Born On This Day:
Orlando Bloom turns 36 today
A British actor. He had his break-through roles in 2001 as the elf-prince Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and in 2003 as blacksmith Will Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. He subsequently established himself as a lead in Elizabethtown and Kingdom of Heaven. He appeared in the ensemble films Troy, New York, I Love You and Main Street. |
In Memoriam:
James Joyce died 72 years ago today
An Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century. Joyce is best known for Ulysses (1922), a landmark work in which the episodes of Homer's Odyssey are paralleled in an array of contrasting literary styles, perhaps most prominently the stream of consciousness technique he perfected. |
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