Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
W. S. Gilbert
Born: November 18, 1836
Died: May 29, 1911 (aged 74)
Bio: Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for the fourteen comic operas produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. The most famous of these include H.M.S.
Known for:
- The Mikado
- The Pirate Movie
- The Pirates of Penzance
- The Gentlemen of Titipu
- Gilbert and Sullivan: The Very Models
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