Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Gerald Durrell

Born: January 7, 1925
Died: January 30, 1995 (aged 70)
Bio: Gerald "Gerry" Malcolm Durrell was an English naturalist, zookeeper, conservationist, author, and television presenter.
Known for:
- My Family and Other Animals (1956)
- A Zoo in My Luggage (1960)
- Birds, Beasts, and Relatives (1969)
- The Corfu Trilogy
- The Garden of the Gods (1978)
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