langs: 12 мая [ru] / may 12 [en] / 12. mai [de] / 12 mai [fr] / 12 maggio [it] / 12 de mayo [es]
days: may 9 / may 10 / may 11 / may 12 / may 13 / may 14 / may 15
#1 Yu So-chow
Yu So-chow ( Chinese : 于素秋 ; pinyin : Yú Sù Qiū ; Cantonese Yale : yū sou chāu ; 9 July 1930 – 12 May 2017) is a former Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Yu has a star at Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Chinese actress In this Chinese name , the family name is Yu . Yu So-chow Born ( 1930-07-09 ) 9 July
#2 Sian Brooke
Sian Brooke (born Sian Elizabeth Phillips ; born 1980) [2] is a British actress. Her television work includes Cape Wrath (2007), Sherlock (2017), Doctor Foster (2017), Good Omens (2019), Guilt (2019), and Trying (2020–). British actress Sian Brooke Born Sian Elizabeth Phillips 1980 (age 41 – 42) L
Steven Charles Kanumba (8 January 1984 – 7 April 2012) was a Tanzanian actor and director of Sukuma heritage, born in Shinyanga Region . Kanumba died in 2012 at the age of 28, for which actress Elizabeth Michael was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced two years in prison in November
#4 Max McLean
Max McLean (born April 14, 1953) is a Panamanian-born American [1] stage actor, writer, and producer. [2] He is the founder and artistic director of the Fellowship for Performing Arts, [3] a New York City -based company that produces live theater and film from a Christian worldview . [4] American ac
#5 Jim Henson
James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer , animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notice as the creator of The Muppets and Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) and director of The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986). He was born
Dante Cappelli (6 January 1866 – 12 May 1948) was an Italian actor. He appeared in 71 films between 1909 and 1937. Italian actor This article needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2019 ) image of Dante Cappell He was born in Velletri , Italy and died in Rome.
Elvis Aaron Presley [lower-alpha 1] (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis , was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the " King of Rock and Roll ", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century . His energized interpretations of songs and sexually
#8 Louis Hector
Louis Hector (March 19, 1883 – October 1968) was an American radio, theater, film, and television actor. He is best known for his roles of Sherlock Holmes in the 1937 broadcast of The Three Garridebs (the first US televised portrayal of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's protagonist Holmes); and that of the
Chancelor Johnathan Bennett (born April 16, 1993), known professionally as Chance the Rapper , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Chicago , Bennett released his debut mixtape 10 Day in 2012. He began to gain mainstream recognition in 2013 after releasin
#10 Gackt
Gakuto Oshiro ( 大城 ガクト , Ōshiro Gakuto , born July 4, 1973) , [nb 1] [8] better known by his mononymous stage name Gackt (stylized as GACKT ), [nb 2] is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and actor (born 1973) Gackt Gackt at the 2
#11 Claudia Gravy
Claudia Gravy (born 12 May 1945) is a Spanish nationalized actress born as Marie-Claude Perin in Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo when it was the Belgian Congo . Claudia Gravy Gravy in 2018 Born ( 1945-05-12 ) 12 May 1945 (age 77) Boma, Belgian Congo Other names Claudia Gravi Occupation Ac
#12 Edoardo Ponti
Edoardo Ponti (born 6 January 1973) is an Italian director. He is the younger son of actress Sophia Loren and producer Carlo Ponti Sr. and the brother of conductor Carlo Ponti Jr. Italian director (born 1973) Edoardo Ponti Born Edoardo Ponti ( 1973-01-06 ) 6 January 1973 (age 49) [1] Geneva , Swit
John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American stage actor who assassinated United States President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. A member of the prominent 19th-century Booth theatrical family from Maryland , [1] he was a noted actor who
#14 Nikita Willy
Nikita Purnama Willy or better known as Nikita Willy (born in Jakarta , Indonesia on 29 June 1994) is an Indonesian actress, model and singer of Minangkabau descent. Indonesian singer This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2021 ) Nikita Willy Nikit
#15 Sarat Pujari
