langs: 8 мая [ru] / may 8 [en] / 8. mai [de] / 8 mai [fr] / 8 maggio [it] / 8 de mayo [es]
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#1 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
Roberta Wilson (1896-1977) was an American actress who appeared in several silent films. She had three sisters, and all the young women would eventually act in films. Roberta and her older sister Lois Wilson were born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , while her two youngest sisters were born in Chicago,
Fred Conyngham (June 8, 1901 – May 8, 1974) was an actor, and native of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . Australian actor This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( July 2010 ) Fred Conyngham Born Fred Conyngham ( 1901-06-08 ) 8 June 1901 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Austin Robert Butler (born August 17, 1991) is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles as James "Wilke" Wilkerson in the television series Switched at Birth , [1] Jordan Gallagher on Ruby & the Rockits , Sebastian Kydd in The Carrie Diaries , Tex Watson in Once Upon a Time in Hollywo
Elliot Villar (born June 6, 1980) is an American theater and screen actor. He made his Broadway debut in 2011 as part of the original cast of War Horse . [1] He is perhaps best known for his role as Fernando Vera in the USA Network show Mr. Robot . American theater and screen actor (born 1980) Ellio
#6 Awesome Kong
Kia Stevens (born September 4, 1977) [ citation needed ] is an American actress and retired professional wrestler . She is best known for her time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA)/Impact Wrestling under the ring name Awesome Kong . She also worked with Ring of Honor (ROH), Shimmer Women Ath
#7 Polaire
Émilie Marie Bouchaud [1] (14 May 1874 – 14 October 1939), better known by her stage name Polaire , was a French singer and actress. She was known for her wasp waist which, achieved through corsetry, reportedly measured less than 16 inches (41 cm), although pictures of her show distinct signs of r
Brian Thomas Littrell (born February 20, 1975) [1] is an American singer and a member of the Backstreet Boys . He is also a contemporary Christian music artist, and released the solo album Welcome Home in 2006. He is the father of country singer Baylee Littrell . [2] American singer, member of the B
#9 Richard Derr
Richard Derr (June 15, 1917 [ citation needed ] – May 8, 1992) was an American actor who worked on stage, screen, and television, performing in both starring and supporting roles. [1] American actor Richard Derr Born ( 1917-06-15 ) June 15, 1917 Norristown, Pennsylvania , U.S. Died May 8, 1992 (1992
#10 Zeki Alasya
Zeki Alasya (18 April 1943 – 8 May 2015) was a Turkish actor and film director. Alasya was of Turkish Cypriot descent and was related to Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha . [1] [2] [3] Turkish actor and film director Zeki Alasya Born ( 1943-04-18 ) 18 April 1943 Istanbul , Turkey Died 8 May 2015 (2015-05-
#11 Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber ( / b iː b ər / BEE -bər ; born March 1, 1994) [1] [2] is a Canadian singer. Bieber is widely recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music . [3] He was discovered by American record executive Scooter Braun and signed
#12 Lee Sang-yeob
Lee Sang-yeob (born May 8, 1983) is a South Korean actor. [2] He is best known for starring in the sitcom Living Among the Rich (2011–12), the melodrama The Innocent Man (2012), the period drama Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love (2013), and the fantasy drama While You Were Sleeping (2017). Lee was cast i
#13 Josh Young
Josh Young is an American actor best known for appearing on Broadway in the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas and Amazing Grace , originating the role of John Newton . American actor (born 1980) Josh Young Young at the 2012 Drama League Benefit Gala Born Joshua Paul Young ( 1980-05-10 ) May
#14 Bae Hae-sun
Bae Hae-sun is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as Hi Bye, Mama! , Hotel del Luna , All of Us Are Dead and Don't Dare to Dream . [2] South Korean actress In this Korean name , the family name is Bae . Bae Hae-sun Born Bae Hae-sun ( 1974-05-08 ) 8 May 1974 (age 48)
#15 Andrew Gower
Andrew Gower (born 8 November 1989) is an English actor. A staple in British television and theatre, he is best known for his recurring role as Cutler in Being Human and his turn as Prince Charles Stuart in Outlander . Gower won the Spotlight Prize for Best Actor in 2010. English actor For other use
