Auguste Clésinger (1814 - 1883)

Sculptor. His full name was Jean-Baptiste (Auguste) Clésinger, he studied under his father, the sculptor Georges-Philippe Clésinger.  Born in Besançon, in the Doubs department of France. Auguste first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1843 with a bust of vicomte Jules de Valdahon and last exhibited there in 1864. In 1847 at the Salon, he […]

Renée Faure (1918 - 2005)

Actress. She was born in Paris and died in Clamart (Hauts de Seine). She is best remembered for her film “La Chartreuse de Parme” (1948). She also appeared in “L’Assasinat du Père Nöel” (1941), “François Villon” (1945), “Adorables Créatures” (1952), “Le Judge et l’Assasin” (1976), “La Petite Voleuse” (1988), “Dédé” (1990), “À la Vitesse d’un […]

Stiles Oliver Clements (1883 - 1966)

Architect. Educated in architecture at the Drexel Institute of Technology, he went on to earn a master’s degree in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1911, he moved to Los Angeles, California and became a partner in the firm of Morgan, Walls, Morgan and Clements, Architects in 1923. He started his our firm architectural practice […]

Antoni Clavé (1913 - 2005)

Artist. He was born in Barcelona (Spain) and died in Saint Tropez (France). He was forced to exiled after Spanish Civil War, and he moved to France, where was one of the founders of Spanish École de Paris. His works was included in abstract and expressionist style. He was disciple of valencian painter José Mongrell. […]

Camille Claudel (1864 - 1943)

Camille Claudel The French sculptor Camille Claudel (1864-1943) was the muse, pupil, and lover of Auguste Rodin, as well as a major artist in her own right. She is perhaps better known for her tempestuous relationship with Rodin than for her moving works of art, many of which can be found at the Musee Rodin […]

Otto Classen (1868 - 1939)

Respected 20th century artist. Known for his desert landscapes and portraits. His crypt is located in a corridor at Hollywood Forever that had been closed to the general public for many years until reopening in 2004. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Spouse:  Elsie L. Classen (1873 – 1956)

Isak Gustaf Clason (1856 - 1930)

Architect.  Isak studied engineering and later architecture at the Institute of Technology in Stockholm, where he was a student of A. T. Gellerstedt, and later at the architectural school of the Academy of Arts. He received the royal medal in 1881 and studied abroad 1883-1886. Isak was elected member of the Academy of Arts in […]

Renée Maria Falconetti (1892 - 1946)

Actress. Although she spent most of her life as a stage comedienne actress Maria Falconetti would forever make her place in history for her one and only film role, that of the title role in Carl Dryer’s silent masterpiece “La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc” (The Passion of Joan of Arc). Her work in that film, […]

Bob Clampett (1913 - 1984)

Renowned American animator of the 1930s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. Well-known for his innovative and influencial drawing style and animation directing. Worked for Warner Bros. for many years until producing the popular “Beany and Cecil” series of cartoons for television. (bio by: A.J. Marik)  Family links:  Parents:  Ruth Clampett (1898 – 1961)

Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis (1875 - 1911)

Artist and Composer. A unique figure in the history of European arts, has left a profound imprint on Lithuanian culture. Over a short, decade-long career, he composed nearly four hundred musical compositions, including two large-scale symphonic poems, an overture, two piano sonatas, a string quartet, and a cantata for chorus and orchestra.  During those same […]

Marion Fairbanks (1900 - 1973)

Actress. She was one of “The Thanhouser Twins.” The twins began their career on the stage in such productions as “Alias Jimmy Valentine,” “Mother,” “Salomy Jane,” “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” and coutless others before they entered films. In 1927 Marion married former Yale football star McCormick Steele, but within a few years the […]

Frederic Edwin Church (1826 - 1900)

Artist. Specialized in, and is most famous for, painting realistic tropical landscapes. Some of his works are “Cotopaxi” (1854), “The Heart of the Andes” (1859), “Aurora Borealis” (1865) and “Aegean Sea” (1871). “Cotopaxi” presently hangs in the New York City Public Libraries Gallery, and “Aegean Sea” is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (bio by: […]

Chumy Chúmez (1927 - 2003)

Political humorist, cartoonist. He collaborated in several newspapers such as “Triunfo” and “Diario Madrid.” He also published in magazines such as “Hermano Lobo” and “La Codorniz.” His real name was José María González Castillo. (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

John Christopherson (1921 - 1996)

Artist. His early life was spent working at Shell-Mex house and County Hall, London, where decorated his office with prints by the artist Paul Nash. He started painting around 1950 while working at the Geological Museum, London. At this time he began to visit West-end galleries and met the sculptor Jacob Epstein. By 1959 he […]

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726 - 1801)

Painter. Largely self-taught, Daniel achieved his first popular success with the sentimental painting The Parting of Jean Calas from His Family (1767), which shows the influence of Greuze. He began engraving in 1758. The bulk of his work was in illustrating scientific books by Basedow, Buffon, Lavater, Pestalozzi and others. He also painted many portraits […]

