Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Philippe Petit
Born: August 13, 1949 (age 74)
Bio: Philippe Petit is a French high-wire artist who gained fame for his high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the world trade Center in New York City, on the morning of August 7, 1974.
Known for:
- The Walk (2015)
- Man on Wire (2008)
- Mondo (1995)
- One Armed Man (2014)
- Niagara: Miracles, Myths and Magic (1986)