#16 Ncuti Gatwa
Mizero Ncuti Gatwa [1] ( / ˈ ʃ uː t i ˈ ɡ æ t w ɑː / SHOO -tee GAT -wah ; [2] [3] born October 15, 1992) is a Rwandan-Scottish [4] actor. He rose to prominence as Eric Effiong on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–present), which earned him a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in T
#17 Ana Mulvoy-Ten
Ana Maria Mulvoy-Ten (born 8 May 1992 [1] [ better source needed ] ) is an English actress. [2] She is known for playing the character of Amber Millington on the British boarding school drama House of Anubis . [3] British actress Ana Mulvoy-Ten Mulvoy-Ten in 2015 Born Ana Maria Mulvoy-Ten ( 1992
#18 Aneurin Barnard
Aneurin Barnard ( / ə ˈ n aɪ r ɪ n / ; Welsh: [aˈnɛirɪn] ; born 8 May 1987) is a Welsh actor and musician. He is known for playing Davey in Hunky Dory , Claude in The Truth About Emanuel , Bobby Willis in Cilla , Tim in Thirteen , King Richard III in The White Queen , William in Dead in a Week (Or
#19 Matt Willis
Mathew James Willis (born 8 May 1983), also previously known as Mattie Jay , is an English musician, singer, songwriter, television personality and actor. He is known as co-founder, bassist and the co-vocalist of the pop rock band, Busted . Willis released his debut solo album Don't Let It Go to Was
#20 Kim Seon-ho
Kim Seon-ho ( Korean : 김선호 ; born May 8, 1986) is a South Korean actor. He began his career on stage and appeared in numerous plays before making his screen debut in 2017 with Good Manager . He rose to prominence with the television series Start-Up (2020) and gained more recognition for his main r
Debbie Downer is a fictional Saturday Night Live character who debuted in 2004, [1] and was created and portrayed by Rachel Dratch . [2] Fictional character Fictional character Debbie Downer Saturday Night Live character First appearance May 1, 2004 Last appearance March 7, 2020 Portrayed by Rachel
#2 Kim Burgess
Kimberly " Kim " Burgess is a fictional character from the American police procedural Chicago P.D. , played by Marina Squerciati . She made her first appearance in the pilot episode "Stepping Stone", which was broadcast on NBC on January 8, 2014. Burgess is a patrol officer of the Chicago Police Dep
John Keenan is a fictional character from the British police drama HolbyBlue , portrayed by actor Cal MacAninch . John is a detective inspector in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Holby South police station. MacAninch was involved in a long casting process for the role, but liked playi
Pestilence is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character has battled the Canadian super-team Alpha Flight . The character Pestilence is a literary version of the real life Captain Francis Crozier , R.N. , an Ulsterman who was second in comma
Iceman ( Robert Louis " Bobby " Drake ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men . Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby , the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (Sept. 1963). Iceman is a m
#6 Wario
Wario ( Japanese : ワリオ , Hepburn : Wario , pronounced [waꜜɾio] ; English: / ˈ w ɑːr i oʊ , ˈ w ær -, ˈ w ɒr -/ ) is a fictional character in Nintendo 's Mario series, designed as an arch-rival to Mario . He first appeared in the 1992 Game Boy game Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins as the main ant
Snowy ( French : Milou [milu] [1] ) is a fictional character in The Adventures of Tintin , the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé . Snowy is a white Wire Fox Terrier who is a companion to Tintin , the series' protagonist. Snowy debuted on 10 January 1929 in the first installment of Tintin in
Diane Lockhart is a character of CBS television series The Good Wife and is portrayed by Christine Baranski , who has received acclaim for her performance, [1] such as being nominated for six consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series . [2] The character r
#9 Morbius, the Living Vampire
Morbius, the Living Vampire , real name Dr. Michael Alexander Morbius, M.D. , [1] Ph.D. , [1] is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer Roy Thomas and originally designed by penciler Gil Kane , he debuted as a tragic, sympathetic villai
#10 Carol Hathaway
Carol Hathaway is a fictional character from the NBC medical drama series ER , portrayed by actress Julianna Margulies . She is the nurse manager in the ER. She regularly appeared throughout the series from the pilot episode to her penultimate episode of the show’s sixth season . She was mentioned t
