Birthdays occurring on January, 24

1862

Edith Wharton was born on January 24, 1862 American novelist and short-story writer, 1862-1937 There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. More quotations from Edith Wharton

1883

Estelle Winwood was born on January 24, 1883 My advice to actresses is don't worry about your looks. The very thing that makes you unhappy in your appearance may be the one thing to make you a star. More quotations from Estelle Winwood

1888

Vicki Baum was born on January 24, 1888 Austrian born American novelist. 1888-1960 To be a Jew is a destiny More quotations from Vicki Baum

1917

Ernest Borgnine was born on January 24, 1917 I had a horse in Mexico one time that I rode. He was just bones when I got him. I started feeding him bread and everything else. I called him Bimbo after the bread down there. "Here Bimbo," and he'd come running. He knew me, God bless him. I often wondered what happened to him. More quotations from Ernest Borgnine

Deaths occurring on January, 24

1993

Thurgood Marshall died on January 24, 1993 American jurist and lawyer. 1908-1993 None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots. More quotations from Thurgood Marshall