Quote of the day
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
Nicholas Monsarrat

Born: March 22, 1910
Died: August 8, 1979 (aged 69)
Known for:
- The Cruel Sea (1951)
- Master Mariner (1979)
- The kappillan of Malta (1973)
- Three corvettes (1945)
- The Tribe That Lost Its Head (1956)