Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Stanley Holloway
Born: October 1, 1890
Died: January 30, 1982 (aged 91)
Bio: Stanley Augustus Holloway was an English stage and film actor, comedian, singer, poet and monologist. He was famous for his comic and character roles on stage and screen, especially that of Alfred P. Doolittle in My Fair Lady.
Known for:
- My Fair Lady (1964)
- The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
- Brief Encounter (1945)
- Passport to Pimlico (1949)
- The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)