At the age of five, he and his mother, a head seamstress at Balenciaga, escaped the Spanish Civil War by fleeing to France. There, he assumed the name Paco Rabanne. By the early 1960s, after training as an architect, he applied his skills towards avant-garde accessory design, proposing unique creations for several haute couture houses.
He became notorious in the 1960s for creating bizarre yet influential garments made of unusual, nonwoven materials such as plastic and aluminum.
He left the fashion scene in 1999 to devote himself to other activities. His success was not only limited to clothing and costume design, in 1969 he had a smash hit with the metallic 'It' bag, a simple square envelope with a shoulder strap.
In 1999, he announced that at the age of seventeen he had visions of Parisians in flames throwing themselves into the Seine and that after studying other concordant prophecies, he came to the conclusion that the Mir space station was going to crash in France at the time of the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999.
White Heat
White Heat is a 1949 American crime thriller movie. It was directed by Raoul Walsh. The movie is based on the story of the same name by Virginia Kellogg. It stars James Cagey, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Steve Cochran, Margaret Wycherly, and Wally Cassell. It was distributed by Warner Bros. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1950.
Love (1927 movie)
Love is a 1927 American romantic drama movie. It was directed by Edmund Goulding. The movie is based on the script of "Anna Karenina" by Leo Tolstoy. Actors include Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, George Fawcett, Emily Fitzroy, and Jacques Tourneur. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Young Cassidy
Young Cassidy is a 1965 British Irish biographical drama movie. It was directed by Jack Cardiff and John Ford. The movie is based on the life of playwright Seán O'Casey. Actors include Rod Taylor, Maggie Smith, Julie Christie, Michael Redgrave, Edith Evans, and Siân Phillips. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Mariano Fortuny
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo, (11 May 1871 – 3 May 1949) was a Spanish fashion designer who opened his couture house in 1906 and continued until 1946.
Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo died in his Venetian palace in 1949 and was buried in the Verano Cemetery in Rome.
In 1897, he met Henriette Negrin in Paris, whom he married a few years later and whose role as a full-fledged collaborator was highlighted in an exhibition at the Musée du Palais Fortuny in Venice.
In 1907, Fortuny created her most spectacular dress: the "Delphos Dress" in pleated silk, made famous by the theatrical legends of the time, Isadora Duncan and Sarah Bernhardt. Designed in a revolutionary form, inspired by the clothes of ancient Greece, the long dress was both simple and wide, artistic and functional; the hems were adorned with colored Venetian glass beads, with a decorative but also functional function.
In 2012, the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York City mounted an exhibition of his work.
His clients include Élisabeth, Countess Greffulhe and her daughter Élaine Greffulhe, Eleonora Duse, Ellen Terry and Oona O'Neill.
In Paris, he owned from 1912 a shop 2 bis rue de Marignan, transferred in 1922 67 rue Pierre-Charron. In London, he opened a boutique in 1912 at 29 Maddox Street (en) and Bond Street.
The Jackals
The Jackals is a 1967 South African western movie. It was directed by Robert D. Webb. The movie is a remake of the 1948 movie "Yellow Sky". It stars Vincent Price, Bob Courtney, Patrick Mynhardt, Diana Ivarson, and Robert Gunner. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II (; 10 October 1830 – 9 April 1904), also known as the Queen of Sad Mischance and the Traditional Queen, was queen regnant of Spain from 1833 till 1868 till she was exiled and fled to France where she died. She would be suceeded by her son.
Though her name is often anglicised to "Isabella" this is incorrect. Isabel is recognised as the Spanish for "Elizabeth". And Isabella is a corruption of the name Isabel.
Wilhelm, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld
Wilhelm, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld (; born 14 August 1933) is the Landgrave "(His Highness)" and current head of one of the two remaining branches of the House of Hesse. He was born in Herleshausen, Hesse-Nassau, Germany. His father was Prince Wilhelm of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld.
Adolfo Nicolás
Adolfo Nicolás Pachón (29 April 1936 – 20 May 2020) was a Spanish priest of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the thirtieth Superior General of the Society of Jesus from 2008 to 2016. He was born in Villamuriel de Cerrato, Spain.
Nicolás Pachón died on 20 May 2020 at a hospital in Tokyo from a long-illness, aged 84.
Salah Stétié
Salah Stétié () (28 September 1929 – 19 May 2020) was a Lebanese writer, diplomat, translator and poet. He wrote in the French language. He also worked in many diplomatic positions for Lebanon in countries such as Morocco and France. Stetie chose to write in French because he believed that the Arabic language was outdated. He was born in Beirut.
Stétié died in Paris on 19 May 2020 at the age of 90.
Home (2015 movie)
Home is a 2015 computer animated movie from 20th Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation and was releasd on March 27, 2015 in the United States. It was released a week early in Austraila, Azerbaijan, Colombia, Spain, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Russia and Ukraine on March 19, 2015 and Estonia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Latvia and Norway on March 20, 2015.
After a hive-minded alien race called the Boov conquer the Earth, they relocate the planet's human population—all except for a little girl named Tip (Rihanna), who's managed to hide from the aliens. When Tip meets a fugitive Boov called Oh (Jim Parsons), there's mutual distrust. However, Oh is not like his comrades; he craves friendship and fun. As their distrust fades, the pair set out together to find Tip's mother, but, unbeknown to them, the Gorg—enemies of the Boov—are en route.
Bob Smith (New Hampshire politician)
Robert Clinton Smith (born March 30, 1941) is an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for New Hampshire's 1st congressional district from 1985 to 1990 and the state of New Hampshire in the United States Senate from 1990 to 2003.
Smith unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for President in 2000 election. He later ran as an Independent.
Smith ran for re-election in 2002 but lost the Republican primary to Congressman John E. Sununu, who won the general election.
After his defeat he moved to Florida and briefly ran for the Senate from there both in 2004 and 2010. However, he dropped out early due to poor polling numbers.
He later returned to New Hampshire, where he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2014 Senate election, but lost in the Republican primary by former U.S. Senator from Massachusetts Scott Brown.
In 2016, he worked for the presidential campaign of Ted Cruz.
Salisbury, North Carolina
Salisbury is a city in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. It has been the county seat of Rowan County since 1753. The population was 33,663 in the 2010 Census.
Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its county seat, Salisbury, is the oldest continuously populated town in western North Carolina. Rowan County is located northeast of Charlotte.
Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009 was a beauty pageant, the 56th Miss Universe. In it, outgoing Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela crowned eighteen-year-old Stefanía Fernández as Miss Universe 2009.
It was followed by the Miss Universe 2010 pageant, and preceded by the Miss Universe 2008 pageant.
Miss Universe 2009, occurred on August 23, 2008, in Nassau, Bahamas.