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Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski in
Elia Kazan's 1951 film version of the Tennessee
Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire. |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Elia Kazan (1909; died September 28, 2003) Greek-American filmmaker and writer known for
A Streetcar Named Desire;
On the Waterfront; and
East of Eden
Died on this day:
John Greenleaf Whittier (1892; born December 17, 1807) American poet, known for
Barbara Frietchie and
Snow-Bound; anti-slavery writings
Isak Dinesen (1962; born April 17, 1885) Danish author known for
Out of Africa;
Seven Gothic Tales;
Babette's Feast
Bonus Classic:
The Egyptian Book of the Dead (c. 1550 BCE) ancient Egyptian funerary text containing magic spells to assist the dead on their journey through the underworld and into the afterlife
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