Quote Authors Who Died on June 12th

Bill Blass

American Designer

Jun 22, 1922 - Jun 12, 2002

Edmund Wilson

American Critic

May 8, 1895 - Jun 12, 1972

Elinor Ostrom

American Economist

Aug 7, 1933 - Jun 12, 2012

Gerald Griffin

American Author

Dec 12, 1803 - Jun 12, 1840

Gregory Peck

American Actor

Apr 5, 1916 - Jun 12, 2003

Gyorgy Ligeti

Hungarian Composer

May 28, 1923 - Jun 12, 2006

Herbert Read

English Poet

Dec 4, 1893 - Jun 12, 1968

J. F. Powers

American Novelist

Jul 8, 1917 - Jun 12, 1999

Jimmy Scott

American Musician

Jul 17, 1925 - Jun 12, 2014

Karl Kraus

Austrian Writer

Apr 28, 1874 - Jun 12, 1936

Karl von Frisch

Austrian Scientist

Nov 20, 1886 - Jun 12, 1982

Laura Ziskin

American Producer

Mar 3, 1950 - Jun 12, 2011

Leo Buscaglia

American Author

Mar 31, 1924 - Jun 12, 1998

Medgar Evers

American Activist

Jul 2, 1925 - Jun 12, 1963

Menachem Mendel Schneerson

American Leader

Apr 18, 1902 - Jun 12, 1994

Norma Shearer

American Actress

Aug 11, 1902 - Jun 12, 1983

Saul Alinsky

American Activist

Jan 30, 1909 - Jun 12, 1972

Thomas Arnold

English Educator

Jun 13, 1795 - Jun 12, 1842

William Collins

English Poet

Dec 25, 1721 - Jun 12, 1759

William Cullen Bryant

American Poet

Nov 3, 1794 - Jun 12, 1878