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July 24：Alphonse Mucha, Gus Van Sant, Robert Graves, Alexandre Dumas

Robert von Ranke Graves, also known as Robert Ranke Graves and most commonly Robert Graves, was an English poet, novelist, critic and classicist. Wikipedia
Born: July 24, 1895, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Died: December 7, 1985, Deià, Spain
Spouse: Beryl Graves (m. 1950–1985), Nancy Nicholson (m. 1918–1949)
Children: Lucia Graves, Tomás Graves, Juan Graves, MORE
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There's no money in poetry, but then there's no poetry in money, either.
The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good.
If I were a girl, I'd despair. The supply of good women far exceeds that of the men who deserve them.
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Poet and novelist #RobertGraves was born #onthisday 1895. A major war poet, he developed a close friendship with #SiegfriedSassoon, saving Sassoon from court martial after he had publicly condemned the conduct of the war. Sassoon was sent to military hospital instead and there met #WilfredOwen.
After the war Graves and Sassoon both joined The London Library - Graves went on to write several further volumes of poetry, historical novels (including "I, Claudius") and his celebrated autobiography recording his wartime experiences - "Goodbye to All That".


---大仲馬
Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas, père, was a French writer. His works have been translated into nearly 100 languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors.Wikipedia
Born: July 24, 1802, Villers-Cotterêts, France
Died: December 5, 1870, Seine-Maritime, France
Movies: The Man in the Iron Mask, La Reine Margot, MORE
Parents: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Marie-Louise Élisabeth Labouret
Quotes
All human wisdom is summed up in two words; wait and hope.
It is neccessary to have wished for death in order to know how good it is to live.
All for one and one for all.


#OnThisDay in 1802 Alexandre Dumas was born in France. He was one of the most prolific writers of the 19th century. The two works he is most known for, The Count of Monte-Cristo and The Three Musketeers, were both published in 1844. He would go on to write many other novels and plays plus books on travel, stories for children, and his memoirs. He even wrote a Dictionary of Cuisine that was published posthumously. 

"All falsehood is a mask; and however well made the mask may be, with a little attention we may always succeed in distinguishing it from the true face." - From The Three Musketeers
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Alphonse Mucha
Painter
Alfons Maria Mucha, known as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist, known best for his distinct style. He produced many paintings, illustrations, advertisements, postcards, and designs. Wikipedia
Born: July 24, 1860, Ivančice, Czech Republic
Died: July 14, 1939, Prague, Czech Republic
On view: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Periods: Art Nouveau, Symbolism, Romanticism, Modern art, Modernism
Spouse: Maruška Chytilová (m. 1906–1939)
Place of burial: Vyšehrad cemetery, Prague, Czech Republic
Children: Jiří Mucha, Jaroslava Mucha

Czech artist Alphonse Mucha was born #onthisday in 1860. His colourful Art Nouveau works from around the turn of the 20th century could be seen on posters, advertisements and interior designs. This style is characterised by intricate patterns, floral motifs and flowing organic shapes. Mucha’s artwork often portrayed women, and expressed the variety of roles women took in ‘belle époque’ society. http://ow.ly/9Kyj30dKxh6

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Gus Green Van Sant, Jr.[1] (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician and author who has earned acclaim as both an independentand more mainstream filmmaker. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures, in particular homosexuality; as such, Van Sant is considered one of the most prominent auteurs of the New Queer Cinema movement.

 風格鮮明的大導演葛斯·范桑65歲快樂 🐘
「《迷幻公園》（Paranoid Park）是葛斯．范桑的經典作品之一，榮獲坎城影展六十週年紀念特別大獎。本片改編自布雷克尼爾森（Blake Nelson）的小說，故事背景發生在奧瑞岡波特蘭市，一個被稱作『迷幻公園』的滑板公園。某天晚上，在迷幻公園附近，有一名警衛被火車輾過，警方分不清是意外還是謀殺，便對出沒在迷幻公園附近的青少年們進行偵訊，主角艾力克斯也包含在內⋯
艾力克斯周旋於多線交錯的艱難處境之前，面臨親情的瀕臨潰堤、對於愛情的不願負責和面對自我的缺乏自信，只能用沉默和逃避回應著鋪天蓋地而來的複雜質問⋯也許在某個夜晚，你也會突然想起很久很久以前，有一個氣味相似的夜晚，連結著一個你永遠不願想起的秘密。或許在那樣的時刻，也唯有在那樣的時刻，你才能真正地設想艾力克斯的處境⋯」
──何冠廷〈虛無青春的真實難題：《迷幻公園》〉
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Director Gus Van Sant looks back at his best films

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