It’s so easy to laugh
It’s so easy to hate
It takes strength to be gentle and kind.
Images
Born in 1869 – Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor.
Above: Matisse a few months before his death.
Also: Paul Westerberg
Born in 1861 – James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, inventor of basketball.
Above: Naismith, and wife Maude.
Born in 1932 – Sylvia Plath, American poet.
“And by the way, everything in life is writeable if you have the outgoing guts to do it.”
Mabel Nadine, born in 2006.
Born in 1895: Buster Keaton, American actor, director, and producer.
Born in 1935 – Julie Andrews, English actress and singer.
Above: Andrews in The Sound of Music.
Born in 1912 – Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director and screenwriter.
Above: Still from Antonioni’s film, Blow Up.
Born in 1957 – Nick Cave, Australian poet, musician, author, and screenwriter.
Previously: Nick Cave