Sarat Pujari (8 August 1934 – 12 May 2014) was an Indian actor, director and producer in Odia film industry ( Ollywood ). He was originally from Jhaduapada, Sambalpur. Indian actor Sarat Pujari Pujari in October 2012 Born ( 1934-08-08 ) 8 August 1934 Nayagarh , Orissa , British India Died 12 May 201
Billy Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, and film director. He is best known for his autobiographical book Midnight Express about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison, after being convicted of smuggling hashish . He was one of hundreds of US citizens in foreign j
#17 Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai ( Mandarin: [tsˈaɪ] ( listen ) ; Chinese : 蔡依林 ; born September 15, 1980) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of C-Pop ", [1] she is considered one of the most influential figures in Chinese popular culture. [2] [3] [4] She is known for her continu
#18 Crystal Kay
Crystal Kay Williams ( クリスタル・ケイ・ウィリアムズ , Kurisutaru Kei Wiriamuzu , born February 26, 1986) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actress and radio host. Japanese singer, songwriter, actress and radio host This article needs to be updated . ( December 2021 ) Crystal Kay Crystal Kay at a radio station in
#19 Lucy Faust
Lucy Faust is an American actress. Originally from New Orleans , [1] she performed as part of the Southern Rep theater company , [2] [3] before making her name in Mudbound , [4] The Revival , [5] Looking for Alaska , [6] The Devil All the Time , [7] Midnight Special [8] and NCIS: New Orleans . [9] A
#20 Helene Weigel
Helene Weigel ( German: [heˈleː.nə ˈvaɪ̯gl̩] ( listen ) ; 12 May 1900 – 6 May 1971) [1] was a German actress and artistic director. [2] She was the second wife of Bertolt Brecht and was married to him from 1930 until his death in 1956. Together they had two children. German actress and artistic di
Moana Waialiki of Motunui is the title character of Walt Disney Animation Studios ' 2016 animated film Moana . Created by directors Ron Clements and John Musker , Moana is originally voiced by Hawaiian actress and singer Auliʻi Cravalho . As a toddler, she is voiced by Louise Bush. Moana is set to a
Dazzler ( Alison Blaire ) is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , usually associated with the X-Men . She first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #130 (February 1980). [7] Marvel Comics fictional character Comics character Dazzler Dazzler as seen on the cov
#3 Kamala Khan
Kamala Khan is a superheroine who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by editors Sana Amanat and Stephen Wacker, writer G. Willow Wilson , and artists Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie , Kamala is Marvel's first Muslim character and South Asian American personality w
Varga is a Filipino comics superhero , similar to the American Wonder Woman . Mars Ravelo wrote and illustrated Varga for Bulaklak Magazine , appearing first in the magazine's No. 17, Vol. 4 (July 23, 1947) issue. A falling out with some of the magazine's editors caused Ravelo to resign from Bulakla
Othello ( / oʊ ˈ θ ɛ l oʊ / ) is a character in Shakespeare 's Othello (c. 1601–1604). The character's origin is traced to the tale "Un Capitano Moro" in Gli Hecatommithi by Giovanni Battista Giraldi Cinthio . There, he is simply referred to as the Moor. Character in "Othello" Fictional character Ot
Bullseye is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . A psychopathic assassin, Bullseye uses the opportunities afforded by his line of work to exercise his homicidal tendencies and to work out his own personal vendetta against Daredevil . [1] He is also an enemy o
Arthur J. Raffles (usually called A. J. Raffles ) is a fictional character created in 1898 by E. W. Hornung , brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , the creator of Sherlock Holmes . Raffles is, in many ways, an inversion of Holmes – he is a " gentleman thief ", living at the Albany , a prestig
#8 Hank Voight
Henry "Hank" Voight is a fictional character in the television series Chicago P.D. . He appeared in a recurring capacity in Chicago Fire and as a main character in Chicago P.D. , as the head of the Chicago Police Department 's Intelligence Unit, which operates out of the 21st District. Despite Voigh
Bimbo is a tubby, black and white cartoon pup created by Fleischer Studios . He is most well known for his role in the Betty Boop cartoon series, where he featured as Betty's main love interest. [2] A precursor design of Bimbo, originally named Fitz, first appeared in the Out of the Inkwell series.
