Quote of the day
No man can tell what the future may bring forth, and small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.
Ernest J. Gaines
Born: January 15, 1933
Died: November 5, 2019 (aged 86)
Bio: Ernest James Gaines was an African-American author whose works have been taught in college classrooms and translated into many languages, including French, Spanish, German, Russian and Chinese. Four of his works have been made into television movies.
Known for:
- A Lesson Before Dying (1993)
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971)
- A Gathering of Old Men (1983)
- Catherine Carmier (1964)
- Of love and dust (1967)