Born:
Jack Delano, born in Kiev, Ukraine, attended Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, photographer for the Farm Security Administration, composer for Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra
More Notable Birthdays on August 1:
1965 - Sam Mendes, British Director
1942 - Jerry Garcia, SF, rocker, Grateful Dead-Uncle Joe's Band
1933 - Dom DeLuise, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, End, Cannonball Run, Fatso
1819 - Herman Melville, U.S., author, Moby Dick, Billy Budd
1779 - Francis Scott Key, composer, Star-Spangled Banner
