Thursday, February 5, 2015

February 5

Born:



1914 - William S. Burroughs
American writer, one of the most prominent members of the Beat Generation.







1928 - Andrew Greeley
Irish-American catholic priest and writer.









1941 - Stephen J. Cannell
American television producer and author.








1947 - Bill Strauss
American author and historian, and founder and director of the Capitol Steps.








1956 - David Wiesner
American author and illustrator of children's books, and winner of the 1989 Caldecott Medal.



Died:
1881 - Thomas Carlyle
1972 - Marianne Moore
1993 - William Pène du Bois
2011 - Brian Jacques

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