Born on this day in 1940, David Seltzer.

Here's the 1979 Mayflower and Ballantine paperbacks of Prophecy, adapted from Seltzer's original screenplay.

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Carlo Carrà (11 Feb 1881 - 13 Apr 1966), one of the most influential Italian painters of the first half of the 20th century.

🎨 'Funeral of the Anarchist Galli,' 1910-11.
🎨 'Solitude,' 1917.
🎨 'Pioggia al mare,' 1929.
🎨 'Summer,' 1930.

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And now it's time for our word for the day! It's Tomtebobarnen! Proudly presented by 1874
Illustration: From Tomtebobarnen/Children of the Forest 1910

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Born on this day: Frank Frazetta (1928-2010).

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Franz Marc (8 Feb 1880–4 Mar 1916), German painter and printmaker.

"Known for the intense mysticism of his paintings of animals."

🎨 'The Large Blue Horses,' 1911. Walker Art Center.
🎨 'Dog Lying in the Snow,' 1910-11. Städel.
🎨 'Fox,' 1911. Von der Heydt-Museum.

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"When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece."

✒️ English author, critic, and academic, was 8 February 1819.

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🎨  French artist and lithographer, was 6 February 1800.

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"O summoned night, upon the earth descending,
The darkest secrets of my heart you hold."

Two poems: https://t.co/sIEcDyYzMQ]

✒️  Italian revolutionary, author, and poet, was 6 February 1778.

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Happy 92nd birthday on Feb 6 to 1950s screen goddess, Mamie Van Doren. She was glorious in Teacher’s Pet (1958) with Clark Gable & Doris Day; & other My tribute created on her birthday 2019.

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"There is hope and a kind of beauty in there somewhere, if you look for it."

🎨🎞 Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer, was 5 February 1940.

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Ferdinand Magellan (4 Feb 1480–27 Apr 1521), Portuguese navigator, explorer.

"Sailed under flags of Portugal (1505-13) and Spain (1519-21). From Spain he sailed around South America, discovering Strait of Magellan, and across the Pacific."

🎨 Naval Museum of Madrid.

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🎨  Chinese-French painter, was 1 February 1920.

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🎨  French painter (Rococo style), was 27 January 1679.

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“Ho avuto un istante di grande pace. Forse è questa la felicità.”


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“La vita è un sogno dal quale ci si sveglia morendo.”

Virginia Woolf,
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