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).
Leo Marks
Born: September 24, 1920
Died: January 15, 2001 (aged 80)
Bio: Leopold Samuel "Leo" Marks was an English cryptographer during the Second World War. He headed the codes office supporting resistance agents in occupied Europe for the secret Special Operations Executive organisation.
Known for:
- The Life That I Have (1999)
- Between Silk and Cyanide (1998)
- PEEPING TOM