Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
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)