Quote of the day
Nobody understood better than Mr. Lincoln the obvious truth that in politics it does not suffice merely to nominate candidates. Something must also be done to elect them.
John Collier
Born: May 3, 1901
Died: April 6, 1980 (aged 78)
Bio: John Henry Noyes Collier was a British-born author and screenplay writer best known for his short stories, many of which appeared in The New Yorker from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Known for:
- The African Queen (1951)
- Some Call It Loving (1973)
- Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
- Elephant Boy (1937)
- I Am a Camera (1955)