#10 Flash Gordon
Flash Gordon is the protagonist of a space adventure comic strip created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond . [1] First published January 7, 1934, the strip was inspired by, and created to compete with, the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip. [2] [3] [4] Comic strip protagonist create
#11 Snagglepuss
Snagglepuss is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character who debuted in prototype form in 1959 and established as a studio regular by 1962. [8] [9] A light purple anthropomorphic cougar sporting an upturned collar , shirt cuffs , and bow tie , Snagglepuss enjoys the fine things in life and shows particular
#12 Roz Doyle
Rosalinda Doyle (born May 5 1963 [2] or 1964 [3] ) is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Frasier . Roz is the producer of Frasier Crane 's Dr. Frasier Crane Show on KACL 780 AM. Fictional character from the TV show Fraiser Fictional character Roz Doyle Frasier character Peri Gil
Humphrey the Bear is a cartoon character created in 1950 at Walt Disney Animation Studios . [1] He first appeared in the 1950 Goofy cartoon Hold That Pose , in which Goofy tried to take his picture. After that he appeared in four classic Donald Duck cartoons: Rugged Bear (1953), Grin and Bear It (19
Lillian Dolomite Kaushtupper is a fictional character on the Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , portrayed by Carol Kane . She is Kimmy Schmidt ( Ellie Kemper ) and Titus Andromedon 's ( Titus Burgess ) odd landlady and upstairs neighbor. She first met Titus at Pawn Werlt when he was
#15 List of The Smurfs characters
This is a list of The Smurfs characters appearing in the original comics series , televis ion shows , Smurfs Bubble Story game and the 2011 movie (as well as its sequels). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remo
#16 Doctor Octopus
Doctor Octopus ( Dr. Otto Gunther Octavius ), also known as Doc Ock for short, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #3 (July 1963). He is a highly int
#17 Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks . The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company , Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves. Taking inspiration from such silent film personali
#18 Gandy Goose
Gandy Goose is a Terrytoons cartoon character who first appeared in the 1938 short Gandy the Goose . [1] He is frequently paired with Sourpuss, a cat, beginning in the 1939 short Hook Link and Sinker . Sourpuss' first appearance was in the 1939 The Owl and the Pussycat . Originally voiced by compose
#19 Darna
Darna ( Tagalog pronunciation: [daɾna] ) is a Filipina superheroine created by writer Mars Ravelo and artist Nestor Redondo . The character's first appearance was in Pilipino Komiks (Ace Publications, Inc.) #77 on May 13, 1950. [2] Darna is a retooling of Ravelo's earlier character, Varga , whose
#20 Titus Andromedon
Titus Andromedon (born Ronald Wilkerson ) is a main character on the Netflix original series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt , portrayed by actor Tituss Burgess . Fictional character on tv series "The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guidelin
Frances Marion (born Marion Benson Owens , November 18, 1888 [1] – May 12, 1973) was an American screenwriter, director, journalist and author often cited as one of the most renowned female screenwriters of the 20th century alongside June Mathis and Anita Loos . During the course of her career, she
#2 Vijay Bhatt
Vijay Bhatt (born Vrajlal Jagneshwar Bhatt ; 12 May 1907 – 17 October 1993) was a producer-director-screenwriter of Hindi cinema , who made such films as Ram Rajya (1943), Baiju Bawra (1952), Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) and Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965). This article needs additional citations for verif
Nick Moorcroft (born 22 December 1978) is a British screenwriter , film producer , director and theatrical producer . English screenwriter Nick Moorcroft Moorcroft on the set of Finding Your Feet Born 22 December 1978 ( 1978-12-22 ) (age 43) Chelmsford, Essex , England Occupation Writer, produce
#4 David Zeiger
David Zeiger is an American film director, writer and producer. He is most well known for the documentary Sir! No Sir! (2005), which is the only full-length film chronicling the extensive antiwar and resistance activity of U.S. troops during the Vietnam War; and for Senior Year (2002), a 13-part PBS