#11 Labib (mascot)
Labib ( Arabic : لبيب ), was the official mascot of the environment in Tunisia from 1992 until 13 April 2012, when the Minister of the Environment , Mémia El Benna , announced the end of its use. [1] [2] [3] [4] Fictional character Labib Statue of Labib in El Mourouj in 2010 First appearance 1992
#12 Emily Litella
Emily Litella is a fictional character created and performed by comedian Gilda Radner in a series of appearances on Saturday Night Live . [1] Based on a person in her early life, Emily Litella was a popular character in Radner's comedy repertoire. Fictional character Emily Litella Saturday Night Liv
Morph is a British series of clay stop-motion comedy animations, named after the main character, who is a small plasticine man, who speaks an unintelligible language and lives on a tabletop, his bedroom being a small wooden box. This fictional character was initially seen interacting with Tony Hart
The Doctor is the title character in the long-running BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who . Since the show's inception in 1963, the character has been portrayed by thirteen lead actors. In the programme, "the Doctor" is the alias assumed by a millennia-old humanoid alien called a Tim
#15 Frank Pembleton
Francis Xavier "Frank" Pembleton is a fictional homicide detective on the television drama series Homicide: Life on the Street portrayed by Emmy Award winning actor Andre Braugher . [1] He is a primary character of the show through the first six seasons. Although the show featured an ensemble cast ,
Wolverine (birth name: James Howlett ; [1] alias : Logan and Weapon X ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , mostly in association with the X-Men . He is a mutant who possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, a powerful regenerat
Tintin ( / ˈ t ɪ n t ɪ n / ; [1] French: [tɛ̃tɛ̃] ) is the titular protagonist of The Adventures of Tintin , the comic series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé . The character was first created in 1929 and introduced in Le Petit Vingtième , a weekly youth supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième
#18 Spock
Spock is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. Originally played by Leonard Nimoy , Spock first appeared in the original Star Trek series serving aboard the starship USS Enterprise as science officer and first officer and later as commanding officer of two iterations of the vessel.
#19 Flip the Frog
Flip the Frog is an animated cartoon character created by American animator Ub Iwerks . He starred in a series of cartoons produced by Celebrity Pictures and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1930 to 1933. [1] The series had many recurring characters besides Flip; including Flip's dog, the mul
#20 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
#1 Paul May
Paul May (8 May 1909 – 25 February 1976) was a German film director and editor . He directed 40 films between 1935 and 1972. [1] German film director Not to be confused with Paul Maye . For the Luxembourgian footballer, see Paul May (footballer) . Paul May Born ( 1909-05-08 ) 8 May 1909 Munich , Ger
Victor Saville (25 September 1895 – 8 May 1979) was an English film director , producer , and screenwriter . He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954. He also produced 36 films between 1923 and 1962. English film director Victor Saville Victor Saville in 1936 Born ( 1895-09-25 ) 25 September 1895
Cristina Comencini ( Italian: [kriˈstiːna komenˈtʃiːni] ; born 8 May 1956) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and novelist. Cristina Comencini Born ( 1956-05-08 ) 8 May 1956 (age 66) Rome Occupation Film director, screenwriter, novelist Years active 1982 - present
Katsuhiro Otomo ( 大友 克洋 , Ōtomo Katsuhiro , born April 14, 1954) is a Japanese manga artist , screenwriter, animator and film director. He is best known as the creator of Akira , in terms of both the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation . He was decorated a Chevalier of t
Fatale Collective is a group of female horror directors that premiered their film anthology, Fatale Collective: Bleed , in 2019. The collective was founded by Lola Blanc , Megan Rosati, Francesca Maldonado, and Danin Jacquay. Natasha Halevi and Linda Chen are also founding directors. [1] Group of fe
