Quote Authors Born in 1885

A. J. Muste

American Activist

Jan 8, 1885 - Feb 11, 1967

Alban Berg

Austrian Composer

Feb 9, 1885 - Dec 24, 1935

Alice Paul

American Activist

Jan 11, 1885 - Jul 9, 1977

Allan Dwan

Canadian Director

Apr 3, 1885 - Dec 21, 1981

Andre Maurois

French Writer

Jul 26, 1885 - Oct 9, 1967

Anna Louise Strong

American Journalist

Nov 24, 1885 - Mar 29, 1970

Antonio Porchia

Italian Poet

Nov 13, 1885 - Nov 9, 1968

Bess Truman

American First Lady

Feb 13, 1885 - Oct 18, 1982

Carl Clinton Van Doren

American Critic

Sep 10, 1885 - Jul 18, 1950

Charles E. Merrill

American Businessman

Oct 19, 1885 - Oct 6, 1956

Chester W. Nimitz

American Soldier

Feb 24, 1885 - Feb 20, 1966

D. H. Lawrence

English Writer

Sep 11, 1885 - Mar 2, 1930

David Seabury

American Psychologist

1885 - Apr 1, 1960

Edith Evans

English Actress

Feb 8, 1885 - Oct 14, 1976

Edna Ferber

American Novelist

Aug 15, 1885 - Apr 16, 1968

Elinor Wylie

American Poet

Sep 7, 1885 - Dec 16, 1928

Erich von Stroheim

Austrian Actor

Sep 22, 1885 - May 12, 1957

Eugen Herrigel

German Philosopher

1885 - 1955

Ezra Pound

American Poet

Oct 30, 1885 - Nov 1, 1972

Fannie Hurst

American Writer

Oct 19, 1885 - Feb 23, 1968

Francois Mauriac

French Novelist

Oct 11, 1885 - Sep 1, 1970

Frank Knight

American Economist

Nov 7, 1885 - Apr 15, 1972

George Richards Minot

American Scientist

Dec 2, 1885 - Feb 25, 1950

George S. Patton

American Soldier

Nov 11, 1885 - Dec 21, 1945

Hedda Hopper

American Actress

May 2, 1885 - Feb 1, 1966

Jerome Kern

American Composer

Jan 27, 1885 - Nov 11, 1945