Jack Leonard Warner (born Jacob Warner ; [1] August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978) was a Canadian-American film executive, who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank , California . Warner's career spanned some forty-five years, its duration surpassing that of an
K. Bikram Singh (26 May 1938 – 12 May 2013) was an Indian politician and filmmaker , most known for his documentary film, Satyajit Ray Introspections (1991) [1] and feature film, Tarpan (1994). After a short stint as a lecturer in history, he joined the Indian Railway Traffic Service in 1962. During
Vitaly Viktorovich Peskov ( Russian : Вита́лий Ви́кторович Песко́в , May 12, 1944 – March 12, 2002) was a Russian cartoonist who also worked as an illustrator and an animation director. In 2000, Vitaly Peskov was recognized as the best Russian caricaturist of the 20th century (according to the m
Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian ( Persian : محمدحسین مهدویان ; born 12 May 1981) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter . [1] He's best known for his films Standing in the Dust (2016), Midday Adventures (2017), Lottery (2018), Walnut Tree (2020) and Mortal Wound (2021). [2] Iranian film director Mo
Michael Christopher Jelenic (born May 12, 1977) [1] is an American television writer, producer, and animator. He is best known for co-developing Teen Titans Go! alongside Aaron Horvath for Cartoon Network . [2] He and Horvath both produced and wrote the feature film Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (20
Aaron Wilson is an Australian filmmaker, known for the 2013 suspense war drama Canopy and the 2021 period drama Little Tornadoes . Australian filmmaker
Jared Lawrence Hess (born July 18, 1979) and Jerusha Elizabeth Hess ( née Demke ; born May 12, 1980) are husband-and-wife American filmmakers best known for their work on Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Nacho Libre (2006) and Gentlemen Broncos (2009), all of which they co-wrote and which were directed by
#12 Yukio Mishima
Yukio Mishima [lower-alpha 1] ( 三島 由紀夫 , Mishima Yukio , 14 January 1925 – 25 November 1970) , born Kimitake Hiraoka ( 平岡 公威 , Hiraoka Kimitake ) , was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist , nationalist , and founder of the Tatenokai ( 楯の会 , "Shield Society") , an unarmed c
#13 Dave Robinson (music executive)
David Robinson , (born 14 May 1944) nicknamed Robbo , [1] [3] [4] is an Irish music executive, music video director, record producer, music manager, and photographer. He is best known as the co-founder with Jake Riviera of Stiff Records where he signed up The Damned , Tracey Ullman , Kirsty MacColl
#14 Åsa Bjerkerot
Åsa Monica Sigurdsdotter Bjerkerot (born 12 May 1959, Bandhagen , Vantörs parish), is a Swedish actor, comedian, writer and film director. She has, among other things, been Annika's voice in the radio serial Tordyveln flyger i skymningen and Minnie Mouse's Swedish voice. [1] Swedish actress This bio
#15 Ernst Marischka
Ernst Marischka (2 January 1893 – 12 May 1963) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director . He wrote for more than 90 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962. He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy - Sissi (1955), Sissi - The Young Empress (1956) and Sissi -
#16 Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica ( Serbian Cyrillic : Емир Кустурица ; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian [4] [1] [5] film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He also has French citizenship. [2] Kusturica is one of the most-distinguished European filmmakers since the mid-1980s, best known for surre
Vladislav Vančura ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈvlaɟɪslaf ˈvantʃura] ) (23 June 1891 in Háj ve Slezsku – 1 June 1942 in Prague ) was an important Czech writer active in the 20th century, who was murdered by the Nazis. He was also active as a film director , playwright and screenwriter . Czech writer This
Branko Marjanović (Zagreb, 12 May 1909 - Zagreb, 13 February 1996) was a Yugoslav film director and editor. He graduated from drama school in Zagreb, gained movie experience in Prague and worked on educational filming in Zagreb. During World War II, he led the Croatian production, directed, wrote, p
#19 Ömer Kavur
Ömer Kavur (18 June 1944 – 12 May 2005) was a Turkish film director , producer and screenwriter . He directed fourteen films between 1974 and 2003. His film, Gece Yolculuğu was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival . [1] Nine years later, his film Akrebin Yolculu
