Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Bud Abbott

Born: October 2, 1897
Died: April 24, 1974 (aged 76)
Bio: William Alexander Abbott was an American actor, producer, and comedian. He is best remembered as the straight man of the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, with Lou Costello.
Known for:
- Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
- The Abbott and Costello Show (1952 – 1954)
- Buck Privates (1941)
- Hold That Ghost (1941)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)