Quote of the day
Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.
George Melly
Born: August 17, 1926
Died: July 5, 2007 (aged 80)
Bio: Alan George Heywood Melly was an English jazz and blues singer, critic, writer and lecturer. From 1965 to 1973 he was a film and television critic for The Observer and lectured on art history, with an emphasis on surrealism.
Known for:
- Revolt Into Style: The Pop Arts (1970)
- Don't Tell Sybil (1997)
- Scouse Mouse (1995)
- Hooked!: Fishing Memories (1999)