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).
Trevanian

Born: June 12, 1931
Died: December 14, 2005 (aged 74)
Bio: Rodney William Whitaker was an American film scholar and writer who wrote several successful novels under the pen name Trevanian.
Known for:
- Shibumi (1979)
- The Eiger Sanction (1972)
- The summer of Katya (1983)
- The Loo Sanction (1973)
- The crazyladies of Pearl Street (2005)