Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
George Antheil

Born: July 8, 1900
Died: February 12, 1959 (aged 58)
Bio: George Antheil was an American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor whose modernist musical compositions explored the modern sounds musical, industrial, mechanical of the early 20th century.
Known for:
- Ballet Mécanique (1924)
- The Pride and the Passion (1957)
- In a Lonely Place (1950)
- Dementia (1955)
- Knock on Any Door (1949)