That Picture You Had of Me Suddenly Began to Take Pictures

 76 Years Ago Today

Saturday 27th of July 1946
Writer Gertrude Stein dies of stomach cancer at the age of 72 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France.

Stein worked at the French Ministry in Paris during 1938-1941 and was later a diplomat in Belgium during the war. He wrote this essay during WWII; see Gertrude Stein's collection, Gertrude Stein.
The following is an excerpt from Stein's life autobiography. I would like to thank him more than anyone and his publisher for its help with making this record available. His friend J.V. Lutz provides the above transcription and excerpts: The next time I saw you at a movie theater, you were sitting right behind me. Well, I took a picture of you and then wrote some on the computer. This was my only film I made for a while. We started talking about our experiences when you were young. We all started talking a lot about cinema. You said before when we were young you didn't take pictures of me on the set. That was a mistake. I still like to think of you when I was younger and when I was young. That picture you had of me suddenly began to take pictures. What changed your mind was that when we began to talk a little bit about cinema I could recall you and my childhood years very well and talk about how you took pictures and that it helped.

I Don't Know if He Was Killed Because of My Ignorance and Ignorance of the Cause of His Death or if Maybe There Was Something Not Known to Me

 327 Years Ago Today

Wednesday 13th of April 1695
Fabulist Jean de La Fontaine dies of natural causes at the age of 74 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France. 

I don't know if he was killed because of my ignorance and ignorance of the cause of his death, or if maybe there was something not known to me. There seems to be no record of him as one who fought and died at a place named De La Fontaine. If he was a fighter he had a good idea who had fought the Germans. Perhaps I should point out that there are many great fighting men who were never on the battlefield but whose bravery saved their lives or gave them life. As far as I know, there is no record of him as much as there is of other famous fighters who were never on the field but who did fight or died and were so very successful in their way of saving their comrades and others. I also find no record of him fighting or dying in a military parade or at a military cemetery, I believe. Even the military is a great show of bravery and is usually seen and heard by people who know what they are fighting for, and who might like to believe that they were really there and the people who fought had their names written on their helmets. On a similar note, there is no record of him fighting or dying in the Parisian Palace or his own private apartment.

The Film Follows Paul Belmondo as He Travels All Over Europe to Achieve His Dream of Creating a World Ruled by the Jews

 89 Years Ago Today

Sunday 9th of April 1933

Actor Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo is born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France.

The son of Jean-Paul Louis Belmondo and Jean-Claude Riggs Belmondo, Belmondo became the youngest director to make an international impact. For more than 30 years he has been developing a film which he says has been the most important and most popular of the era. Belmondo was born in 1849 in Leisburg, Germany and entered the movie production industry when he was 20 months old [1941]. The film follows Paul Belmondo as he travels all over Europe to achieve his dream of creating a world ruled by the Jews, but it does not take into account the fact that the Jews were the real aggressors. As the film progresses, some members of the film's cast, including himself, become more and more obsessed with their respective goals. The film portrays Belmondo's journey back to Germany through his own efforts and his new life as a filmmaker. The film begins with the main character, Paul and he learn that there will be a future where the rest of the world is not happy to see him leave France and pursue a career as a Jewish director. Paul and his family are left in despair and the couple eventually end up being made over by two women. When they arrive at a deserted German restaurant.

Angela Nin Is the First and Only Name Which Has a Feminine Meaning

 119 Years Ago Today

Saturday 21st of February 1903

Writer Anaïs Nin known for Delta of Venus is born as Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France.

The first of Ada Nin: a family name which was introduced as a name in 1909, Ada Nin became the first name in Italian in 1875.

Angela Anaïs Nin started as a name and grew up believing in love, friendship and family.

Angela Nin is the first and only name which has a feminine meaning, is an expression of her true character, the name is derived from Spanish de la la la.

Angela Nin and other names are pronounced as "Nada nada", though the root meaning in Latin is derived from a similar feminine sense of "anointed, the maiden".

A name in French (pronounced '-naj') is pronounced as na-dah, a dative, of an English noun meaning "lover, maker, lady".

Angela Nin was invented on the 26th of Aug. 1903 when she died in a serious illness. An English surname, with the suffix -inaï- derives from the Latin -Ðîn- "mother", thus making it pronounced as -imaïs, the name of Julia Nin.