John le Carré
David Cornwell (October 19, 1931 – December 12, 2020), more known as John le Carré, told “Sunday Morning” correspondent Mark Phillips in 1996, “Joseph Conrad wrote about the sea because he was born to the sea. I was recruited very early into the secret world. I would copy Conrad in that request; the secret world was my natural element, I was in it for those years, and I understand its workings as he understands the sea.”
Ann Reinking
Born on November 10, 1949, The Seattle-born Reinking, a trained ballet dancer, earned a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet in San Francisco but chose to pursue musical theater at the instigation of Robert Joffrey. She appeared in “Cabaret,” “Coco,” “Pippin,” and “Over Here!” when she arrived in New York City. She then starred as Joan of Arc in the musical “Goodtime Charley.” She earned a Tony nomination for performing in the 1978 revue “Dancin’.” She died on December 12, 2020, at the age of 71.