Quote of the day
A people's literature is the great textbook for real knowledge of them. The writings of the day show the quality of the people, as no historical reconstruction can.
Elmer Davis

Born: January 13, 1890
Died: May 18, 1958 (aged 68)
Bio: Elmer Davis was a news reporter, author, the Director of the United States Office of War Information during World War II and a Peabody Award recipient.
Known for:
- The Golden Twenties (1950)
- My American Wife (1936)
- Report from the Aleutians (1943)
- Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950 – 1952)