1900 - Born on July 3rd in Louisville, Kentucky. American essayist and literary critic.
1923 - He graduated from Harvard University.
1929 - Wrote for The New York Evening Post as a drama critic.
1942 - He served the United States Navy during World War II, as a lieutenant.
1944 - He wrote for The Saturday Review.
1963 - Resigned from the Pulitzer Prize drama jury when the advisory board refused his recommendation of 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' by Edward Albee.