Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Trivia


Born on this day: John Le Carre (1931)
Place: Poole, Dorset, England
Quote: “Every writer knows he is spurious; every fiction writer would rather be credible than authentic.”
Bio Link: http://who2.com/johnlecarre.html

Died on this day: Jonathan Swift (1745)
Quote: “Books, the children of the brain.”
Bio Link: http://who2.com/jonathanswift.html

Monday, October 17, 2011

Trivia


Born on this day: Arthur Miller (1915)
Place: New York, New York
Quote: “A playwright lives in an occupied country. And if you can't live that way you don't stay.”
Bio Link: http://who2.com/arthurmiller.html

Died on this day: S.J. Perelman (1979)
Quote: “The fact is that all of us have only one personality, and we wring it out like a dishtowel. You are what you are.”
Bio Link: http://who2.com/sjperelman.html

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Trivia


Born on this day: Oscar Wilde (1854)
Place: Dublin, Ireland
Quote: “A poet can survive everything but a misprint.”
Bio Link: http://who2.com/oscarwilde.html

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Trivia


Born on this day: Virgil (70 B.C.)
Place: Near Mantua, Italy
Quote: “Your descendants shall gather your fruits.”
Bio Link: http://who2.com/virgil.html

Friday, October 14, 2011

Trivia


Born on this day: Hannah Arendt (1906)
Place: Hanover, Germany
Quote: “Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.”
Bio Link: http://who2.com/hannaharendt.html

Died on this day: Harold Robbins (1997)
Quote: “I won't leave any unfinished manuscripts.”
Bio Link: http://who2.com/haroldrobbins.html

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Trivia


Born on this day: Aleister Crowley (1875)
Place: Leamington Spa, England
Quote: “The ordinary man looking at a mountain is like an illiterate person confronted with a Greek manuscript.”
Bio Link: http://who2.com/aleistercrowley.html