Quote of the day
The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world.
Alistair MacLean
Born: April 21, 1922
Died: February 2, 1987 (aged 64)
Bio: Alistair Stuart MacLean was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. His works include The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra and Where Eagles Dare all three were made into popular films.
Known for:
- The Guns of Navarone (1957)
- Ice Station Zebra (1963)
- HMS Ulysses (1955)
- Bear Island (1971)
- Fear Is the Key (1961)