Carlos Loiseau (November 9, 1948 – May 8, 2012) was a prolific Argentine cartoonist and humorist. He was popularly known in Argentina by his byline, Caloi . Carlos Loiseau ("Caloi") Caloi and Clemente Born November 9, 1948 Salta , Argentina Died May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08) (aged 63) Buenos Aires , Ar
#7 Naomi Klein
Naomi A. Klein (born May 8, 1970) is a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker known for her political analyses, support of ecofeminism , organized labour , left-wing politics and criticism of corporate globalization , [1] fascism , ecofascism [2] and capitalism . [3] As of 2021 she is Assoc
Peter Kosminsky (born 21 April 1956) is a British writer, director and producer. He has directed Hollywood movies such as White Oleander and television films like Warriors , The Government Inspector , The Promise , Wolf Hall and The State . British writer, director and producer (born 1956) Peter Kos
#9 Nell Dorr
Nell (Becker) Dorr (August 27, 1893 – November 15, 1988) was an American photographer. [1] American photographer Nell Dorr Born Virginia Nell Becker ( 1893-08-27 ) August 27, 1893 Cleveland, Ohio Died November 15, 1988 (1988-11-15) (aged 95) Litchfield, Connecticut Nationality American Occupation
#10 Michel Gondry
Michel Gondry ( French: [miʃɛl ɡɔ̃dʁi] ; born 8 May 1963) is a French filmmaker noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène . [1] Along with Charlie Kaufman , he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as one of the writers of the 2004 film Eternal
Hans Otto Löwenstein (1881–1931) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter of the silent era . [1] Austrian film director and screenwriter Hans Otto Löwenstein Born 11 October 1881 Oderfurt , Moravia , Austro-Hungarian Empire Died 8 May 1931 Vienna , Austria Other names Hans Otto Löwenstein O
#12 Abe Levitow
Abraham Levitow (July 2, 1922 – May 8, 1975) was an American animator who worked at Warner Bros. Cartoons , UPA and MGM Animation/Visual Arts . He is best known for his work under Chuck Jones ' direction. American animator Abe Levitow Born Abraham Levitow ( 1922-07-02 ) July 2, 1922 Los Angeles , Ca
#13 Chumy Chúmez
Jose María González Castrillo , more known as Chumy Chúmez , (May 8, 1927 - April 10, 2003) was a Spanish cartoon humorist, writer and film director. Born in San Sebastián , Guipúzcoa , received training as mercantile professor and later studied drawing and painting. Due to his passion for painting
Michael C. Chorlton (27 December 1913 – 25 October 1951) was an English film editor and occasional director. He was born in Disley , Cheshire . He particularly worked with Powell and Pressburger , including editing The Silver Fleet and the motorcycle sequences for A Matter of Life and Death British
#15 Mladen Juran
Mladen Juran (born 8 May 1942) is a Croatian film director, screenwriter and actor - the author of the first and rare films of independent Croatia in the official competition of world festivals "A" category and the nominations (The main prize in Latin America, The Melies d'Or Award - the Best Europe
#16 Robert Frank
Robert Frank (November 9, 1924 – September 9, 2019) was a Swiss photographer and documentary filmmaker , who became an American binational. His most notable work, the 1958 book titled The Americans , earned Frank comparisons to a modern-day de Tocqueville for his fresh and nuanced outsider's view of
#17 Ub Iwerks
Ubbe Ert Iwwerks (March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971), known as Ub Iwerks ( / ˈ ʌ b ˈ aɪ w ɜːr k s / UB EYE -wurks ), was an American animator , cartoonist , character designer , inventor , and special effects technician . Born in Kansas City, Missouri , Iwerks grew up with a contentious relationship w
#18 Shane Dawson
Shane Lee Yaw (born July 19, 1988), known professionally as Shane Dawson , is an American YouTuber . [5] He became one of the first people to rise to fame on the video-sharing platform YouTube . [6] American YouTuber For the baseball player, see Shane Dawson (baseball) . Shane Dawson Dawson in 2016
#19 Skip Battaglia
Carl F. "Skip" Battaglia (born April 3, 1948) has been an American experimental filmmaker and animator for 30+ years. [1] American animator and filmmaker Skip Battaglia Born Carl Battaglia ( 1948-04-03 ) April 3, 1948 (age 74) Rochester, New York , U.S. Nationality American Education B.A. , Boston
Julia Crawford Ivers (October 3, 1869 – May 8, 1930) was an American motion picture pioneer. [1] American film director Julia Crawford Ivers Born Julia Crawford ( 1869-10-03 ) October 3, 1869 Boonville, Missouri , United States Died May 8, 1930 (1930-05-08) (aged 60) Los Angeles , California , Uni
