Quote of the day
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Gay Talese
Born: February 7, 1932 (age 92)
Bio: Gay Talese is an American author. As a writer for The New York Times and Esquire magazine in the 1960s, Talese helped to define literary journalism. Talese's most famous articles are about Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra.
Known for:
- The Voyeur's Motel (2016)
- Thy Neighbor's Wife (1981)
- Honor Thy Father (1971)
- Frank Sinatra Has a Cold (2011)
- Unto the Sons (1992)
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