Quote Authors Born in 1897

Aiden Wilson Tozer

American Clergyman

Apr 21, 1897 - May 12, 1963

Aneurin Bevan

Welsh Politician

Nov 15, 1897 - Jul 6, 1960

Anthony Eden

English Politician

Jun 12, 1897 - Jan 14, 1977

Arthur C. Nielsen

American Businessman

Sep 5, 1897 - Jun 1, 1980

Benjamin Whorf

American Scientist

Apr 24, 1897 - Jul 26, 1941

Bernard DeVoto

American Writer

Jan 11, 1897 - Nov 13, 1955

Bud Abbott

American Actor

Oct 2, 1897 - Apr 24, 1974

Cass Canfield

American Publisher

Apr 26, 1897 - Mar 27, 1986

Catherine Drinker Bowen

American Writer

Jan 1, 1897 - Nov 1, 1973

Dorothy Day

American Activist

Nov 8, 1897 - Nov 29, 1980

Douglas Sirk

German Director

Apr 26, 1897 - Jan 14, 1987

Effa Manley

American Businesswoman

Mar 27, 1897 - Apr 16, 1981

Elizabeth Bibesco

British Poet

Feb 26, 1897 - Apr 7, 1945

Enid Blyton

English Writer

Aug 11, 1897 - Nov 28, 1968

Frank Capra

American Director

May 18, 1897 - Sep 3, 1991

Fredric March

American Actor

Aug 31, 1897 - Apr 14, 1975

Gene Tunney

American Athlete

May 25, 1897 - Nov 7, 1978

George Szell

Hungarian Composer

Jun 7, 1897 - Jul 29, 1970

Georges Bataille

French Writer

Sep 10, 1897 - Jul 9, 1962

Gordon W. Allport

American Psychologist

Nov 11, 1897 - Oct 9, 1967

Herbert V. Prochnow

American Businessman

May 19, 1897 - Sep 29, 1998

Herman J. Mankiewicz

American Writer

Nov 7, 1897 - Mar 5, 1953

Hermione Gingold

English Actress

Dec 9, 1897 - 1987

Irene Joliot-Curie

French Scientist

Sep 12, 1897 - Mar 17, 1956

Judith Anderson

Australian Actress

Feb 10, 1897 - Jan 3, 1992

Kate O'Brien

Irish Novelist

Dec 3, 1897 - Aug 13, 1974