Birthdays occurring on August, 2

1905

Myrna Loy was born on August 2, 1905 American actor born in Raidersburg, Montana, 1905-1993 Life, is not a having and a getting, but a being and a becoming. More quotations from Myrna Loy

Deaths occurring on August, 2

1945

Pietro Mascagni died on August 2, 1945 Italian operatic composer. 1863-1945 Modern music is as dangerous as cocaine More quotations from Pietro Mascagni

1955

Wallace Stevens died on August 2, 1955 American poet whose work explores the interaction of reality and what man can make of reality in his mind. 1879-1955 Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking. More quotations from Wallace Stevens

1972

Paul Goodman died on August 2, 1972 American poet, 1911-1972 To translate, one must have a style of his own, for otherwise the translation will have no rhythm or nuance, which come from the process of artistically thinking through and molding the sentences; they cannot be reconstituted by piecemeal imitation. The problem of translation is to retreat to a simpler tenor of one's own style and creatively adjust this to one's author. More quotations from Paul Goodman

1978

Totie Fields died on August 2, 1978 American actress, 1930-1978 I've been on a diet for two weeks and all I've lost is fourteen days. More quotations from Totie Fields