Quote of the day
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Ed McBain
Born: October 15, 1926
Died: July 6, 2005 (aged 78)
Bio: Ed McBain is one of the pen names of an American author and screenwriter. Born Salvatore Albert Lombino, he legally adopted the name Evan Hunter in 1952.
Known for:
- Me and Hitch (1997)
- Cop Hater (1956)
- Rocket to Luna (1953)
- Nobody knew they were there (1971)
- King's Ransom (1959)