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The modern Bridge over the River Kwai, whose
namesake was the centerpiece of David Lean's film |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Catherine of Siena (1347; died April 29, 1380) Italian philosopher, theologian, and saint;
The Dialogue of Divine Providence; letters
Shimazaki Toson (1872; died August 22, 1943) Japanese novelist;
The Broken Commandment;
The Family;
Before the Dawn
David Lean (1908; died April 16, 1991) English filmmaker;
The Bridge on the River Kwai;
Lawrence of Arabia;
Doctor Zhivago;
A Passage to India; two Academy Awards
Flannery O'Connor (1925; died August 3, 1964) American novelist and short story writer;
Wise Blood;
The Violent Bear It Away;
A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
Died on this day:
Frédéric Mistral (1914; born September 8, 1830) French writer and lexicographer of the Occitan language. Epic Prvencal poem
Mirèio (
Mireille). Nobel Prize in Literature (1904).
Claude Debussy (1918; born August 22, 1862) French composer;
Pelleas et Melisande;
La Mer;
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Edward Steichen (1973; born March 27, 1879) Luxembourgish-American photographer; credited with transforming photography into an art form; curator of
The Family of Man
Novalis (1801; born May 2, 1772) German poet, author, and philosopher;
Hymnen an die Nacht (
Hymns to the Night);
Die Lehrlinge zu Sais (
The Novices of Sais)
Beverly Cleary (2021; born April 12, 1916) American author of children's literature;
Henry Huggins series;
Ramona series;
The Mouse and the Motorcycle;
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Bonus Classic:
Kamo no Chomei (c. 1154-1216) Japanese poet and essayist;
Hojoki (
Record of the Ten-Foot Square Hut)
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