Quote of the day
But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Herbert Asbury

Born: September 1, 1889
Died: February 24, 1963 (aged 73)
Known for:
- The Gangs of New York (1928)
- The Barbary Coast (1933)
- The French Quarter (1936)
- The gangs of Chicago
- Up from Methodism (1926)