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rilke 24-Aug-11, 02:00	Maria Montessori Next mystery person ? A) She was born in 1923.   She was a great dramatic soprano and master of Bel Canto. C) She had a strong relation with Aristotle Onassis. D) In Opera perhaps her greatest role was Norma ( Bellini ). E) She was born in Greece.
rilke 02-Oct-12, 11:06	Maria Callas Next mystery person A) American Writer,Poet,Philosopher.   He lived in the 19th century C)He was part of the Transcendentalism movement. D) He was friend of Emerson and live on his house during 1841-1844. E) Critics called him The Poet-Naturalist.
rilke 21-Feb-16, 19:10	Henry David Thoreau Next mystery person A) Founder of the French Impressionist painting   Born in 1840 C) At Giverny his painting of water lillies were one of his subject matters D) his painting "Impression, Sunrise" coined the term "Impressionism in 1872 E) Renoir,Sisley , Pisarro and him were part of the Impressionist Exhibition held in 1874.
stalhandske 21-Feb-16, 22:07	Claude Monet Next mystery person 1) died on 26th March 1827 2) composed only one violin concerto 3) initially called his 3rd symphony "Bonaparte" 4) relationship with the countess Josephine Brunsvik
rilke 22-Feb-16, 09:01	Beethoven Next mystery person A) English film director and producer   He was called the Master of Suspense C) Elements of suspense and psychological thrillers were part of his genre. D) Psycho is arguably his best known film.
stalhandske 22-Feb-16, 09:33	Alfred Hitchcock Next mystery person 1) died almost exactly 50 years ago 2) original career as army officer 3) Nobel laureate in literature 4) coined the term "iron curtain"
rilke 22-Feb-16, 12:34	Winston Churchill Next mystery person A) Spanish Painter, born in 1746.   A Court Painter for Charles lll C) Between 1792 and 1793 and became deaf. D) His Etchings are remarkable, including " Los Caprichos."
stalhandske 22-Feb-16, 21:47	Fransisco Goya Next mystery person 1) Born on December 8th 2) Composed 7 symphonies and one violin concerto 3) Wanted to become a celebrated violinist 4) Forerunner of the "completely bald" style
stalhandske 23-Feb-16, 21:25	if difficult, some additional help..... 5) valse triste is one of his most famous compositions
obsteve 24-Feb-16, 12:19	I love a bit of Sibelius. It's one of my faves   www.youtube.com
obsteve 24-Feb-16, 12:30	LOL! I even just spotted my commentary on the video 3 weeks ago   Mystery person coming up... He wrote the lines (about Helen Queen of Troy), "Was this the face that launched a thousand ships..?"
stalhandske 24-Feb-16, 22:51	Christopher Marlowe Since it was mentioned, I post "valse triste" by Sibelius here. Perhaps, it'll come close to your liking of the Finlandia hymn? youtu.be
obsteve 25-Feb-16, 01:06	It's a beauty x
stalhandske 25-Feb-16, 03:29	Next mystery person 1) died in 1960 2) one of the world's best tenors 3) sang the tenor part in Beethoven's Missa Solemnis in 1940 under Arturo Toscanini 4) recording here; quartet from 4'25'' onwards youtu.be
stalhandske 25-Feb-16, 22:52	help 5) Swedish tenor
obsteve 26-Feb-16, 00:57	I don't think I could name two tenors, never mind a Swedish one!
obsteve 26-Feb-16, 02:08	I know a Swedish tenor now... is it Jussi Bjorling?
stalhandske 26-Feb-16, 02:26	Correct! You can hear him here gameknot.com
obsteve 26-Feb-16, 10:51	That was where I heard him   Next person Early C20th American playwright, suffered from depression and alcoholism. Not renowned for his comedies, but "Ah, Wilderness!" was one of them Even that is a pretty bleak play Disowned his daughter Oona for marrying Charlie Chaplin (Oona was 18, Chaplin was 54) ... ask for more clues if you need them!
stalhandske 28-Feb-16, 05:40	Eugene O´Neill Next mystery person 1) American writer & film maker & political activist 2) received two Pulitzer Prizes 3) coined the term "factoid"
the-sigularity 28-Feb-16, 09:10	Norman Mailer Next mystery person Known by many as the "King of Rock and Roll" Born in Mississippi When he first was auditioned, he was told he could not sing Also known as (first name) the pelvis He sang a wide variety of songs besides rock and roll Died at an early age allegedly of an *OD"
kewois 12-Aug-16, 08:04	Elvis Presley Next Mystery Person: German statesman first post-war Chancellor of Germany (1949-1963) dubbed "Der Alte" ("the old man"), the oldest leader in a democracy in history was still Chancellor at age 87
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