Quote of the day
There is not only no free state which would now establish it, but there is no slave state, which, if it had had the free alternative as we now have, would have founded slavery.
Marriott Edgar

Born: 1880
Died: 1951 (aged 71)
Bio: Marriott Edgar, born George Marriott Edgar in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, was a poet, scriptwriter and comedian best known for writing many of the monologues performed by Stanley Holloway, particularly the 'Albert' series.
Known for:
- Oh, Mr Porter! (1937)
- The Ghost Train (1941)
- Ask a Policeman (1939)
- Windbag the Sailor (1937)
- Convict 99 (1938)