Chandra Siddhartha is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema . [1] [2] [3] He is known for his directorial works such as The Inscrutable Americans (2001) which premiered at Milan, New York, Atlanta, London and Kerala International Film Festivals. [4]
Adventure Inc. is a dramatised adventure television series produced primarily in Canada which aired from 30 September 2002 to 12 May 2003. It was a co-production of Fireworks Entertainment (Canada), Tribune Entertainment (United States), M6 (France), Amy International (UK), and Tele München (Germany
Devils on the Doorstep ( simplified Chinese : 鬼子来了 ; traditional Chinese : 鬼子來了 ; Japanese : 鬼が来た! ; literally "the devils are here"; the devil is a term of abuse for foreign invaders, here referring to brutal and violent Japanese invaders in China during World War II) is a 2000 Chinese black comedy
#3 The Grudge 2
The Grudge 2 is a 2006 supernatural horror film and a sequel to the 2004 film The Grudge . Produced by Sam Raimi , the film was directed by Takashi Shimizu , [3] written by Stephen Susco [4] and stars an ensemble cast that includes Amber Tamblyn , Arielle Kebbel , Jennifer Beals , Edison Chen , Sara
Hollyoaks Favourites is a British television series that began airing on E4 from 29 March 2020. The series shows past episodes of Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks , and was launched as a response to production on Hollyoaks being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic , in order to fill the slot of new
Crazy Rich Asians is a 2018 American romantic comedy - drama film directed by Jon M. Chu , from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim , based on the 2013 novel of the same title by Kevin Kwan . The film stars Constance Wu , Henry Golding , Gemma Chan , Lisa Lu , Awkwafina , Ken Jeong , and M
#6 Women's Murder Club (TV series)
Women's Murder Club is an American police procedural and legal drama that aired on ABC from October 12, 2007, to May 13, 2008. The series is set in San Francisco, California , and is based on the series of novels by the same name written by James Patterson . Series creators Elizabeth Craft and Sarah
Law of the Plains is a 1938 American Western film directed by Sam Nelson , starring Charles Starrett , and Iris Meredith . 1938 film by Sam Nelson Law of the Plains Directed by Sam Nelson Written by Maurice Geraghty Produced by Harry L. Decker Starring Charles Starrett Iris Meredith Cinematography B
Mission Control Texas is a 2015 documentary film directed by Ralf Bücheler. The film explores the work of the atheist call-in-show The Atheist Experience in Austin, Texas . 2015 film Mission Control Texas Directed by Ralf Bücheler Written by Ralf Bücheler Produced by Ingo Fliess Cinematography Stefa
Based on the Novel (Dutch title: De boekverfilming ) is a Dutch drama film from 1999 directed by Eddy Terstall . The film features several Dutch celebrities in cameo appearances . The film was shown at the Hong Kong film festival. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( May 2019
#10 Brick (film)
Brick is a 2005 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Rian Johnson in his directorial debut , starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt . Brick was distributed by Focus Features , and opened in New York and Los Angeles on April 7, 2006. 2005 film directed by Rian Johnson Brick Theatric
#11 Girls und Panzer das Finale
Girls und Panzer das Finale ( Japanese : ガールズ&パンツァー 最終章 , Hepburn : Gāruzu ando Pantsā Sai Shūshō ) , alternatively Girls und Panzer: The Final Chapter , is a six-part Japanese animated film series and a sequel to Girls und Panzer (2012) and Girls und Panzer der Film (2015). Produced by Actas and di
#12 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (also known as Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Movie Film for Theaters ) is a 2007 American adult animated surreal black comedy film based on the Adult Swim animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force . The film was written and directed by series creators Matt
Janhit Mein Jaari ( transl. Issued in public interest ) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Jai Basantu Singh and written by Raaj Shaandilyaa . It stars Nushrat Bharucha , Paritosh Tripathi, Vijay Raaz among others. 2022 Indian film Janhit Mein Jaari Theatrical release po
#14 Inseminoid
Inseminoid (titled Horror Planet in the United States) is a 1981 British science fiction horror film directed by Norman J. Warren . It stars Judy Geeson , Robin Clarke and Stephanie Beacham , along with Victoria Tennant in one of her early film roles. The plot concerns a team of archaeologists and s
