October 22 is the birthday of American illustrator N.C. WYETH (1882-1945. He created over 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books, 25 of them for Scribner's. He created some of his finest work for a Scribner's edition of ROBIN HOOD. To see samples of his illustrations for “Robin Hood,” CLICK HERE.

Dulac created sublime illustrations for many classic illustrated gift books, including Stories from The Arabian Nights (1907) with 50 colour images; an edition of William Shakespeare's The Tempest (1908) with 40 colour illustrations; The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1909) with 20 colour images; The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales (1910); Stories from Hans Christian Andersen (1911); The Bells and Other Poems by Edgar Allan Poe (1912) with 28 colour images and many monotone illustrations; and Princess Badoura (1913). To see samples of Dulac’s glorious work, CLICK HERE.

October 22 is the birthday of American psychologist DR. TIMOTHY LEARY (1920-1996). He was an American psychologist and author known for his strong advocacy of psychedelic drugs. Evaluations of Leary are polarized, ranging from 'bold oracle' to 'publicity hound.' According to poet Allen Ginsberg, he was 'a hero of American consciousness,' and writer Tom Robbins called him a 'brave neuronaut.' President Richard Nixon called him 'the most dangerous man in America.' During the 1960s and 1970s, at the height of the counterculture movement, Leary was arrested 36 times.

October 22 is the birthday of Hungarian-American war photographer ROBERT CAPA (1913-1954). Capa is considered one of the greatest combat and adventure photographers in history. To see three of his classic photos, CLICK HERE.

October 22 is the birthday of CURLY HOWARD (1903-1952).

"Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk."

To watch a veritable cornucopia of Curly, CLICK HERE.

October 22 is the birthday of children's book illustrator MARJORIE FLACK (1897-1958). She was an American artist and writer of children's picture books. Flack was born in Greenport, Long Island, New York in 1897. She was best known for The Story about Ping (1933), illustrated by Kurt Wiese, popularized by Captain Kangaroo, and for her stories of an insatiably curious Scottish terrier named Angus, who was actually her dog. To see samples of her art, CLICK HERE.