Quote of the day
Life — how curious is that habit that makes us think it is not here, but elsewhere.
J. R. Ackerley
Born: November 4, 1896
Died: June 4, 1967 (aged 70)
Bio: Joe Randolph "J. R." Ackerley was a British writer and editor. Starting with the BBC the year after its founding in 1927, he was promoted to literary editor of The Listener, its weekly magazine, where he served for more than two decades.
Known for:
- My Father and Myself
- Hindoo holiday (1932)
- My dog Tulip (1956)
- We think the world of you (1960)
- Mi padre y yo