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Saturday, August 23, 2014

Born/Died Today with Quotes- Born Today.com

"Madam, Life's a piece in bloom
Death goes dogging everywhere:
She's the tenant of the room
He's the ruffian on the stair."

William Ernest Henley
(08/23/1849 – 07/11/1903)
English writer


"All modern men are descended from a worm-like creature, but it shows more on some people." Will Cuppy
(08/23/1884 – 09/19/1949)
US writer

Gene Kelly "When Ginger Rogers danced with Astaire, it was the only time in the movies when you looked at the man, not the woman." Gene Kelly
(08/23/1912 – 02/02/1996)
US dancer, actor, director, singer...

"If God had meant there to be more than two factors of production, He would have made it easier for us to draw three-dimensional diagrams." Robert Merton Solow
(08/23/1924 – )
US economist

Rudolph Valentino "A man should control his life. Mine is controlling me." Rudolph Valentino
(05/06/1895 – 08/23/1926)
Italian-American actor

Mark Russell "The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage." Mark Russell
(08/23/1932 – )
US satirist

Pete Wilson "They can kiss my rear end, if they can leap that high." Pete Wilson
(08/23/1933 – )
US Governor (CA)

Barbara Jean Moorehead "If gentlemen prefer blondes then I'm a blonde that prefers gentlemen." Barbara Eden
(08/23/1934 – )
US actor

Keith Moon "To get your playing more forceful, hit the drums harder." Keith Moon
(08/23/1946 – 09/07/1978)
English drummer (The Who)

Shelley Long "I'm not as klutzy as I used to be. I've had visual therapy and all kinds of things to help, but I still wrap my purse around chair legs when I stand up to leave. I do ridiculous things on-camera because I do them in my life all the time." Shelley Long
(08/23/1950 – )
US actor

Oscar Hammerstein II "If you really believe in the brotherhood of man, and you want to come into its fold, you've got to let everyone else in, too." Oscar Hammerstein II
(07/12/1895 – 08/23/1960)
US lyricist (also see Richard Rodgers)

River Jude Bottom "I'm having a kind of hard time keeping my head above water in this crazy business." River Phoenix
(08/23/1970 – 10/31/1993)
US actor (brother of Joaquin Phoenix)

Ronald David Laing "Few books today are forgiveable." R. D. Laing
(10/07/1927 – 08/23/1989)
English psychiatrist

Alfred Eisenstaedt "When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear." Alfred Eisenstaedt
(12/06/1898 – 08/23/1995)
German photographer

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