No man or woman of the humblest sort can really be strong, gentle and good, without the world being better for it, without somebody being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness.
My parents were married 53 years, good and bad. Can I do that? Probably not. But I really hope I can.
Wally Amos, Businessman (1936) |
James M. Cain, Novelist (1892) |
Mary Calderone, Scientist (1904) |
Leslie Caron, Actress (1931) |
Missy Elliot, Musician (1971) |
Jamie Farr, Actor (1934) |
Joseph Hall, Clergyman (1574) |
Lawrence Halprin, Architect (1916) |
Debbie Harry, Musician (1945) |
Albert Bushnell Hart, Historian (1854) |
Peter Barnes, Playwright (2004) |
Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Writer (1961) |
Wolfman Jack, Entertainer (1995) |
Michael Landon, Actor (1991) |