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| Edward Hopper's Nighthawks (detail) |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
L. Frank Baum (1856; died May 6, 1919) American children's author; the
Wizard of Oz series
Katherine Anne Porter (1890; died September 18, 1980) American short story writer and novelist known for novel
Ship of Fools; short story collection
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter, especially "Flowering Judas," "Theft," "Magic"
Mikhail Bulgakov (1891; died March 10, 1940) Russian writer and playwright;
The Master and Margarita
Died on this day:
Emily Dickinson (1886; born December 10, 1830) American poet; short pieces numbering close to 1800; "There is no frigate like a book"; "Because I could not stop for death"; "I taste a liquor never brewed"; "I'm Nobody! Who are you?"; "I like to see it lap the Miles"; etc.
Edward Hopper (1967; born July 22, 1882) American painter;
Nighthawks;
House by the Railroad;
Automat;
Chop Suey;
Office in a Small City
Carlos Fuentes (2012; born November 11, 1928) Mexican novelist and essayist;
Gringo Viejo (
The Old Gringo);
La Muerte de Artemio Cruz (
The Death of Artemio Cruz);
Terra Nostra
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