Quote of the day
Probably the closest things to perfection are the huge absolutely empty holes that astronomers have recently discovered in space. If there's nothing there, how can anything go wrong?
Dion Boucicault
Born: December 26, 1820
Died: September 18, 1890 (aged 69)
Bio: Dionysius Lardner Boursiquot, commonly known as Dion Boucicault, was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas.
Known for:
- The Octoroon (1859)
- The Shaughraun
- The Colleen Bawn (1860)
- London Assurance (1841)







