Quote of the day
Ah! what avail the largest gifts of Heaven,
When drooping health and spirits go amiss?
How tasteless then whatever can be given!
Health is the vital principle of bliss,
And exercise, of health.
Irving Berlin

Born: May 11, 1888
Died: September 22, 1989 (aged 101)
Bio: Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history. His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United States at the age of five.
Known for:
- Holiday Inn (1942)
- This Is the Army (1943)
- On the Avenue (1937)
- Blue Skies (1946)
- Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
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