Gay Talese (born February 7, 1932) U.S. journalist, novelist
Read the biography of Gay Talese here
An excerpt of an article by Gay Talese, "Frank Sinatra has a cold"
Sinatra was ill. He was the victim of an ailment so common that most people would consider it trivial. But when it gets to Sinatra it can plunge him into a state of anguish, deep depression, panic, even rage. Frank Sinatra had a cold.
Sinatra with a cold is Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel -- only worse. For the common cold robs Sinatra of that uninsurable jewel, his voice ...
Watch Gay Talese talk 'background'on his reportage here
Dee Rees (Diandrea Rees) (born February 7, 1977) U.S. film director and screenwriter - The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)
Dee Rees talks about how she got into making films in this 2011 interview
Listen to "Sundance Interview: Dee Rees on The Last Thing He Wanted" here
Charles Dickens (born February 7, 1812) British novelist, journalist, short story writer – Bleak House
Read about the dark side of Charles Dickens
Illustration by John Leech from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, showing Scrooge and Marley's ghost.
Illustration by George Cruikshank from Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, showing Mr. Bumble and Mrs. Corney.
Eubie (James Hubert) Blake (born February 7, 1883) U.S. jazz composer, lyricist - Shuffle Along (Broadway Musical, 1921)
Read about Eubie Blake here
Watch Eubie Blake perform Charleston Rag and more of his ragtime jazz compositions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21SMdsr-i78