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.
Horace McCoy
Born: April 14, 1897
Died: December 15, 1955 (aged 58)
Bio: Horace McCoy was an American writer whose hardboiled novels took place during the Great Depression. His best-known novel is They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, which was made into a movie of the same name in 1969, fourteen years after McCoy's death.
Known for:
- They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1935)
- I Should Have Stayed at Home (1938)
- No Pockets in a Shroud (1937)
- Horace McCoy's Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye. (1948)