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 Plimpton
Born: March 18, 1927
Died: September 25, 2003 (aged 76)
Bio: George Ames Plimpton was an American journalist, writer, literary editor, actor and occasional amateur sportsman. He is widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review.
Known for:
- The bogey man (1968)
- Out of my league (1961)
- Mad ducks and bears (1973)
- The Best of Plimpton (1990)