Born in 1951 – Daniel Lanois, Canadian producer, musician, singer, songwriter.

Born in 1921 – Alexander Schmemann, American priest of the Orthodox Church.

“Every evil screams only one message: ‘I am good.’

Born in 1860 – Grandma Moses, American painter.

Above: “Halloween”

Born in 1960 –

Lafayette

“Fat” Lever, American basketball player.

Born in 1943 – Robert De Niro, American actor.

Above: De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s Raging Bull.

Born in 1945 – Steve Martin, American humorist and musician.

Read this: “Side Effects”.  

From The New Yorker, April 13, 1998.

In 1961, East Germany began construction of the Berlin Wall.

Previously: Alfred Hitchcock

Born in 1931 – William Goldman, American author, playwright, and screenwriter.

Robin Williams, American actor and comedian, died a year ago today.

Previously: Erwin Chargaff

Born in 1963 – Andrew Sullivan, English-American journalist and author.

Perviously: Toumani Diabate