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
Fatman is a 2020 American black comedy action film written and directed by Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms and starring Mel Gibson , Walton Goggins and Marianne Jean-Baptiste . [4] David Gordon Green and Danny McBride serve as executive producers of the film. [5] The plot follows an unorthodox Santa Claus
Sex & Violence is a television series that first aired on 17 November 2013 on OUTtv in Canada . [1] The series stars Jennie Raymond as a lesbian police constable, Olympia Dukakis as a victim advocate, Jackie Torrens as a social worker and Kerry Fox and Johnny Terris as therapists. [2] The original s
Psych: The Movie is a 2017 American made-for-television comedy film based on the USA Network dramedy series Psych . The film follows the Psych characters three years later in San Francisco , since the series finale in 2014. The movie aired on December 7, 2017, on the USA Network. [1] James Roday , D
Desh Ki Beti Nandini [1] [2] is an Indian political drama show, which aired on Sony TV , and was produced by Rashmi Sharma and Pawan Kumar for Rashmi Sharma Telefilms. It replaced the show Chhanchhan . [3] [4] Desh Ki Beti Nandini Also known as Nandini Hindi : देश की बेटी नंदिनी Genre Political , Dr
#6 Morir de pie
Morir de pie (English: Die Standing ) is a 1957 Mexican film. It was written by Janet and Luis Alcoriza . 1957 Mexican film Morir de pie Directed by Rafael Baledón Written by Janet Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza Produced by Antonio del Castillo Starring Guillermo Cramer Manuel Dondé Chel López Cinematograph
Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 until 20 December 2006. It was created by Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus of Shed Productions , who initiated the idea of developing a series primarily focusing on the inmates and staff of the fictional women'
Das Boot is a German television series produced for Sky One [1] [2] and a sequel to Das Boot (1981). Like the film, the series is based on Lothar-Günther Buchheim 's 1973 book Das Boot , but with additions from Buchheim's 1995 sequel Die Festung . [3] [2] As the original film's plot ends in December
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
#10 Lego Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick
Lego Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick is a brickfilm ( Lego short film) loosely based on Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith . Revenge of the Brick premiered on Cartoon Network on May 8, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. EST . The movie can now be seen in QuickTime format on the Lego website or directly
#11 Udaari
Udaari (title from Punjabi : اڈاری ; lit: To fly ) is an Urdu and Punjabi language social Pakistani television series that was created and co-produced by Momina Duraid with Kashf Foundation for Hum TV . It focused on the social and economic marginalisation of citizens in Pakistani rural society alon
Follow Me My Queen ( Chinese : 女神跟我走 ) is a 2015 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Liu Xin. It was released on May 1, 2015 in China. [1] 2015 Chinese film Follow Me My Queen 女神跟我走 Directed by Liu Xin Release date May 1, 2015 ( 2015-05-01 ) Running time 95 minutes Country China Language
#13 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
In the Heat of the Night is an American police procedural crime drama television series loosely based on the 1967 film and 1965 novel of the same title. It starred Emmy winner Carroll O'Connor as police chief Bill Gillespie and Emmy and Oscar-nominated actor Howard Rollins as police detective Virgil
A Monster Calls is a 2016 dark fantasy drama film directed by J. A. Bayona and written by Patrick Ness , based on his 2011 novel of the same name , which in turn was based on an original idea by Siobhan Dowd . The film stars Sigourney Weaver , Felicity Jones , Toby Kebbell , Lewis MacDougall , and L
#15 Champagne Charlie (1936 film)
Champagne Charlie is a 1936 American drama film directed by James Tinling and starring Paul Cavanagh and Helen Wood. 1936 film by James Tinling Champagne Charlie Directed by James Tinling Written by Allen Rivkin Produced by Edward T. Lowe Jr. Starring Paul Cavanagh Helen Wood Thomas Beck Cinematogra
The End of Evangelion [lower-alpha 1] is a 1997 Japanese anime film written by Hideaki Anno , directed by Anno and Kazuya Tsurumaki , and animated by Gainax and Production I.G . It serves as a parallel ending to the television series Neon Genesis Evangelion , which aired from 1995–1996 and ended wit
