Quote of the day
A society that has made 'nostalgia' a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion that life in the past was in any important way better than life today.
Lewis Allan

Born: February 10, 1903
Died: October 29, 1986 (aged 83)
Bio: Abel Meeropol was an American writer, teacher and song-writer, whose works were published under his pseudonym, Lewis Allan. His best-known song is "Strange Fruit", especially as recorded by Billie Holiday.






