Quote of the day
The sea speaks a language polite people never repeat.
It is a colossal scavenger slang and has no respect.
Is it a terrible thing to be lonely?
Brendan Gill
Born: October 4, 1914
Died: December 27, 1997 (aged 83)
Bio: Brendan Gill wrote for The New Yorker for more than 60 years. He also contributed film criticism for Film Comment and wrote a popular book about his time at the New Yorker magazine.
Known for:
- Here at The New Yorker (1975)
- Many Masks: A Life of Frank Lloyd Wright (1987)
- The portable Dorothy Parker (1944)
- Late Bloomers (1996)
- Lindbergh alone (1977)