Second to Last Love , or Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi ( 最後から二番目の恋 , My Second Last Love ) , is a Japanese television drama series, starring Kyōko Koizumi and Kiichi Nakai . [3] The series aired Thursdays at 22:00 - 22:54, on Fuji Television from January 12, to March 22, 2012. For the 2016 South Korean
#18 Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure
Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure is a 1998 made-for-TV adventure film directed by John Power and distributed by Walt Disney Television . The film is also known as Gold Rush! , and stars Alyssa Milano and Bruce Campbell as two people who join the dangerous gold rush in the wilderness of Alaska
#19 Selma (film)
Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb . It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches initiated and directed by James Bevel [5] [6] and led by Martin Luther King Jr. , Hosea Williams , and John Lewis . The film stars actors David
#20 Beyond Price
Beyond Price is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley and starring Pearl White , Vernon Steele and Ottola Nesmith . [1] 1921 film Beyond Price Directed by J. Searle Dawley Written by Paul Sloane Produced by William Fox Starring Pearl White Vernon Steele Ottola Nesmith Cinema
Valentin Ivanovich Yezhov ( Russian : Валентин Иванович Ежов ; 21 January 1921 Samara — 8 May 2004 Moscow ) was a Soviet and Russian screenwriter, playwright, writer and professor at VGIK . [1] [2] Valentin Yezhov Born Valentin Ivanovich Yezhov ( 1921-01-21 ) 21 January 1921 Samara , RSFSR , Soviet
#2 Sally Rooney
Sally Rooney (born 20 February 1991) is an Irish author and screenwriter. She has published three novels: Conversations with Friends (2017), Normal People (2018), and Beautiful World, Where Are You (2021). Normal People was adapted into a 2020 television series by Hulu , RTÉ , Screen Ireland and the
Luigi Malerba (11 November 1927 – 8 May 2008), born Luigi Bonardi , was an Italian author of short stories, historical novels, and screenplays. He has been part of the Neoavanguardia and co-founded Gruppo 63 , a literary movement inspired by Marxism and Structuralism . Some of his most famous novels
Robert Youngson (November 27, 1917 – April 8, 1974) was a film producer, director, and screenwriter, specializing in reviving antique silent films. [1] [2] American film producer Robert Youngson Born ( 1917-11-27 ) November 27, 1917 Brooklyn , New York, U.S. Died April 8, 1974 (1974-04-08) (aged 5
Terry Southern (May 1, 1924 – October 29, 1995) was an American novelist, essayist, screenwriter, and university lecturer, noted for his distinctive satirical style. Part of the Paris postwar literary movement in the 1950s and a companion to Beat writers in Greenwich Village , Southern was also at t
Richard William McBride (May 8, 1928 – August 28, 2012) was an American beat poet , playwright and novelist. He worked at City Lights Booksellers & Publishers from 1954 to 1969. American poet Dick McBride Born ( 1928-05-08 ) May 8, 1928 Washington, Indiana , United States Died August 28, 2012 (2012-
Bertie Brosnan is an Irish screenwriter, film producer, actor and screen director. This article is an orphan , as no other articles link to it . Please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the Find link tool for suggestions. ( June 2019 ) Bertie Brosnan Born ( 1985-05-08 ) May 8,
Sitanshu Yashaschandra Mehta (born 19 August1941), better known as Sitanshu Yashaschandra , is a Gujarati language poet, playwright, translator and academic from India. [1] Gujarati poet and writer Sitanshu Yashaschandra at Loktak Lake , December 2016 Born Sitanshu Yashaschandra Mehta ( 1941-08-19 )
#9 Nick Zedd
Nick Zedd (born James Harding) (May 8, 1958 – February 27, 2022) was an American filmmaker, author, and painter based in Mexico City . He coined the term Cinema of Transgression in 1985 to describe a loose-knit group of like-minded filmmakers and artists using shock value and black humor in their wo
#10 Theodore Ward
James Theodore Ward (September 15, 1902 – May 8, 1983) was a leftist political playwright and theatre educator during the first half of the 20th century and one of the earliest contributors to the Black Chicago Renaissance . Often referred to as the "dean of black dramatists," [1] Ward was well know
#11 Frances Guihan
