Quote of the day
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans serving on Iwo island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.
Oscar Micheaux
Born: January 2, 1884
Died: March 25, 1951 (aged 67)
Bio: Oscar Devereaux Micheaux was an African American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films.
Known for:
- Within Our Gates (1920)
- Body and Soul (1925)
- The Homesteader (1919)
- Murder in Harlem (1935)
- Lying Lips (1939)