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Sep. 15, Agatha Christie, Harry Dean Stanton

Sep. 15: Agatha Christie

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE was an English crime novelist, short story writer and playwright.Wikipedia
Born: September 15, 1890, Torquay, United Kingdom
Died: January 12, 1976, Winterbrook
Movies: Thirteen at Dinner, Murder, She Said, MORE
Plays: The Mousetrap, Spider's Web, The Hollow, MORE
Did you know: Agatha Christie is the best-selling fiction author of all time (estimated 4 billion copies of work sold).wikipedia.org

How Agatha Christie created the modern murder mystery. (From 2010)



Queen of Crime
Agatha Christie is not just a literary figure; she is a broad cultural phenomenon, like Barbie or the Beatles.
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Harry Dean Stanton was an American actor, musician, and singer. Stanton's career spanned over 60 years, during which he appeared in such films as Cool Hand Luke, Kelly's Heroes, Dillinger, The Godfather ... Wikipedia
Born: July 14, 1926, West Irvine, Kentucky, United States
Died: September 15, 2017, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 1.73 m
TV shows: Big Love, Mongo Wrestling Alliance, Dead Man's Walk, Hotel Room, Alice
Quotes

I just want to say, good night, sweet prince, may flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
You want people walking away from the conversation with some kernel of wisdom or some kind of impact.
You want people to feel something when you tell a story, whether they feel happy or whether they feel sad.

Harry Dean Stanton, Gaunt Star of ‘Alien,’ Dies at 91

By ANITA GATES
Mr. Stanton was in his 50s when he became an unlikely star, breaking out of the character actor ranks with roles in “Paris, Texas” and “Repo Man.

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