Frances Guihan (September 22, 1890 – December 21, 1951) was an American screenwriter . [1] She worked on more than 40 films during her career, including a number of B westerns . American screenwriter Frances Guihan American screenwriter Frances Guihan (1890 – 1951), on page 4022 of the May 8, 1920 M
Geneva Robertson-Dworet (born May 8, 1985) is an American screenwriter. She rose to prominence after being hired in 2015 to rewrite the script for the 2018 Tomb Raider reboot , starring Alicia Vikander and directed by Roar Uthaug . [1] She co-wrote the screenplay for Marvel Studios ' Captain Marvel
#13 Van Robichaux
John Vance Robichaux, III (born May 8, 1984) is an American comedy writer and television producer. He was the co-writer of the film Fist Fight . [1] He was a writer and producer for the NBC primetime series Brooklyn Nine-Nine . [2] He is also involved in labor issues and was nominated for the Writer
#14 Baek Mi-kyung
Baek Mi-kyung (born 1971) is a South Korean television and film screenwriter . A star writer who has written many well-received dramas, such as Strong Girl Bong-soon (JTBC, 2017) and The Lady in Dignity (JTBC, 2017). The Lady in Dignity held the record of being JTBC 's highest-rated drama for one an
#15 CJ Wallis
CJ Wallis is a Canadian director from Vancouver , British Columbia who released five feature films, BB , Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much , The Fiddling Horse, Stu's Show]] and Mad Mac: The Memory Of Jim McMahon, as well as over 100 music videos and 200+ album covers for some of the big
#16 Peter Benchley
Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) was an American author, screenwriter, and ocean activist. He is known for his bestselling novel Jaws and co-wrote its film adaptation with Carl Gottlieb . Several more of his works were also adapted for both cinema and television, including T
#17 Nava Semel
Nava Semel ( Hebrew : נאוה סמל ; September 15, 1954 – December 2, 2017) was an Israeli author, playwright, screenwriter and translator. Her short story collection Kova Zekhukhit ( Hat of Glass ) was the first work of fiction published in Israel to address the topic of the "Second Generation"—childre
#18 Jacques Houssin
Jacques Houssin (19 Septembre 1902 – 8 May 1979) was a French film director and screenwriter. [1] French film director and screenwriter Jacques Houssin Born ( 1902-09-19 ) 19 September 1902 7th arrondissement of Paris , France Died 8 May 1979 (1979-05-08) (aged 76) Paris, France Nationality French
#19 Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle (born 8 May 1958) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. He is the author of eleven novels for adults, eight books for children, seven plays and screenplays, and dozens of short stories. Several of his books have been made into films, beginning with The Commitments in 1991. Do
#20 Russell T Davies
Stephen Russell Davies OBE HonFRSL (born 27 April 1963), better known as Russell T Davies , is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer whose works include Queer as Folk , The Second Coming , Casanova , the 2005 revival of the BBC One science fiction franchise Doctor Who , Cucumber , A Very Engl
Divya Prakash Dubey (born 8 May 1982) is an Indian Hindi author . [1] [2] [3] He has written six books: a couple of collection of stories in Hindi, Terms and Conditions Apply and Masala Chai , and four short novels which includes Musafir Cafe [4] [5] , October Junction , [6] Ibnebatuti [7] and Aako
#2 Abel Pintos
Abel Pintos (born in Bahía Blanca , on May 11, 1984), is an Argentine singer-songwriter. He started his solo career at the age of 13 with his album Para cantar he nacido (I Was Born To Sing), supported financially by León Gieco . [1] After the release of four studio albums, he started writing his ow
#3 Martin Kohli
Martin Kohli (born 8 May 1942 in Solothurn , Switzerland ) is a Sociologist who has been working at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence since 2004. Swiss sociologist This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification . ( December 2019 ) Martin Kohli
Isabelle Sandy (a pseudonym; 15 June 1884, Cos, Ariège – 8 May 1975) was a French poet, writer and radio presenter, best known for her regionalism . [1] She was awarded the Prix Montyon by the Académie française for Chantal Daunoy . [1] It has been noted that she was one of the few women writers in
Richard Anderson Falk (born November 13, 1930) [1] is an American professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University , [2] and Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor 's Chairman of the Board of Trustees. [3] In 2004, he was listed as the author or coauthor of 20 books and the editor or
