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I used to tell my writing students that they must write the books they wished they could come upon - because then the books they hungered and thirsted for would exist.
Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.
Robert T. Bakker, Scientist (1945) |
Joseph Barbera, Cartoonist (1911) |
Joel Barlow, Poet (1754) |
Thomas Dewey, Politician (1902) |
R. Lee Ermey, Soldier (1944) |
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Poet (1919) |
Dario Fo, Playwright (1926) |
Alyson Hannigan, Actress (1974) |
John Harrison, Inventor (1693) |
David Irving, Author (1938) |
Alexander Alekhine, Celebrity (1946) |
Walter Bagehot, Author (1877) |
John Harrison, Inventor (1776) |
Arne Jacobsen, Architect (1971) |