Quote of the day
I don't say 'Tis impossible for an impudent man not to rise in the world, but a moderate merit with a large share of impudence is more probable to be advanced than the greatest qualifications without it.
John Masterman
Born: January 12, 1891
Died: June 6, 1977 (aged 86)
Bio: Sir John Cecil Masterman was a noted academic, sportsman and author. However, he was best known as chairman of the Twenty Committee, which during World War II ran the Double Cross System, the scheme that controlled double agents in Britain.
Known for:
- An Oxford tragedy (1933)
- The Case of the Four Friends (1957)
- Fate Cannot Harm Me (1935)