Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have very little reason to be interested in them.
The 'Robben Island Bible' has arrived at the British Museum. It's a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed to hide its contents. Within is the finest collection of words generated by human intelligence: the complete works of William Shakespeare.
| Renata Adler, Journalist (1938) |
| John Le Carre, Writer (1931) |
| Rodney Carrington, Comedian (1968) |
| Amy Carter, Celebrity (1967) |
| Sunny Deol, Actor (1956) |
| John Edward, Entertainer (1969) |
| Jon Favreau, Actor (1966) |
| Marsilio Ficino, Philosopher (1433) |
| Michael Gambon, Actor (1940) |
| Desmond Harrington, Actor (1976) |
| Alija Izetbegovic, Activist (2003) |
| Charles Lawrence, Politician (1760) |

