Benét, Stephen Vincent (July 22)
He wrote "The Devil And Daniel Webster"
Famous People Born in 1898
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Calder, Alexander (July 22)
The abstract artist who originated the mobile -
Eisenstein, Sergei (January 23)
Russian director of the film The Battleship Potemkin -
Escher, M.C. (June 17)
Mind-bending artist of "Hand With Reflecting Sphere" -
Gershwin, George (September 26)
Composer of Rhapsody in Blue -
Kelly, Emmett, Sr. (December 9)
The melancholy tramp clown Weary Willie -
Lewis, C.S. (November 29)
Author of The Chronicles of Narnia -
Lorca, Federico Garcia (June 5)
Spanish dramatist/poet who wrote Poet in New York -
Meir, Golda (May 3)
The first female prime minister of Israel -
Messerschmitt, Willy (June 26)
Designer of Nazi Germany's Bf-109 aircraft -
Remarque, Erich Maria (June 22)
Author of All Quiet on the Western Front -
Robeson, Paul (April 9)
The actor, singer and activist known for Othello and Show Boat