Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Jack Finney

Born: October 2, 1911
Died: November 14, 1995 (aged 84)
Bio: Jack Finney was an American author. His best-known works are science fiction and thrillers, including The Body Snatchers and Time and Again. The former was the basis for the 1956 movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers and its remakes.
Known for:
- Time and Again (1970)
- The Body Snatchers (1955)
- From Time to Time (1995)
- The Third Level (1957)
- Marion's Wall (1973)