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Pablo Picasso, one of the most recognized figures of 20th century art, who co-created such styles as Cubism and Surrealism, was also among most innovative, influential, and prolific artists of all time.
He was born Pablo Ruiz Picasso on October 6, 1881, in Malaga, Spain. He was the first child of Jose Ruiz y Blasco and Maria Picasso y Lopez. His father was an artist and professor of art at the School of Fine Arts, and also a curator of museum in Malaga, Spain. Picasso began studying art under his father's tutelage, continued at the Academy of Arts in Madrid for a year, and went on his ingenious explorations of the new horizons. He went to Paris in 1901 and found the environment conducive for his experiments with new art styles. Gertrude Stein, Guillaume Apollinaire, and André Breton were among his friends and collectors.
Constantly updating his style from the Blue Period, to the Rose Period, to the African-influenced Period, to Cubism, to Realism and Surrealism he was a pioneer with a hand in every art movement of the 20th century. He made some softer and neo-classic artworks during his cooperation with the Russian Ballet of Sergei Diaghilev in Paris. In 1917 Picasso joined the Russian Ballet on tour in Rome, Italy. There he fell in love with Olga Khokhlova, a classical ballerina from the Russian nobility (her father was a General to the Russian Tsar Nickolas II). Picasso painted Olga as a Spanish girl in his painting "Olga Khokhlova in Mantilla" to convince his parents for their blessing, and his idea worked. Picasso and Olga Khokhlova wed in Paris, in 1918, and had one son, Paolo. After their marriage, Olga's high society lifestyle clashed with Picasso's bohemian manners. They separated in 1935, but remained officially married until her death in 1954. Meanwhile, his most famous lovers, Marie Therese Walter and Dora Maar, were also his inspirational models for a series of experimental portraits.
Picasso was a pacifist. His outcry for peace was expressed in large-scale painting Guernica (1937), created after the German bombing of this Spanish city. This powerful composition, showing the brutal inhumanity of war, became his most famous work and turned him into a political celebrity. In 1940 Picasso applied for French citizenship, but was denied it, and remained Spanish. Protected by his fame, he was untouchable even to the Nazis in the occupied Paris. A skillful self-promoter, he used politics, eccentricity, and provocation as a selling tool. Sarcastic harlequin and dominating minotaur were his personal symbols, frequently used in his artworks. His life turned into a PR campaign, playing with scandals; viciousness to his own children, exaggerated virility and beastly treatment of his women. However, he was forgiven by the public. Even his membership in the Communist party and his controversial comments about Joseph Stalin, who awarded Picasso the Stalin Prize for Peace in 1950, were ignored by his admirers. His life-long extraordinary artistic dialogue with Henri Matisse took a form of a "visual conversation" and exchange of their paintings with mutual respect. After WWII he returned to "classical" style and created the "Dove of Peace".
An innovator and a multi-faceted personality, Picasso dominated the 20th century Western Art, spreading his influence beyond art into many aspects of culture and life. In his several film appearances Picasso always played himself. His lifestyle remained as bohemian and vivacious as it was in his youth. Picasso died in style while entertaining his guests at a dinner party, on April 8, 1973, in Mouglins, in southeastern France. Picasso's last words were "Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can't drink any more." He was interred at Castle Vauvenargues' park, in Vauvenargues, Bouches-du-Rhone, in the South of France.
