Sedley Andrus
Francis Sedley Andrus LVO( 26 February 1915 – 9 November 2009) was a long- serving English officer of arms who was Beaumont Herald of Arms Extraordinary.
As such, he was a Royal officer of arms, though not a member of the College of Arms in London.
Andrus was born in 1915, and was educated at Wellington College and St Peter's College, Oxford.
On the maternal side of his family, he was descended from Randle Smith of Oldhaugh, Cheshire, the father of William Smith who was created Rouge Dragon Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary on 23 October 1597.
The tradition of armorial interest continued with Andrus.
In July 1938, Andrus was interviewed by Alfred Trego Butler, who was Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary at the time.
Andrus had hoped to become part of Butler's staff at the College of Arms.
After working for Butler for a year, the outbreak of World War II caused a hiatus from Andrus's work at the College of Arms.
He was away until October 1946 and when he returned, Butler had become very ill.
In that year, Butler asked Anthony Wagner, who was serving as Richmond Herald of Arms in Ordinary, to take on both his clients and his young protégé.
Wagner employed Andrus until 1970, when he was appointed Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.
This appointment lasted until 1972, when he was promoted to the office of Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary.
On 1 March 1982, Andrus retired from the position of Lancaster to take on the office of Beaumont Herald Extraordinary.
Andrus died on 9 November 2009.
At the time of his death, he was one of only a few people remaining at the College of Arms who had any experience before World War II.
He was also one of the few remaining officers of arms who had been a part of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.
Peter Spurrier
Peter Brotherton Spurrier( 1942 – 2005) was an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
He was appointed Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1981 and York Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 1992.
He retired from the College of Arms in May 1993.
Isaac Heard
Sir Isaac Heard( 1730 – 29 April 1822) was a British officer of arms who served as appointed Garter Principal King of Arms, from 1784 until his death in 1822 the senior Officer of Arms of the College of Arms in London.
In this role, he oversaw several notable cases and also officiated at all the funerals of the Royal family.
A native of Devon, Heard had a brief career in the Navy, before switching careers at age 29, when he became the Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.
He would go on to hold the posts of Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary, Norroy King of Arms and Brunswick Herald.
Heard was knighted in the Order of the Garter in 1786.
Charles Athill
Charles Harold Athill, MVO, FSA( 1853 – 1922) was a long- serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.
He began his heraldic career by joining the College of Arms in 1882 as Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary.
The position lasted until 1889, when he was appointed Richmond Herald of Arms in Ordinary.
On 23 January 1919, Athill was made Norroy King of Arms to when Sir Henry Farnham Burke was promoted from that position to Garter Principal King of Arms.
Later that year, Athill was promoted to the office of Clarenceux King of Arms on the death Sir William Weldon.
Athill held this office until his own death in 1922.
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.
Peter Gwynn-Jones
Sir Peter Llewellyn Gwynn- Jones( 12 March 1940 – 21 August 2010) was a long- serving Officer of Arms at the College of Arms in London.
He was Garter Principal King of Arms, the senior English officer of arms, from 1995 to 2010.
Choice of Arms
Choice of Arms (French:
Le Choix des armes) is a 1981 French crime film directed by Alain Corneau.
The main roles are played by Yves Montand, Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu.
Although in structure a crime film, it is as much a character study of people under stress and an examination of aspects of French society.
Alain Corneau
Alain Corneau (7 August 1943 – 30 August 2010) was a French film director and writer.
Corneau was born in Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret.
Originally a musician, he worked with Costa-Gavras as an assistant, which was also his first opportunity to work with the actor Yves Montand, with whom he would collaborate three times later in his career, including "Police Python 357
" (1976) and
"La Menace" (1977).
He directed Gérard Depardieu in the screen adaptation of "Tous les matins du monde" in 1991.
Corneau died in Paris on 30 August 2010 from cancer, aged 67 and was interred at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
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."
Richard St George
Sir Richard St George( c.1550 – 1635) was a long- serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London during the seventeenth century.
The date of birth of Richard St George is unknown.
In 1575 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas St John of Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire.
He joined the College of Arms in 1602.
During this year, he was unsuccessful in his bid to be appointed Norroy King of Arms, but he later became Berwick Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary and then Windsor Herald of Arms in Ordinary.
In 1604, St George was finally able to secure an appointment as Norroy and was knighted in 1616.
In 1623, he attained the position of Clarenceux King of Arms, the second highest heraldic appointment in England.
He was active in all of the posts to which he was appointed until his death.
He carried out numerous visitations during his tenure and was a noted scholar and antiquarian.
Richard St George died in 1635 and is buried in St Andrew ’s, Holborn.
The family bore a coat of arms blazoned" Argent a Chief Azure overall a Lion rampant Gules crowned Or".

Question: What is the date of death of the director of film Choice Of Arms?
Answer: 30 August 2010