Mongane Wally Serote (born 8 May 1944) [1] is a South African poet and writer. He became involved in political resistance to the apartheid government by joining the African National Congress (ANC) and in 1969 was arrested and detained for several months without trial. He subsequently spent years in
Herbert Gantschacher (born December 2, 1956, at Waiern in Feldkirchen in Kärnten , Carinthia , Austria) is an Austrian director and producer and writer. This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( June 2022 ) Herbert Gantschacher at the opening of Von der k.u
Massimo Taparelli, Marquess of Azeglio (24 October 1798 – 15 January 1866), commonly called Massimo d'Azeglio ( Italian: [ˈmassimo tapaˈrɛlli dadˈdzeʎʎo] ), was a Piedmontese -Italian statesman , novelist and painter. He was Prime Minister of Sardinia for almost three years, until his rival Camill
Milton Meltzer (May 8, 1915 – September 19, 2009) was an American historian and author best known for his nonfiction books on Jewish , African-American , and American history. Since the 1950s, he was a prolific author of history books in the children's literature and young adult literature genres, h
Synthia Saint James (born February 11, 1949) is an American visual artist, author, keynote speaker, and educator. She is best known for designing the original cover art of the hardcover edition of Terry McMillan 's book Waiting to Exhale . [1] She also designed the first Kwanzaa stamp for the United
#11 Elizabeth Robins
Elizabeth Robins (August 6, 1862 – May 8, 1952) was an actress, playwright , novelist , and suffragette . She also wrote as C. E. Raimond . American actor, producer, playwright, novelist and feminist (1862–1952) Not to be confused with the writer Elizabeth Robins Pennell (1855–1936). Elizabeth Robin
#12 Boris Johnson
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA ( / ˈ f ɛ f əl / ; [5] born 19 June 1964) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Aleksandr Konstantinovich Voronsky ( Russian : Алекса́ндр Константи́нович Воро́нский ) ( 8 September 1884 [ O.S. 27 August ] – 13 August 1937) was a prominent humanist Marxist literary critic, theorist and editor of the 1920s, disfavored and purged in 1937 for his work with the Left Opposition and L
Philipp Mainländer (5 October 1841 – 1 April 1876) was a German philosopher and poet . Born Philipp Batz , he later changed his name to "Mainländer" in homage to his hometown, Offenbach am Main . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( August 2022 ) German philosopher and poet (
#15 Wieland Förster
Wieland Förster (born 12 February 1930) is a German sculptor, artist and writer. [1] [2] A recurring theme of his work is victimhood, reflecting his own youthful experiences during the incineration of Dresden in February 1945 and of the Soviet justice system between 1946 and 1950. [3] German sculpto
#16 Chris Addison
Christopher David Addison (born 5 November 1971) [1] is a British [2] comedian, writer, actor, and director. He is perhaps best known for his role as a regular panellist on Mock the Week . He is also known for his lecture-style comedy shows, two of which he later adapted for BBC Radio 4 . British co
#17 Raymond Fraser
Raymond Fraser ONB (May 8, 1941 – October 22, 2018) was a Canadian biographer, editor, essayist, memoirist, novelist, poet and short story writer. Fraser published fourteen books of fiction, three of non-fiction, and eight poetry collections. Fraser's writings were praised by such literary figures a
#18 Emilia Bernal
Emilia Bernal Agüero ( Nuevitas , 8 May 1882 – 1964) was a Cuban poet, who also cultivated other genres such as essay, translation and the autobiographical novel. Along with several other middle-class, educated women writer contemporaries - Lydia Cabrera , Teresa Casuso Morín , Rita Geada , Ana Mari
Hindericus Scheepstra (17 March 1859 – 8 May 1913) was a Dutch writer best known for his children's book series Ot en Sien (1902). Dutch writer (1859–1913) This article does not cite any sources . ( February 2019 ) Hindericus Scheepstra Statue of Hindericus Scheepstra Born Hindericus Scheepstra ( 18
Ellen Oliver Van Fleet ( née , Oliver ; March 2, 1842 – May 8, 1893) was a 19th-century American poet and hymnwriter . "The Wanderer's Prayer" is one of her more notable hymns. [1] Under her maiden name , she published the hymns "Come, raise your flag, reformers", "The door of God's mercy is open",