Sequoiadendron giganteum at New Forest, Hampshire, England, one of the tallest in the UK at 52.73 m (173.0 ft). Numerous giant sequoia were planted in Italy from 1860 through 1905. Several regions contain specimens that range from 40 to 48 metres (131 to 157 ft) in height.
Maria Schell. Maria Margarethe Anna Schell (15 January 1926 â 26 April 2005) was an Austrian-Swiss actress. She ranged among the stars of German cinema in the 1950s and '60s.
Maximilian Schell nicely recalls talented but tragic `Sister Maria'. July 09, 2004|By Michael Wilmington, Tribune movie critic. My Sister Maria is actor-director Maximilian Schell's loving tribute to his older sister, Maria Schell: the glories she once knew, the sad state into which she fell.