Scrubs (stylized as [scrubs] ) is an American sitcom created by Bill Lawrence that aired from October 2, 2001, to March 17, 2010, on NBC and later ABC . The series follows the lives of employees at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital, which is a teaching hospital . The title is a play on surgical sc
#16 The Plunderers (1960 film)
The Plunderers is a 1960 American Western film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Jeff Chandler , John Saxon and Dolores Hart . [1] It was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1960. [ citation needed ] 1960 film by Joseph Pevney The Plunderers Theatrical release poster Directed by Joseph Pevney Writt
#17 Back to Home
Back to Home ( Chinese : 月村歡迎你 ; pinyin : Yuè cūn huān yíng nǐ , Also Called - Welcome To Moon Village ) is a 2019 Taiwanese television series created and produced by SETTV . It stars Hsieh Kunda, Cosmos Lin, Wu Nien-hsuan , Li Jia-yu and Yang Kuei-mei as the main cast. Filming began on 20 January 2
The Flyin' Cowboy is a lost [1] [2] 1928 American silent Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and starring Hoot Gibson . It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures . [3] [4] 1928 film The Flyin' Cowboy Lobby card Directed by B. Reeves Eason Written by Arthur Statter Based on story by
I Need You ( German : Ich brauche dich ) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Marianne Hoppe , Willy Birgel and Paul Dahlke . [1] A conductor and his actress wife enjoy a stormy relationship due to their clashing working commitments. 1944 film I Need You Directed by
#20 Ermo
Ermo ( Chinese : 二 嫫 ; pinyin : Èrmó ) is a Chinese comedy / drama film , released in 1994 and directed by Zhou Xiaowen . It is essentially a satire on Western consumerism and its influence on Chinese culture. For the town in Brazil, see Ermo, Santa Catarina . 1994 film Ermo Directed by Zhou Xiaowen
#1 Philip Wylie
Philip Gordon Wylie (May 12, 1902 – October 25, 1971) was an American writer of works ranging from pulp science fiction , mysteries, social diatribes and satire to ecology and the threat of nuclear holocaust . [1] American writer of pulp science fiction, mysteries, social diatribes and on ecological
#2 André Hornez
André Hornez (12 May 1905 – 9 March 1989) was a French lyricist and screenwriter . [1] André Hornez Born ( 1905-05-12 ) 12 May 1905 Lens , France Died 9 March 1989 (1989-03-09) (aged 83) Le Perreux-sur-Marne , France Burial place Faverolles Occupation Lyricist , Screenwriter Years active 1930 –
Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946) was an American novelist, poet, playwright, and art collector. Born in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , in the Allegheny West neighborhood and raised in Oakland, California , Stein moved to Paris in 1903, and made France her home for the remainder of he
Larry Doyle is an American novelist, television writer, and producer. American novelist, television writer, and producer Larry Doyle Doyle fishing in Flushing Meadows Park Occupation Writer, columnist, humorist, screenwriter Period 1989–present Genre Humor, fiction Notable works I Love You, Beth Coo
#5 Dana Belben
Dana L. Belben (born May 12, 1986) is an American voice actress, animator, screenwriter, effects artist, and comedian American actress This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification , as it includes attribution to IMDb . ( September 2011 ) Dana Belben Born Dana L. Belb
Thor Freudenthal ( / ˈ t ɔːr / ; born 20 October 1972) is a German film director, screenwriter, animator and special effects artist best known for his work on Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters . German film director, screenwriter Thor Freudenthal Freudenthal in 2013 Born ( 1972
#7 Henry Fromanteel Lytton-Cobbold, 3rd Baron Cobbold
Henry Fromanteel Lytton-Cobbold, 3rd Baron Cobbold (born 12 May 1962) is a British screenwriter. He is the current occupant of Knebworth House in Hertfordshire, England . British screenwriter (born 1962) The Right Honourable The Lord Cobbold The Honourable Henry Lytton-Cobbold (2017) Born ( 1962-05-
#8 George Fitzmaurice (writer)
George Fitzmaurice (28 January 1877 – 12 May 1963) was an Irish dramatist and short story writer, some of whose plays were broadcast on Radio Éireann . George Fitzmaurice Fitzmaurice tombstone, Mount Jerome Cemetery Born 28 January 1877 Bedford House, Listowel , County Kerry , Ireland Died 12 May 19
#9 Simon Raven
Simon Arthur Noël Raven (28 December 1927 – 12 May 2001) was an English author, playwright, essayist, television writer, and screenwriter. He is known for his louche lifestyle as much as for his literary output. Simon Raven Born ( 1927-12-28 ) 28 December 1927 Died 12 May 2001 (2001-05-12) (aged 7
