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Charlton Heston and Marina Berti in
William Wyler's 1959 film, Ben-Hur |
Here are today's milestones:
Born on this day:
Liu Bowen (1311; died May 16, 1375) Chinese poet and military strategist who wrote
Huo long jing (
The Fire Dragon Manual) with Jiao Yu; his
Shaobing Song (
Pancake Poem) may be spurious
George Sand (1804; died June 8, 1876) French novelist;
La Mare au Diable;
La Petite Fadette;
A Winter in Majorca;
Indiana;
Mauprat;
Consuelo
William Strunk, Jr. (1869; died September 26, 1946) American educator and original author of
The Elements of Style
James M. Cain (1892; died October 27, 1977) American author and journalist;
The Postman Always Rings Twice;
Mildred Pierce;
Double Indemnity
William Wyler (1902; died July 27, 1981) French-born American filmmaker;
Ben-Hur;
Roman Holiday;
The Best Years of Our Lives;
Mrs. Miniver
Died on this day:
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1896; born June 14, 1811) American writer and activist;
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Mikhail Bakunin (1876; born May 30, 1814) Russian anarchist;
God and the State;
Statism and Anarchy
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