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Birthdays occurring on August, 17
| 1911 |
Elinor Smith was born on August 17, 1911
American professional pilot b.1911It sometimes happens, even in the best of families, that a baby is born. This is not necessarily cause for alarm. The important thing is to keep your wits about you and borrow some money. More quotations from Elinor Smith |  |
| 1932 |
V. S. Naipaul was born on August 17, 1932
Trinidadian writer of Indian descent,Won the Nobel Literature Prize in 2001, 1932Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves.They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision. More quotations from V. S. Naipaul |  |
Deaths occurring on August, 17
| 1973 |
Conrad Aiken died on August 17, 1973
And the shadows of tree-trunks and shadows of leaves
Interlace with low voices and footsteps and sunlight
To divide us forever. More quotations from Conrad Aiken |  |
| 1987 |
Clarence Brown died on August 17, 1987
American , 1890-1987American , 1890-1987Many times I was never quite satisfied with the scene after two or three or four takes, and I would go ahead and take it anyway, ... But when that scene was shown on the screen . . . there was something behind the eyes that told the whole story. More quotations from Clarence Brown |
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