Thomas Chippendale (1718 - 1779)

Cabinetmaker. Born in Otley, Yorkshire, England, the son of Thomas Chippendale I, a Worcester cabinetmaker and wood-carver of note. By 1727 the Chippendales had moved to London where they opened a furniture workshop. At the end of 1749 the younger Chippendale established himself in Conduit Street with partner, upholsterer James Rannie. The following year, he […]

Edoardo Chiossone (1833 - 1898)

Artist and engraver. Originally from Genoa, Italy, Chiossone traveled to Japan in 1875 and was one of several foreigners imported to share his knowledge of engraving and manufacturing techniques. The manufacturing system for stamps at the currency office was changed completely by the hiring of Chiossone and his colleagues. In the hand-engraved plate system that […]

Eduardo Chillida (1924 - 2002)

Acclaimed and international award-winning Spanish sculptor. His monumental public pieces in iron, steel, wood or alabaster, are famous around the world. Among them: “Torso,” “Metamorfosis,””Abesti Gogora,” “Euzkadi,” “Monumento a la Tolerancia,” “Elogio de la Luz,” “El Peine del Viento,” “Yunque de Sueños,” and “Monumento a Fleming.” (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)

Luigi Chialiva (1842 - 1914)

Artist. He was born in Caslano, Switzerland, he was the son of Abbondio Chialiva of Traversella, Italy and Luigia Tosi of Caslano. He was a pupil of Gottfried Semper at the Polytechnic Institute in Zurich and then studied under Mancini at the School of Art in Milan. In 1868 he won 1st Prize from the […]

Lemuel Chenoweth (1811 - 1887)

Architect, Politician. He was a local carpenter, legislator, and a holder of public office. However, his claim to fame was in his role as a self-educated architect. He would become West Virginia’s most famous builder and designer of covered bridges. Chenoweth lived in Randolph County his entire life. He built the Huttonsville Presbyterian Church as […]

William Merritt Chase (1849 - 1916)

Artist.  William showed artistic talent as a young boy. He begin formal training in art at the age of eighteen with a local portrait painter in Indianapolis. In 1869 William went to New York, where for two years he was a student at the National Academy of Design.  In Munich at the Royal Academy he […]

Frank Swift Chase (1886 - 1958)

Artist.  He is remembered as a Post-Impressionist landscape painter and a founder of the Woodstock Artists Association in Woodstock, New York, and the Sarasota School of Art.  He grew up in modest comfort in Bauxite, Arkansas, where he attended public schools and while possessing mathematical skills, he did not attend college but worked as an […]

Florence Eldridge (1901 - 1988)

A popular Broadway ingenue from age 17 onward, her credits included the original productions of “Six Cylinder Love” and “The Cat and the Canary.” She blossomed into a superb actress in the 1930s, winning several awards, including the New York Drama Critics prize for her performance in the 1956 Pulitzer Prize winner “Long Day’s Journey […]

Chargesheimer (1924 - 1972)

Photographer and Artist. He studied graphics and photography at the Cologne Institutes of Art after World War II. His first works were abstracts using light patterns recorded on photo paper and photo montages. He was best known for his lifelike and bold close up photos of German celebrities and politicians, in particular his 1957 portrait […]

Alonzo Chappel (1828 - 1887)

Artist. Son of William P and Maria (Howes) Chappel. His artistic talent was recognized very early  when at nine he entered a portrait into the American Institute Fair. By the time he was twelve, he was charging $25 for each portrait he painted. He also was strongly influenced by the history of the United States […]

Sally Eilers (1908 - 1978)

Sally Eilers Actress.  Dorothea Sally Eilers was born to Hilo Peter Eilers, Sr., an inventor, and his wife, Paula Schoenberger.   When she was a child, the family relocated to California, where she received her education along with studying dance and drama.  Like many of her classmates, she planned to be “discovered” by Hollywood upon […]

Sir William Chambers (1723 - 1796)

Surveyor-General to the King and architect of Somerset House, the Albany and the Kew Gardens Pagoda amongst other buildings. (bio by: David Conway) Cause of death: asthma

John James Chalon (1778 - 1854)

Artist. He went to England when quite young, and entered the Schools of the Academy in 1796. His first picture, ‘Banditti at their Repast,’ appeared in 1800, shortly followed by ‘A Landscape’ and ‘Fortune Telling.’ Chalon’s early practice was in oils, but in 1806 he began to exhibit at the gallery of the Water-colour Society, […]

Karin Eickelbaum (1937 - 2004)

Actress. A native of Germany, she is best known for her role as ‘Ingrid’ in the long-running German TV series “Tatort.” (bio by: Butterfly) Cause of death: Cancer

Alfred Edward Chalon (1780 - 1860)

Artist. Born in Geneva to French parents. His father became a professor at the Royal Military College in Sandhurst, and the family moved to England. He joined the Associated Artists in Water-Colours in 1797. In the Academy, he was elected an associat (ARA) in 1812, then academician (RA) in 1816. His work became highly fashionable. […]