Born of a July 29, midwestern humorist, poet, novelist, playwright and newspaperman Don Marquis (1878-1937). Hailing from Walnut, Illinois (two hours west of Chicago), Marquis's career included stints at the Atlanta Journal, The New York Evening Sun, and The New York Tribune, with later contributions to  Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, Harper's, Scribner's, and Cosmopolitan. He wrote columns and [�…
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 08:37AM on July 29, 2023