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).
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)