“One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.”
“But the development of human society does not go straight forward; and the epic process will therefore be a recurring process, the series a recurring series - though not in exact repetition.”
| Isabel Allende, Writer (1942) |
| Irving Babbitt, Critic (1865) |
| James A. Baldwin, Author (1924) |
| Jim Capaldi, Musician (1944) |
| Caleb Carr, Novelist (1955) |
| James Fallows, Journalist (1949) |
| Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Composer (1905) |
| Lance Ito, Judge (1950) |
| Victoria Jackson, Comedian (1959) |
| George Kimble, Historian (1908) |
| Enrico Caruso, Musician (1921) |
| Thomas Gainsborough, Artist (1788) |
| Warren G. Harding, President (1923) |
| John Keegan, Historian (2012) |
| Fritz Lang, Director (1976) |