Armstrong Sperry
Armstrong Wells Sperry was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. His books include historical fiction and biography, often set on sailing ships, and stories of boys from Polynesia, Asia and indigenous American cultures. He is best known for his 1941 Newbery Medal-winning book Call It Courage.
7 November 1897
Born on the same birth date (7 November 1897): Herman J. Mankiewicz
Born on the same birth day (7 November): Albert Camus • Alex Ribeiro • Archie Campbell (comedian) • Danny Fonseca • Forrest Kline • Kevin MacMichael • Lucille La Verne • Marc Rosset • Sharleen Spiteri • Stephen Greenblatt
Born in the same month (November 1897): Aneurin Bevan • Choudhry Rahmat Ali • Germaine Krull • Harvey Hendrick • Herman J. Mankiewicz • Jack O'Connor (English cricketer) • John Steuart Curry • Karl Gebhardt • Karl Marx (composer) • Nirad C. Chaudhuri • Ronald George Wreyford Norrish