Thursday, May 15, 2014

   
[1856 - Lyman Frank Baum, newspaperman, author, born in Chittenango, New York]

          
[1890 - Katherine Anne Porter, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, born in Indian Creek, Texas]

   
[1902 - Clifton Fadiman, writer, critic, editor, moderator, born in Brooklyn]

   
[1905 - Joseph (Cheshire) Cotten, actor, born in Petersburg, Virginia]

   
[1909 - James (Neville) Mason, actor, born in Huddersfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England]

          
[1910 - Constance Cummings (Halverstadt), Tony Award-winning actress, born in Seattle]

   
[1914 - Walter Edward "Turk" Broda, NHL Hall of Fame Goalie, born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada]

          
[1918 - Eddy (Richard Edward) Arnold, Country Music Hall of Fame singer, songwriter, born near Henderson, Tennessee]

   
[1918 - Joseph Wiseman, actor, born in Montreal, Quebec]

          
[1923 - Richard Avedon, photographer, born in New York City]

[1936 - Paul Zindel, Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author, educator, born in Staten Island]

   
[1937 - In the 63rd running of the Preakness, Charley Kurtsinger aboard War Admiral wins in 1:58.4]

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I dont twitter.
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if im on th shitter.

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William's Whimsical Words:

nuf sed

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