Wallis Simpson

Wallis Simpson

Nascimento : 1896-06-19, Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania, USA

Morte : 1986-04-24

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Wallis Simpson

Filmes

Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen
Self (archive footage)
Segue-se raros momentos privados da vida da rainha, incluindo seu noivado em Balmoral e cenas dos bastidores de sua primeira turnê no exterior com sua família.
Elizabeth II: Segredos da Monarquia Britânica
Self (archive footage)
Entrevistas exclusivas de dezenas de pessoas que conheceram pessoalmente a Rainha Elizabeth II contam a história de sua vida durante alguns dos acontecimentos mais importantes e difíceis da história da monarquia britânica.
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Herself
A deliciously scandalous portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling memoir chronicled his decades spent as sexual procurer to the stars.
Maria Callas - em suas próprias palavras
Herself (archive footage)
Maria Callas nasceu na cidade de Nova York em 1923, numa família de imigrantes gregos. Incentivada pela mãe a desenvolver dotes artísticos desde cedo, teve aulas de canto lírico com Elvira Hidalgo no Conservatório de Atenas e não tardou a ser reconhecida internacionalmente como a melhor cantora de ópera de todos os tempos. Através de entrevistas, imagens raras de arquivo, filmagens pessoais e cartas íntimas, a vida e a carreira da artista são reconstituídas.
JFK to 9/11: Everything is a Rich Man's Trick
Self (archive footage)
The real reasons and orchestrators behind Hitler, to an incredible theory of the JFK assassination, all the way to 9/11 and the current age of the terrorist. Taken from an historical perspective starting around World War 1 leading to present day.
Wallis Simpson, Loved and Lost
Herself
Edward & George: Two Brothers, One Throne
Herself (archive footage)
The complex relationship between royal brothers Edward VIII and George VI, who were both at the heart of the infamous abdication crisis of 1936, is the subject of this excellent documentary. From British Pathé TV's Royalty Collection.
Girl 27
Self (archive footage / uncredited)
The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other underage girls into attending a stag party, where she was raped.
The Champagne Safari
Self (archive footage)
The story of Charles E. Bedaux, Franco-American industrial efficiency expert, adventurer, and Nazi collaborator. In 1934, he bankrolled a 1,200-mile expedition across northern Canada, supported by an outrageously equipped entourage. Documentary about a wealthy adventurer whose Nazi ties eventually led to charges of treason.
Love in Exile
archive footage
Part of the ,,Forty minute" series of documentaries that have nothing in common besides from their lasting time. This 1984 documentary provides a fascinating account of the lives of the former King Edward VIII and the American divorcée for whom he gave up the British throne in 1936. The Duke died in 1972 but the Duchess lived on until 1986, two years after this programme was transmitted.
Nostradamus: O Homem que Viu o Amanhã
Self (archive footage)
Apresentado por Orson Welles, esse documentário utiliza várias dramatizações, imagens de arquivo, noticiários de TV, clipes e entrevistas para perguntar: Poderia um astrólogo e médico francês do século XVI, Nostradamus, realmente ter previsto eventos como, por exemplo, a queda do Rei Luis XVI, a ascensão de Napoleão e o assassinato do Presidente John F. Kennedy? E há profecias que ainda se realizarão?
A King's Story
Herself
A King's Story is a 1965 British documentary film directed by Harry Booth about the life of King Edward VIII, from his birth until abdication in 1936. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.