Pablo Picasso's paintings rank among the most expensive artwork in the world, establishing a price record with $104 million sale of "Garçon a la pipe" in 2004. Picasso produced over 13 thousand paintings or designs, 100,000 prints and engravings, 34 thousand book illustrations and 300 sculptures, becoming the most prolific artist ever.- Actor
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When we hear songs like "Rambino" and " Ciao Ciao Bambino" the name of Georges Guétary cames to one's mind. But also as a producer of " Bless the bride", "Latin Quartier" in London and "Arms and the girl" on Broadway, he added light and charm to show business. The last show to celebrate 50 years of perfomances was staged at the Robino's in Paris. He returns to ashes in an orthodox church at Cannes where he was cremated.- Mac Ronay was born on 20 June 1913 in Longueville, Seine-et-Marne, France. He was an actor, known for Crooks in Clover (1963), The Assassin (1961) and The Wing or The Thigh? (1976). He died on 21 June 2004 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Yane Barry was born on 31 July 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. She was an actress, known for A Man and a Woman (1966), Le puits aux trois vérités (1961) and Le gigolo (1960). She died on 9 March 2010 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Suzy Vernon was born on 26 June 1901 in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France. She was an actress, known for Le masque d'Hollywood (1930), Napoleon (1927) and Mother (1925). She was married to Ralph de Leon and Iksander Salem. She died on 24 January 1997 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Jacqueline Roque was born on 24 February 1927 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Picasso (1969) and Pablo Picasso Painter (1981). She died on 15 October 1986 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Bernard Lancret was born on 4 September 1912 in Gonesse, Val-d'Oise, France. He was an actor, known for Et moi j'te dis qu'elle t'a fait d'l'oeil! (1950), Carnival in Flanders (1935) and Maman Colibri (1937). He died on 5 September 1983 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
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Ted Lapidus was born on 23 June 1929 in Paris, France. He was a costume designer and executive, known for Bob the Gambler (1956), Frou-Frou (1955) and Golden Rendezvous (1977). He was married to Véronique Zuber. He died on 29 December 2008 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Cinematographer
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Léonce-Henri Burel was born on 23 November 1892 in Indre, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Diary of a Country Priest (1951), A Man Escaped (1956) and Mother (1925). He died on 21 March 1977 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Cinematographer
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Quinto Albicocco was born on 24 May 1913 in Perinaldo, Liguria, Italy. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Je t'écris de Paris (1966), Pensione Edelweiss (1959) and The Wanderer (1967). He died on 31 January 1995 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Composer
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Henri Poussigue was born on 19 June 1896 in Montpellier, Hérault, France. He was a composer, known for Pas de femmes (1932), C'est la vie! (2017) and Angela's Ashes (1999). He died on 19 November 1993 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Roger Vergé was born on 7 April 1930 in Commentry, Allier, France. He was married to Denise. He died on 5 June 2015 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Sophie Sel was born on 1 March 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. She was an actress, known for The Tour of the Grand Dukes (1953), Father, Mother, the Maid and I (1954) and Fruits of Summer (1955). She died on 6 August 2003 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Alain Terrane was born on 17 July 1923 in Bandol, Var, France. He was an actor, known for The Adultress (1953), Les révoltés du Danaé (1952) and La patronne (1950). He died on 28 February 2000 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
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Claude Normand was born on 31 January 1921 in Paris, France. Claude was a composer, known for Cage of Gold (1950), Man Called Rocca (1961) and Superpacific (1951). Claude died on 8 October 2014 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Additional Crew
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Raymond Peynet was born on 16 November 1908 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Si tous les amoureux du monde... (1963), Il giro del mondo degli innamorati di Peynet (1974) and Paris mil neuf cent (1947). He died on 14 January 1999 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Writer
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Radu Florescu was born on 23 October 1925 in Bucharest, Romania. He was a writer and actor, known for Proud Heritage (1989), In Search of Dracula (1974) and The Defender (2004). He died on 18 May 2014 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Stéphan Reggiani was born on 14 November 1945 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He died on 29 July 1980 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- Paul Robert was born on 19 October 1910 in Orléansville (now Chlef), Algeria. He died on 11 August 1980 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
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Laurent Violet was born on 29 January 1965 in Chambéry, Savoie, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Poor Bastards (2019), Jamais 2 sans toi (1996) and Max et associés (1998). He died on 4 December 2015 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Actor
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Jacques Mareuil was born on 7 June 1917 in Brest, Finistère, France. He was an actor and writer, known for Bouquet de joie (1956), La bella Otero (1954) and Ces messieurs de la famille (1968). He was married to Madeleine Vernon and Lisette Jambel. He died on 22 February 2003 in Mougins, Alpes-Maritimes, France.