1911
Victor Canning is born in Plymouth, England. His book A Handful of Silver (1954) is made into the movie Masquerade (1964) and Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot (1976) is based on his The Rainbird Pattern (1972.)
1975
Edward S. Aarons, author of the "Assignment" series featuring indestructible CIA agent Sam Durrell, dies.
