My mother would never let me in the kitchen. I always wanted to cook, but I was never allowed to. Her view of the world was, 'Cooking is my job, and studying is your job.' I think, in retrospect, she didn't like the chaos. She was very orderly. It had to be her way.
When I was in my early 20s, my dream was to write mystery novels. I wanted to do what my favourite crime writer, Ross Macdonald, did - crank out a book a year. The only problem - and it was a considerable one - was that I stank.
| Gracie Allen, Comedian (1895) |
| Blake Edwards, Director (1922) |
| Elliott Erwitt, Photographer (1928) |
| Paul Gallico, Writer (1897) |
| Susan George, Activist (1950) |
| Dorothy Hamill, Athlete (1956) |
| Joseph Jackson, Businessman (1929) |
| Mick Jagger, Musician (1943) |
| George Gallup, Businessman (1984) |
| W. Averell Harriman, Politician (1986) |


