Yes to the first three - thought birthplace was different

I guess he was born in Thal.

Why limited promotion possibilities though?

DT, you're quick!

Some say Thal some say Graz - perhaps his mother was travelling at the time and he was a very large baby.

Limited promotion possibilities - unlike Ronnie Arnie cannot become president because he was not born a US citizen

DT - your clue I believe

I'm really impressed that DT figured this out and that you came up with this clue, wombat. I didn't even know that Arnol as a place exists.

I have got to get some work done and don't have any clue in mind. 111op, I will leave the clue making in your capable hands.

Er....

Well, wombat, maybe you can entertain us again. :-)

Memories of a trip as a kid - have to sign off for now - Catch you guys later

Ok, I'll offer this one then.

Pianist with disability (if it's politically correct to say so) with a (most would agree) much more famous brother.

Give the last name = 12 letters (9th one is a "t" from "thal").

Wittgenstein? (Paul & Ludwig)

Yes!

So you get to make up the next clue.

BTW, 111op, did you enjoy Salome? The Fort Worth opera company will be performing Salome in the 2004-2005 season, and I wonder if it's worth going. I've seen Der Rosenkavalier at the Met(which I enjoyed) and Ariadne auf Naxos by the Philadelphia Opera Company (less than memorable).


Here's the next clue:

This famous British filmmaker apparently first met this future actress when he was injured during the war. He casted the actress in his movie 2 decades later in which the actress played the role of a blind woman.

Name:
Filmmaker (7,5, "n" is 5th letter of first name)
Actress (6,7, "n" is last letter of last name)
Movie (3 words: 4,5,4, "n" is 2nd letter of 2nd word)
With "n" from Wittgenstein.

Who's singing? I don't follow singers really, but obviously I try to hear the famous ones. Mattila sang in the Met performance, which was why I decided to go. I did enjoy it, though I'm not really an opera fan in general.

Operas are usually too long for me, but "Salome" has the advantage of being quite short (it's a single act performed without intermission, of course). Incidentally the only other Strauss opera I've heard is "Elektra." I'd say that they're both in a similar style. I forget the details and haven't checked the chronology of his operas, but Strauss came very close to breaking away from tonality also, and I believe that he retreated from his efforts after these two operas. So in other words, I could barely really pick out a melody (and I'm not a musician). I'd imagine that "Der Rosenkavalier" is quite different. Don't know enough about "Ariadne." There's definitely plenty of drama in "Salome" and "Elektra" for that matter, but if you're not used to "modern" music, you may find that it takes some adjusting to. I don't know enough about your musical tastes to know. But there's also the option of picking up a recording in advance.

I acknowledge Google:

Terence Young
Audrey Hepburn
Wait until Dark

Yup! You probably could have found the answer on imdb by searching "blind woman" under Plot.

I'm going to ponder about Salome. It's not on until Nov. I don't care as much about the cast; I'm just grateful that there are operas to be seen in the DFW metroplex.

I did try imdb -- but there a lot of plots with "blind." I tried the characters option too, but then I realized that this wouldn't give characters if they actually had a name.

Clue: Should be an easy one if you know your movies.

This popular fountain (5 letters) is featured pretty prominently along with a lead actress in this movie (3 words, 2, 5, 4, where the last word is - - - a).

Trevi?
La Dolca Vita?

Yep!

grandmere, you're up obviously.