“I enjoyed doing the gag covers better than the story ones because they were usually simpler. A cover based on an incident in the plot took a great deal of staging to tell a little story that was still part of the book. And it had to make sense on its own.”
“Look at what President Kennedy managed to achieve during the Cuban missile crisis. If Bush had been president in 1962, do you think he would have avoided a nuclear war?”
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| Jackie Evancho, Musician (2000) |
| Sam Ewing, Athlete (1949) |
| Elle Fanning, Actress (1998) |
| Marc Jacobs, Designer (1963) |
| Mark Kelly, Musician (1961) |
| Frank King, Cartoonist (1883) |
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| Tom Lehrer, Musician (1928) |
| Francis Bacon, Philosopher (1626) |
| Wilhelm Canaris, Soldier (1945) |
| Stephen J. Field, Judge (1899) |