Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
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)