Quote of the day
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Barnaby Conrad
Born: March 27, 1922
Died: February 12, 2013 (aged 90)
Bio: Barnaby Conrad, Jr. was an American artist, author, nightclub proprietor, bullfighter and boxer.
Known for:
- Last boat to Cadiz (2003)
- Absinthe: History in a Bottle (1988)
- The Second Life of John Wilkes Booth (2010)
- The complete guide to writing fiction (1990)