#10 Larry Rickles
Lawrence Rickles (May 12, 1970 – December 3, 2011) was an American screenwriter and film and television producer. He won an Emmy Award in 2008 for his work on Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project , a documentary about his father, actor and comedian Don Rickles . [1] [2] [3] American screenwriter and
John Schultz is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and former musician. [1] American filmmaker John Schultz Born ( 1963-05-12 ) May 12, 1963 (age 59) New York , United States Occupation Director, screenwriter, producer, former musician
#12 Tracey Jackson
Tracey Jackson (born May 12, 1958, in Los Angeles California) is an American author , blogger , screenwriter , film director and producer . American screenwriter This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these t
#13 Frank Spotnitz
Frank Charles Spotnitz is an American television screenwriter and executive producer, best known for his work on The X-Files and The Man in the High Castle . [1] Spotnitz is also the chief executive officer and founder of Big Light Productions, a London and Paris-based production company, which spec
#14 Samuil Lehtțir
Samuil Rivinovici Lehtțir , also rendered as Lehțir , Lehtțâr , Lekhtser , and Lehitser ( Russian : Самуил Ривинович Лехтцир or Лехтцер; October 25, 1901 – October 15, 1937), was Moldovan poet, critic, and literary theorist. Of Bessarabian Jewish origin, he rejected Romanian nationalism as a youth,
James Gray (born April 14, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter . Since his feature debut Little Odessa in 1994, he has made seven other features, five of which competed for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival . American filmmaker James Gray Gray at Berlinale 2017 Born ( 1969-0
James McCullough Sr. (May 12, 1928 – April 6, 2012) was an American film director and producer who wrote and directed several horror films in the 1980s. American film director Jim McCullough Sr. Born ( 1928-05-12 ) May 12, 1928 Mansfield, Louisiana , U.S. Died April 6, 2012 (2012-04-06) (aged 83)
#17 Lynn Nottage
Lynn Nottage (born November 2, 1964) is an American playwright whose work often focuses on the experience of working-class people, particularly working-class people who are Black . She has received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice: in 2009 for her play Ruined , and in 2017 for her play Sweat . She
Hadiya Davletshina ( Bashkir : Дәүләтшина Һәҙиә Лотфулла ҡыҙы , real name Hadiya Lutfulovna Davletshina,5 March 1905 – 5 December 1954), was a Bashkir poet, writer and playwright. [1] [2] Hadiya Davletshina Monument to Hadiya Davletshina on the territory of the Birsky branch of the Bashkir State Uni
Mathew Klickstein is an American screenwriter, journalist, author, arts therapist and playwright. American dramatist Mathew Klickstein Mathew Klickstein, photographed in 2018. Born California Occupation Screenwriter Journalist Author Therapist Playwright
Lakhyadhar Choudhury (1915–2000) was an actor, playwright, film-director, humanist, prose-writer, orator, cabinet-minister in the state of Assam , state legislator, teacher, 'freedom fighter', president of the Asam Sahitya Sabha and the Asom Natya Sanmelan. Programmer Lakshyadhar Choudhury Lakhyadha
Michael Gareth Justin Evans (12 May 1946 – 10 August 1980) was a British philosopher who made substantial contributions to logic , philosophy of language and philosophy of mind . He is best known for his posthumous work The Varieties of Reference (1982), edited by John McDowell . The book considers
Christian Ludolf Wienbarg (25 December 1802 – 2 January 1872) was a German journalist and literary critic, one of the founders of the Young Germany movement during the Vormärz period. German journalist and literary critic
Nancy Thorndike Greenspan is an American author specializing in biographies. [1] She is known for writing the biography of notable physicist Max Born , The End of the Certain World : The Life and Science of Max Born : The Nobel Physicist Who Ignited the Quantum Revolution. [2] This article may have
Raúl António Proença de Marcelino Mesquita (born May 12, 1949) is a Portuguese author. He graduated in with a degree in philosophy from the Lisbon Classical University . Portuguese author (born 1949) Raúl Mesquita Mesquita in Lisbon, 2008 Born Raúl António Proença de Marcelino Mesquita ( 1949-05-12
