John Gielgud died today – 8 years ago

Actor (in “Sphinx” and 129 others) Arthur John Gielgud was born on April 14, 1904 in South Kensington, London, England. He said, “Before you can do something you must first be something." [Uh-huh.]... Mr. Gielgud died on May 21, 2000 in Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England.

Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank died today – 81 years ago

English writer and novelist Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank was born on January 17, 1886 in London, England. According to http://www.born-today.com, Mr. Firbank said, "The world is disgracefully managed, one hardly knows to whom to complain.” Well, I could provide a very, very long list, but it probably wouldn’t do any good... Mr. Firbank died on May 21, 1926 in Rome, Italy. I was in Rome on a Globus tour. Rome has a lot of old ruins... and probably some new ones, too.

P.S. U.S. social worker Jane Addams, born on September 6, 1860, died in 1935... U.S. philosopher and writer Eric Hoffer, born on July 25, 1902, died in 1983... English actor Sir John Gielgud, born on April 14, 1904, died in 2000... English novelist Dame Barbara Cartland, born on July 9, 1901, died in 2000.