Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Don Marquis
Born: July 29, 1878
Died: December 29, 1937 (aged 59)
Bio: Donald Robert Perry Marquis was a humorist, journalist, and author. He was variously a novelist, poet, newspaper columnist, and playwright. He is remembered best for creating the characters "Archy" and "Mehitabel", supposed authors of humorous verse.
Known for:
- Archy and Mehitabel (1927)
- The Old Soak: And Hail and Farewell (1921)
- The Annotated Archy and Mehitabel
- The Best of Archy and Mehitabel
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