Felix Salten (September 6, 1869 – October 8, 1945) was an Austrian author and literary critic. His most famous work is Bambi, a Life in the Woods, which was adapted into an animated feature film, Bambi, by Walt Disney Productions in 1942. [Wikipedia]
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Arthur Koestler (September 5, 1905 – March 1, 1983) was an Austro-Hungarian-born author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest and was educated in Austria, apart from his early school years. In 1931, Koestler joined the Communist Party of Germany but resigned in 1938 after becoming disillusioned with Stalinism. [Wikipedia]
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Drew Pinsky (September 4, 1958), commonly known as Dr. Drew, is an American media personality, internist, and addiction medicine specialist. He hosted the nationally syndicated radio talk show Loveline from the show’s inception in 1984 until its end in 2016. [Wikipedia]
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Nechama Leibowitz (September 3, 1905 – April 12, 1997) was Israel Prize laureate and Israeli Bible scholar and commentator who rekindled interest in Bible study. [Wikipedia]
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Arthur Ashkin (September 2, 1922 – September 21, 2020) was an American scientist and Nobel laureate who worked at Bell Labs. [Wikipedia]
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Ismar Elbogen (September 1, 1874 – August 1, 1943) was a German rabbi, scholar and historian. [Wikipedia]
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Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. [Wikipedia]
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Ray Arcel (August 30, 1899 – March 7, 1994) was an American boxing trainer who was active from the 1920s through the 1980s. In his long and distinguished career, he trained 20 world boxing champions. [Wikipedia]
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Robert Rubin (August 29, 1938) is an American retired banking executive, lawyer, and former government official. He served as the 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury during the Clinton administration. [Wikipedia]
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Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comic book artist, widely regarded as one of the medium’s major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. [Wikipedia]
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Man Ray (August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. [Wikipedia]
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Shlomo Bentin (August 26, 1946 – July 13, 2012) was an Israeli neuropsychologist and recipient of the 2012 Israel Prize in psychology. [Wikipedia]
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Gene Simmons (August 25, 1949) also known by his stage persona “The Demon”, is an Israeli-born American musician. He was the bassist and co-lead singer of the hard rock band Kiss, which he co-founded with Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss in 1973. [Wikipedia]
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Nancy Spero (August 24, 1926 – October 18, 2009) was an American visual artist known for her political and feminist paintings and hand-pulled prints. [Wikipedia]
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