Some composers, including Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Carl Nielsen, continued to write in the traditional four-movement form, while other composers took different approaches: Jean Sibelius' Symphony No. 7, his last, is in one movement, whereas Alan Hovhaness's Symphony No. 9, Saint Vartanâoriginally op. 80, changed to op. 180âcomposed in 1949â50, is in twenty-four.
Leni Riefenstahl. Helene Bertha Amalie Leni Riefenstahl (German: [ËÊiËfnÌ©ÊtaËl]; 22 August 1902 â 8 September 2003) was a German film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, photographer, actress and dancer. Born in 1902, Leni Riefenstahl grew up in Germany with her brother Heinz (1905â1944), who was killed on the Eastern Front in World War II.
Yul Brenner redirects here. For the Jamaican bobsledder, see Cool Runnings. Yul Brynner (born Yuliy Borisovich Briner, Russian: ÑÐ»Ð¸Ð¹ Ð±Ð¾ÑÐ¸ÑÐ¾Ð²Ð¸Ñ Ð±ÑÐ¸Ð½ÐµÑ; July 11, 1920 â October 10, 1985) was a Russian-born Swiss film and stage actor. Brynner was best known for his portrayal of King Mongkut of Siam in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I, for which he won two Tony Awards and an Academy Award for the film version.