Artistic temperament sometimes seems a battleground, a dark angel of destruction and a bright angel of creativity wrestling.
And so it was interesting for me to find myself very enamored of a Republican president, but Ronald Reagan was someone I thought captured the spirit of America.
Aravind Adiga, Writer (1974) |
Johnny Carson, Comedian (1925) |
James Daly, Actor (1918) |
Robin Day, Journalist (1923) |
Cat Deeley, Celebrity (1976) |
Doug Flutie, Athlete (1962) |
Mike Harding, Musician (1944) |
Francis Jeffrey, Judge (1773) |
Paul Kagame, Statesman (1957) |
Philip Kaufman, Director (1936) |
Louis Althusser, Philosopher (1990) |
Maybelle Carter, Musician (1978) |
Sunil Gangopadhyay, Poet (2012) |
Theophile Gautier, Poet (1872) |
Joseph Lancaster, Educator (1838) |