Quote of the day
A monarchy is the most expensive of all forms of government, the regal state requiring a costly parade, and he who depends on his own power to rule, must strengthen that power by bribing the active and enterprising whom he cannot intimidate.
Bert Kalmar
Born: February 10, 1884
Died: September 18, 1947 (aged 63)
Bio: Bert Kalmar was a Jewish American lyricist, who was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.
Known for:
- Duck Soup (1933)
- Animal Crackers (1930)
- Horse Feathers (1932)
- A Night at the Opera (1935)
- The Cuckoos (1930)








