Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."
Gosford Park
Gosford Park is a 2001 British-American satirical black comedy mystery film directed by Robert Altman and written by Julian Fellowes.
The film stars an ensemble cast, which includes Eileen Atkins, Bob Balaban, Alan Bates, Charles Dance, Stephen Fry, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant, Derek Jacobi, Kelly Macdonald, Helen Mirren, Jeremy Northam, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Emily Watson.
The story follows a party of wealthy Britons plus an American producer, and their servants, who gather for a shooting weekend at Gosford Park, an English country house.
A murder occurs after a dinner party, and the film goes on to present the subsequent investigation from the servants' and guests' perspectives.
Development on "Gosford Park" began in 1999, when Bob Balaban asked Altman if they could develop a film together.
Balaban suggested an Agatha Christie-style whodunit and introduced Altman to Julian Fellowes, with whom Balaban had been working on a different project.
The film went into production in March 2001, and began filming at Shepperton Studios with a production budget of $19.8 million. "
Gosford Park" premiered on 7 November 2001 at the London Film Festival.
It received a limited release across cinemas in the United States in December 2001, before being widely released in January 2002 by USA Films.
It was released in February 2002 in the United Kingdom.
The film was successful at the box office, grossing over $87 million in cinemas worldwide, making it Altman's second-most successful film after "MASH".
Widely acclaimed by critics, it received multiple awards and nominations, including seven Academy Awards nominations and nine British Academy Film Awards nominations.
The TV series "Downton Abbey" – written and created by Fellowes – was originally planned as a spin-off of "Gosford Park", but instead was developed as a standalone property inspired by the film, set decades earlier.
Gary Howard
Gary William Howard( born 16 June 1955) is a British musician and actor.
Formerly best known as a member of the a cappella group
The Flying Pickets, in more recent years he is known for his roles in the film" Gosford Park" and the television sitcom" Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps".
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Geraldine Somerville
Geraldine Margaret Agnew- Somerville( born 19 May 1967) is a British actress.
She is perhaps best known for her roles in the film" Gosford Park"( 2001) and the" Harry Potter" film series( 2001 – 2011).
Her other notable roles were in" My Week with Marilyn"( 2011) and" Grace of Monaco"( 2014).
In 1995, Somerville was nominated for a BAFTA Award for playing Jane Penhaligon in the television series" Cracker" from 1993 to 1995.
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
A five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, Altman was considered a "maverick" in making films with a highly naturalistic but stylized and satirical aesthetic, unlike most Hollywood films.
He is consistently ranked as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in American cinema.
His style of filmmaking covered many genres, but usually with a "subversive" twist which typically relied on satire and humor to express his personal views.
Altman developed a reputation for being "anti-Hollywood" and non-conformist in both his themes and directing style.
However, actors especially enjoyed working under his direction because he encouraged them to improvise, thereby inspiring their own creativity.
He preferred large ensemble casts for his films, and developed a multitrack recording technique which produced overlapping dialogue from multiple actors.
This produced a more natural, more dynamic, and more complex experience for the viewer.
He also used highly mobile camera work and zoom lenses to enhance the activity taking place on the screen.
Critic Pauline Kael, writing about his directing style, said that Altman could "make film fireworks out of next to nothing."
In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized Altman's body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.
He never won a competitive Oscar despite seven nominations.
His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971), and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for the United States National Film Registry.
Altman is one of the few filmmakers whose films have won the Golden Bear at Berlin, the Golden Lion at Venice, and the Golden Palm at Cannes.
Brian Saunders (weightlifter)
Brian Saunders( date of birth and death unknown) was a male weightlifter who competed for England.
Julian Fellowes
Julian Alexander Kitchener- Fellowes, Baron Fellowes of West Stafford( born 17 August 1949) is an English actor, novelist, film director and screenwriter, and a Conservative peer of the House of Lords.
He is primarily known as the author of several" Sunday Times" best- seller novels; for the screenplay for the film" Gosford Park", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2002; and as the creator, writer and executive producer of the multiple award- winning ITV series" Downton Abbey"( 2010 – 2015).
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Charlie Chan in London
Charlie Chan in London is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde.
The film stars Warner Oland as Charlie Chan.
This is the sixth film produced by Fox with Warner Oland as the detective, and the second not to be lost, after" The Black Camel"( 1931).
Robert Altman's film" Gosford Park", set in 1932, features a( fictional) character who produces the Chan films for Fox and claims to be in England doing research for" Charlie Chan in London".

Question: When was the director of film Gosford Park born?
Answer: February 20, 1925