The conventional wisdom is that authors get only one chance in this world. If your first novel doesn't sell, publishers and bookstores lose interest, and your career stalls, barring an act of God or Oprah.
~Jeff Giles
| Author | Birth-Death |
|---|---|
| Berenice Abbott | 1898-07-17 - 1991-12-09 |
| Lou Barlow | 1966-07-17 - ___ |
| Lou Boudreau | 1917-07-17 - 2001-08-10 |
| James Cagney | 1899-07-17 - 1986-03-30 |
| Diahann Carroll | 1935-07-17 - ___ |
| Tom Cullen | 1985-07-17 - ___ |
| Phyllis Diller | 1917-07-17 - 2012-08-20 |
| Anderson East | 1987-07-17 - ___ |
| Lionel Ferbos | 1911-07-17 - 2014-07-19 |
| David Hasselhoff | 1952-07-17 - ___ |
| Jeremih | 1987-07-17 - ___ |
| Art Linkletter | 1912-07-17 - 2010-05-26 |
| Beth Littleford | 1968-07-17 - ___ |
| Jimmy Scott | 1925-07-17 - 2014-06-12 |
| Phoebe Snow | 1950-07-17 - 2011-04-26 |
| Mattie Stepanek | 1990-07-17 - 2004-06-22 |
| J. Michael Straczynski | 1954-07-17 - ___ |
| Lucio Tan | 1934-07-17 - ___ |
| Katharine Towne | 1978-07-17 - ___ |
| Alex Winter | 1965-07-17 - ___ |
Today's Birthdays
1591 - Anne Hutchinson
1674 - Isaac Watts
1763 - John Jacob Astor
1888 - Shmuel Yosef Agnon
1889 - Erle Stanley Gardner
1894 - Warren Weaver
1898 - Berenice Abbott
1899 - James Cagney
1911 - Lionel Ferbos
1912 - Art Linkletter
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