Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Don Blanding
Born: November 7, 1894
Died: June 9, 1957 (aged 62)
Bio: Donald Benson Blanding was born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. He later grew up alongside Lucille "Billie" Cassin, later assisting her after she cut her foot on a broken milk bottle. Blanding would later make this incident the focus of a poem he wrote when the two met years later.
Known for:
- Vagabond's House (1928)
- Floridays (1941)
- Leaves from a Grass House (1923)
- Paradise Loot (1925)
- Hula moons (1930)