Quote of the day
You must have no dependence on your own genius. If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.
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)