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Showing posts with label 1889. Show all posts

William Feather (1889-1981)


William Feather (1889-1981)

William A. Feather (August 25, 1889 - January 7, 1981) was an American publisher and author, based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Born in Jamestown, New York, Feather relocated with his family to Cleveland in 1903. After earning a degree from Western Reserve University in 1910, he worked as a reporter for the Cleveland Press. In 1916, he established the William Feather Magazine.


Quotes·Quotations by William Feather

Advice

¶ Beware of those who won't be bothered with details.

Commitment

¶ Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Feather

Warner Baxter (1889-1951)


Warner Baxter (1889-1951)

Warner Leroy Baxter (March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American actor, known for his role as The Cisco Kid in In Old Arizona (1929), for which he won the second Academy Award for Best Actor in the 1928–1929 Academy Awards. Warner Baxter started his movie career in silent movies. Baxter's most notable silent films are probably The Great Gatsby (1926) and The Awful Truth (1925). Today The Great Gatsby is one of many lost films of the silent era. When talkies came out, Baxter became even more famous. Baxter's most notable talkies are In Old Arizona (1929) 42nd Street (1932), and the 1931 20 minute short film, The Slippery Pearls.


Quotes·Quotation by Warner Baxter

Warner Baxter as Julian Marsh from 42nd Street

¶ Sawyer, you're going out a youngster, but you've got to come back a star!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Baxter