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Vintage view of Taos Pueblo, the goal of the trek chronicled
by Lewis H. Garrard in Wah-to-yah and the Taos Trail |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Gustav Mahler (1860; died May 18, 1911) Austrian composer;
Das Lied von der Erde; nine complete symphonies
George Cukor (1899; died January 24, 1983) American filmmaker;
The Philadelphia Story;
Gaslight;
Adam's Rib;
A Star Is Born;
My Fair Lady (for which he won an Oscar)
Robert A. Heinlein (1907; died May 8, 1988) American author of science fiction;
Stranger in a Strange Land;
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress;
Starship Troopers;
Time Enough for Love
Died on this day:
Kanze Nobumitsu (1516; born Unknown Date, 1435) Japanese Noh playwright;
Ataka (
Safe Harbor?);
Momijigari (
Maple Viewing);
Dojoji (
Dojo Temple);
Funa Benkei (
Benkei in a Boat);
Rashomon (
The Demon of the Rasho Gate)
Richard Sheridan (1816; born October 30, 1751) Irish satirical playwright and poet;
The School for Scandal;
The Rivals;
The Duenna;
A Trip to Scarborough
Lewis H. Garrard (1887; born June 15, 1829) American adventurer who wrote
Wah-to-yah and the Taos Trail
Arthur Conan Doyle (1930; born May 22, 1859) Scottish writer; creator of Sherlock Holmes and Professor Challenger
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