Robert Bernard Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) was an American songwriter, best known for his work in musical films with his brother, Richard M. Sherman . The Sherman brothers produced more motion picture song scores than any other songwriting team in film history. [1] Some of their so
Gennaro Maria Sarnelli (12 September 1702 – 30 June 1744) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Redemptorists . Sarnelli was one of Saint Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori's earliest companions and a prolific writer on a range of religious topics. He wanted to become a Jesui
Elena Ferrante ( Italian pronunciation: [ˌɛːlena ferˈrante] ) is a pseudonymous Italian novelist . Ferrante's books, originally published in Italian , have been translated into many languages. Her four-book series of Neapolitan Novels are her most widely known works. Pseudonymous Italian writer El
Douglas Morey Ford (1851 – 12 May 1916) was an English lawyer and novelist who is best known for his two late works of speculative fiction , A Time of Terror (1906) that dealt with anarchist attacks on the British government, and The Raid of Dover (1910) which imagined the rule of Britain by women a
Robert Emmet Sherwood (April 4, 1896 – November 14, 1955) was an American playwright and screenwriter. American writer Robert E. Sherwood Robert E. Sherwood in 1928 Born Robert Emmet Sherwood ( 1896-04-04 ) April 4, 1896 New Rochelle, New York , U.S. Died November 14, 1955 (1955-11-14) (aged 59) N
Irvine Butterfield (1936–2009) was an environmentalist, hillwalker and author of several books about mountains and the outdoor environment who took a significant role in the running of organisations with such interests in Scotland. He was a good organiser and volunteered large amounts of his time to
#11 Mitchell S. Buck
Mitchell Starrett Buck (February 10, 1887 – May 12, 1959) was an American poet, translator and classical scholar. His volumes of verse and prose poetry were deeply influenced by 1890s aestheticism as well as classical Greek and Roman Literature. His work Syrinx: Pastels of Hellas , which was publish
David Moses Hermalin (May 12, 1865 – June 19, 1921) was a Romanian-born Jewish American Yiddish writer, journalist, newspaper editor, and playwright. American novelist
Robert Perkins Post (September 8, 1910 – February 26, 1943) worked as a reporter for the New York Times during World War II . He was part of a group of eight reporters, known as the Legion of the Doomed or the Writing 69th , selected to fly bomber missions with United States Eighth Air Force . Ame
#14 John Oglander
Sir John Oglander (12 May 1585 – 28 November 1655) [1] was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1625 to 1629. He is now remembered as a diarist. English politician For the warden of New College, Oxford, see John Oglander (warden) . Sir John Oglander, after an unknown artist
#15 Betsy Lewin
Betsy Reilly Lewin (born May 12, 1937) is an American illustrator from Clearfield, Pennsylvania . She studied illustration at Pratt Institute . After graduation, she began designing greeting cards. She began writing and illustrating stories for children's magazines and eventually children's books. S
Lilian Carpenter Streeter (July 22, 1854 – March 29, 1935) was an American social reformer, organizational founder , clubwoman , and author. She founded the Concord Woman's Club , and the New Hampshire Federation of Woman's Clubs. Having lived in Concord, New Hampshire from 1877 till her death, she
#17 Sholem Aleichem
Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich , better known under his pen name Sholem Aleichem ( Yiddish and Hebrew : שלום עליכם , also spelled שאָלעם־אלייכעם in Soviet Yiddish , [ˈʃɔləm aˈlɛjxəm] ; Russian and Ukrainian : Шо́лом-Але́йхем ) ( March 2 [ O.S. February 18 ] 1859 – May 13, 1916), was a Yiddish au
William Forbes Gray FRSE (1874–1950) was a Scottish journalist and author. In authorship he is usually referred to as W. Forbes Gray . He wrote extensively on Sir Walter Scott . Scottish journalist and author
#19 Illtyd Trethowan
Illtyd Trethowan (12 May 1907 – 30 October 1993), born Kenneth Trethowan , was an English Benedictine Monk , Catholic Priest , Philosopher , Theologian , and Author. British priest (1907–1993) Illtyd Trethowan Dom Illtyd Trethowan, O.S.B. Born ( 1907-05-27 ) 27 May 1907 Salisbury Died 30 October 1
#20 Andrea Scrima
Andrea Scrima (born 1960 in New York City) is a novelist, essayist, and artist [1] living in Berlin, Germany. An extensive essay on her experiences as an American living more than half her life abroad appeared 3 July 2018 in The Millions . [2] In 2021, these observations were continued in the essay