Raymond Brownell (17 May 1894 – 12 April 1974) was a senior officer in theRoyal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and a World War Iflying ace. He enlisted in theAustralian Imperial Force at the outbreak of World War I and served in theGallipoli campaign before transferring to theWestern Front. Awarded theMilitary Medal for his actions during theBattle of Pozières, he transferred to theRoyal Flying Corps in 1917. Moving with his squadron to Italy, he was awarded theMilitary Cross and credited with shooting down 12 aircraft. After the war, Brownell returned to Australia and wasgroup captain at the outbreak of World War II. Establishing the RAAF base in Singapore, he returned to Australia in 1941 and was appointed to leadNo. 1 Training Group. He was Air Officer CommandingWestern Area for over two years, then led theNo. 11 Group onMorotai. Retiring from the RAAF in 1947, Brownell became a partner in a stockbroking firm. He died in 1974; his autobiography was published posthumously. (Full article...)
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Thefilmography of Tom Cruise, an American actor, comprises 53 films as of 2023. Cruise made his debut in the romantic dramaEndless Love (1981). His breakthrough role was in the coming-of-age comedyRisky Business (1983), for which he garnered his firstGolden Globe Award nomination. In 1986, Cruise played a fighter pilot inTony Scott'sTop Gun, which was the highest grossing film of that year; he returned to the role inTop Gun: Maverick (2022). He portrayed anti-war activistRon Kovic inBorn on the Fourth of the July (1989), for which he received his first Golden Globe Award. Three years later, he appeared withJack Nicholson in the legal dramaA Few Good Men (1992). In 1996, Cruise starred asEthan Hunt inMission: Impossible, the first film from his production companyCruise/Wagner Productions; he has appeared in six sequel films to date, most recentlyMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023). He earned his second and third Golden Globes for the title role inCameron Crowe'sJerry Maguire (1996) and thePaul Thomas Anderson–directed dramaMagnolia (1999). (Full list...)
 | The Red Cape, also known asMadame Monet orThe Red Kerchief, is anoil-on-canvas snowscape by the FrenchImpressionist artistClaude Monet. Painted around 1868 to 1873, it depicts Monet's wife,Camille, passing outside a window dressed in a red cape as seen from inside a house. Monet created the painting while living inArgenteuil and the solitary setting at his home there allowed him to paint in relative peace, as well as spend time with his family. It is Monet's only known snowscape painting featuring Camille.The Red Cape is now in the collection of theCleveland Museum of Art in Ohio, United States. Painting credit:Claude Monet Recently featured: |
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