Indeed, one knows that courtroom drama can be done better. Watch the recent National Treasure, starring Robbie Coltrane. All-in-all, Denial is a nicely put together legal ...
playing the piano in a cinema in California. He briefly went to UCLA for medical study but dropped out to pursue his passion for music. In 1930, he joined Disney, scored many of theirSilly Symphonycartoons, and wrote the song "Who's Afraid of The Big Bad Wolf" forThe Three Little ...