 |
Mookie (Spike Lee) and Sal (Danny Aiello) in Lee's
1989 modern morality play Do the Right Thing |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Ovid (43 BCE; died Unknown Date, 17 CE) Roman poet known for
Metamorphoses; love poetry, especially
Amores (
Love Affairs) and
Ars Amatoria (
The Art of Love)
Anne Bradstreet (1612; died September 16, 1672) English-American poet known for
The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America
Henrik Ibsen (1828; died May 23, 1906) Norwegian playwright and poet;
Peer Gynt;
An Enemy of the People;
A Doll's House;
Hedda Gabler;
Ghosts;
The Wild Duck;
The Master Builder; with
Kielland,
Lie, and
Bjørnson, one of Norway's "Four Greats."
B. F. Skinner (1904; died August 18, 1990) American psychologist and author;
Walden Two;
Verbal Behavior
Lois Lowry (1937) American author of children's literature;
The Giver Quartet: (
The Giver;
Gathering Blue;
Messenger;
Son);
Number the Stars; series:
Anastasia;
Sam Krupnik;
Tate Family;
Gooney Bird
Spike Lee (1957) American filmmaker;
She's Gotta Have It;
Do the Right Thing;
Mo' Better Blues;
Jungle Fever;
Malcolm X;
Girl 6; Academy Honorary Award (2015)
Bonus Classic:
Magha (7th or 8th century) Indian poet who wrote
Shishupala Vadha (
The Slaying of Shishupala), one of the (five or six)
Mahakavya, in which a wicked king is beheaded by his cousin, the Lord Krishna
No comments:
Post a Comment