
July 18, 1906 · 120 years old
Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, director, screenwriter, and actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Clifford Odets, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

A powerful Broadway columnist coerces an unscrupulous press agent into breaking up his sister's romance with a jazz musician.

A classical musician from the slums is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.

When an itinerant reluctantly returns home to help his sickly mother run her shop, they are both tempted to turn to crime to help make ends meet.

A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.