The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is a 1918 American silent drama film starring Norma Talmadge and Thomas Meighan and directed by Sidney Franklin.
A copy of the film is in the Library of Congress and other film archives.
Larry Ching
Larry Ching (1921–2003), the "Chinese Frank Sinatra", was a performer at the Forbidden City nightclub in San Francisco, U.S.A. Nearly 40 years after the end of his career there, he recorded a hit record produced by Ben Fong-Torres.
Giovanna Casolla
Giovanna Casolla( born 15 January 1945, in Naples) is an Italian operatic soprano.
She studied at the Conservatorio di San Pietro a Majella of Naples, and made her debut at the Spoleto Festival in 1977.
She played the title role in Turandot at the Forbidden City in 1998.
Kuai Xiang
Kuai Xiang( 1398–1481) was a Chinese architect and engineer widely known as designer of the Forbidden City and originator of the Xiangshan Carpenters.
He was born in Xukou( Xiangshan), Wu County, Suzhou during the Ming Dynasty.
When the Yongle Emperor decided to transfer the capital from Nanjing to Beijing in 1407, Kuai Xiang was ordered to design and construct the Forbidden City for him.
Kuai Xiang was in his early thirties when the Emperor commissioned him to design the Forbidden City.
Kuai used the Imperial Palace in Nanjing as a model.
He included features of palaces built during the Tang and Song dynasties into his design.
He also drew from Confucian, Taoist, and traditional astronomical systems.
This took Kuai several years, and the first palace and walls of the City were completed only after 13 years.
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.
Sidney Franklin (director)
Sidney Arnold Franklin (March 21, 1893 – May 18, 1972) was an American film director and producer.
Franklin, like William C. deMille, specialized in adapting literary works or Broadway stage plays.
His brother Chester Franklin (1889–1954) also became a director during the silent film era best known for directing the early Technicolor film "The Toll of the Sea".
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Inside the Forbidden City
Inside The Forbidden City is a 1965 Hong Kong Huangmei opera musical film.
Depicted is the famous tale known as" Civet for Crown Prince" which allegedly took place in China's Song Dynasty.
Chen Baochen
Chen Baochen (1848–1935)
Chinese official, hailing from Fuzhou, Fujian province in southeast China.
During the last years of the Qing dynasty, he served as sub-chancellor in the Grand Secretariat and as vice president of the Ministry of Rites.
Following the collapse of the imperial order and the establishment of the Republic of China in 1912, he remained loyal to the Qing dynasty and served as tutor and adviser of the former emperor, Puyi, who was allowed to stay in the Forbidden City for more than thirteen years under the "Articles of Favorable Treatment."
In 1917, Chen supported the Manchu Restoration, the loyalist general Zhang Xun's abortive attempt to restore the Qing dynasty.
Chen Baochen continued to serve Puyi after he was finally expelled from the Forbidden City in 1924, but unlike his rival Zheng Xiaoxu, he refused to collaborate in the establishment of Manchukuo.
Victor Wong portrayed Chen in the 1987 feature film, "The Last Emperor".
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."

Question: What is the date of death of the director of film The Forbidden City?
Answer: May 18, 1972