American writer and photographer (1880-1964).
Born June 17th, 1880 in Cedar Rapids. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1964 at 84 years old in New York City. [ref]
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel