Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
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)