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Danny Kaye as the daydreaming hero of the 1947 film based
on James Thurber's "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Ryokan Taigu (1758; died unknown date, 1831) Japanese monk and poet; numerous short poems
William H. Brewer (1828; died September 14, 1910) American botanist known for a travel account,
Up and Down California in 1860-64
Died on this day:
Will Levington Comfort (1932; born February 17, 1878) American adventure writer known for adventure for
Apache; three of his works were the basis of feature films.
George Bernard Shaw (1950; born July 26, 1856) Irish playwright and critic;
Arms and the Man;
Candida;
The Devil's Disciple;
Caesar and Cleopatra;
Man and Superman;
Major Barbara;
Androcles and the Lion;
Pygmalion;
Heartbreak House;
Back to Methuselah;
Saint Joan; Nobel Prize in Literature (1925); Academy Award
James Thurber (1961; born December 8, 1894) American cartoonist, author, journalist, and playwright; short stories "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"; "The Catbird Seat"; "The Unicorn in the Garden"; play
The Male Animal; autobiography
My Life and Hard Times; children's books
The White Deer;
The 13 Clocks;
The Wonderful O
Bonus Classic:
Li Bai (701-762) Chinese poet; around a thousand poems, many celebrating "the Good Life," including "Waking from Drunkenness on a Spring Day," "The Hard Road to Shu," and "Quiet Night Thought"; thirty-four of his poems are included in the 18th-century anthology
Three Hundred Tang Poems.
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