Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Frances Farmer

Born: September 19, 1913
Died: August 1, 1970 (aged 56)
Bio: Frances Elena Farmer was an American actress and television host. She is perhaps better known for sensationalized accounts of her life, especially her involuntary commitment to a mental hospital.
Known for:
- Come and Get It (1936)
- Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
- Rhythm on the Range (1936)
- The Toast of New York (1937)
- The Party Crashers (1958)