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- Adrianne Allen was married to Raymond Massey from 1929 to 1939. The Masseys were great friends with William and Dorothy Whitney, who were divorced in the late 1930s. William was an international lawyer, and Adrianne went to him for the divorce. Shortly after the divorce of Adrianne and Raymond, William and Adrianne married, as did Raymond and Dorothy Whitney, and all lived happily ever after. Adrianne and Bill lived in London before and during WWII and Adrianne's children, Daniel Massey and Anna Massey, spent much of their time with the Whitneys. In the 1950s, Adrianne and Bill moved to Glion-sur-Montreux, Switzerland, where they lived out their days.
- British novelist A.J. Cronin was born in Dumbartonshire, Scotland, in 1896. In 1914 he entered Glasgow University to study medicine, but his studies were interrupted by World War I, in which he served in the British Navy as a surgeon sublieutenant. He received his M.B. and Ch.B. in 1919, and took a job as a ship's surgeon on a passenger liner. He afterwards took positions at several hospitals, and in 1921 he married and moved to south Wales to start a medical practice. He received his MD degree in 1925 from the University of Glasgow, and he moved to London to start a practice there.
In 1930 he began to have health problems, and while recuperating in the Scottish Highlands he wrote a story called "Hatter's Castle", which was published in 1931. It was a best-seller, was translated into five languages and later became a film (A.J. Cronin's Hatter's Castle (1942)). The book's success convinced Cronin to pursue writing full-time. Probably his most famous novel, "The Citadel", which was written in 1937, has been made into several theatrical films and a few television series. His other best-known work, "Keys of the Kingdom", was a story about a priest helping Chinese villagers survive under the brutal Japanese occupation of their country during World War II. It was also a best-seller and was made into a successful film starring Gregory Peck, The Keys of the Kingdom (1944). - Writer
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Rainer Maria Rilke was born in Prague on the 4th of December 1878 as the son of a military man working with railroads. After he visited a military Upper School he tried to avoid the army and did the preparations for the final exams and the final exams in private. He went to university to study literature and art. Rilke left Germany for a journey to Russia which had a big influenced on him. He settled down 1900 in Worpswede, a German village with artists only, most of them painters. He married one of them, Clara Westhoff, but the marriage was divorced in 1902. After journeys to Spain, North Africa, Egypt and France he finally found a man with money: After World War One he settled down in Switzerland in a castle owned by Werner Reinhart, but free to use for him. On the 29th of December 1926 he died in a sanatory in Valmont on Leucaemia. Rilke made some important contributions to the German literature. His work, including the novel "Malte Laurids Brigge" and many famous poems, are the standing examples of the literary "Jugendstil", an epoche in which the authors tried to reflect their inner views.- Actress
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Joan Sutherland was born on 7 November 1926 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She was an actress, known for Great Performances at the Met (1977), Spectre (2015) and Carlito's Way (1993). She was married to Richard Bonynge. She died on 10 October 2010 in Montreux, Switzerland.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Alexander Ramati was born on 20 December 1921 in Brzesc, Poleskie, Poland [now Brest, Belarus]. He was a writer and producer, known for Sands of Beersheba (1964), And the Violins Stopped Playing (1988) and Beyond the Mountains (1967). He was married to Didi Ramati. He died on 18 February 2006 in Montreux, Switzerland.- Music Artist
- Composer
- Actor
Lucio Dalla was born on 4 March 1943 in Bologna, Italy. He was a music artist and composer, known for Talcum Powder (1982), Beyond the Clouds (1995) and The Rogues (1987). He died on 1 March 2012 in Montreux, Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut, Vaud, Switzerland.- Writer
- Production Designer
Oskar Kokoschka was born on 1 March 1886 in Pöchlarn, Lower Austria, Austria. He was a writer and production designer, known for L'assassino speranza delle donne (1972), The Burning Bush (2013) and Rosmersholm (1961). He was married to Olda Palkovská. He died on 22 February 1980 in Montreux, Switzerland.- Maurice Hennequin was born on 10 December 1863 in Liege, Belgium. He was a writer, known for The Gay Deceiver (1926), Passionnément (1932) and A Kiss in a Taxi (1927). He was married to Mademoiselle Braem. He died on 3 September 1926 in Montreux, Switzerland.
- Gilbert Davis was born on 9 May 1899 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was an actor, known for The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932), Passport to Pimlico (1949) and The Amateur Gentleman (1936). He was married to Winifred Shotter. He died on 28 February 1983 in Montreux, Switzerland.
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Michel Corboz was born on 14 February 1934 in Marsens, canton of Friborg, Switzerland. He is known for The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), The Spanish Apartment (2002) and How Much Do You Love Me? (2005). He was married to Janine . He died on 2 September 2021 in Montreux, Switzerland.- Composer
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Hubert Giraud was born on 3 March 1920 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was a composer, known for Life of Pi (2012), An Education (2009) and Roma (2018). He was married to Sonia Koch and Annie Rouvre. He died on 16 January 2016 in Montreux, Switzerland.- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Composer
David Richards was born on 28 February 1956 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was a composer, known for When the Wind Blows (1986), Queen: I'm Going Slightly Mad (1991) and Queen: You Don't Fool Me (1996). He was married to Collette Nora McCready and Vivian Wong. He died on 20 December 2013 in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland.- Ivar Lissner was born on 23 April 1909 in Lievenhof, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Livani, Latvia]. He was a writer, known for Stückgut (1970). He was married to Ruth Niehaus. He died on 4 September 1967 in Chesières sur Ollon at Montreux, Switzerland.
- Douglas Jardine was born on 23 October 1900 in Malabar Hill, Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India [now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India]. He was married to Irene Margaret "Isla" Peat. He died on 18 June 1958 in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland.
- Percival Knight was born in 1875 in Scotland, UK. He was a writer, known for The Common Cause (1919). He died on 27 November 1923 in Montreux, Switzerland.
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- Director
- Writer
Günther Schwenn was born on 18 March 1903 in Berlin, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Suspiria (2018), Valkyrie (2008) and Heimweh nach dir (1952). He died on 4 January 1991 in Montreux, Switzerland.- James Maclelland was born on 22 October 1897 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Mikado (1926). He died on 24 July 1960 in Montreux, Switzerland.