Quote of the day
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Charles Brackett

Born: November 26, 1892
Died: March 9, 1969 (aged 76)
Bio: Charles William Brackett was an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer, best known for his long collaboration with Billy Wilder.
Known for:
- Sunset Boulevard (1950)
- The Lost Weekend (1945)
- Ninotchka (1939)
- Ball of Fire (1941)
- A Foreign Affair (1948)