February 15: Notable Births and Deaths, with Quotes
Let’s explore notable birth and death anniversaries for February 15.
Matt Groening, cartoonist and writer (February 15, 1954–present)
“We’re now surrounded by animated shows featuring dumb, fat dads and their unruly families. So ‘The Simpsons’ may not be the only zany bunch on the block, but the stories we are telling these days are pretty smart and pretty crazy.” —Matt Groening
Keveney, Bill. “‘I’m proud of Apu’: ‘The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening reflects on 700 episodes, casting controversy.” USA Today, March 23, 2021, https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/03/21/the-simpsons-creator-matt-groening-talks-700-episodes-future-apu/4754144001/.
“I think audiences are smarter than the posse gives them credit for, and people can handle nuance, except for the ones who can’t handle nuance.” —Matt Groening
Keveney, Bill. “‘I’m proud of Apu’: ‘The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening reflects on 700 episodes, casting controversy.” USA Today, March 23, 2021, https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/03/21/the-simpsons-creator-matt-groening-talks-700-episodes-future-apu/4754144001/.
“My biggest inspiration was the Jay Ward cartoons: ‘Rocky and Bullwinkle,’ ‘Dudley Do-Right’ and ‘George of the Jungle.’ I loved that. The animation was pretty shoddy, but the writing, the music and the acting were all great.” —Matt Groening
Keveney, Bill. “‘I’m proud of Apu’: ‘The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening reflects on 700 episodes, casting controversy.” USA Today, March 23, 2021, https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2021/03/21/the-simpsons-creator-matt-groening-talks-700-episodes-future-apu/4754144001/.
Jane Seymour, actor and author (February 15, 1951–present)
“The first thing I remember is that my ex-husband at that time had lost all our money, left me nine million in the red with lawsuits from every major bank. I was homeless, penniless and I called my agent and said I would do anything.” —Jane Seymour
Boone, John. “Jane Seymour Reflects on $9 Million Debt and Love Affairs During ‘Dr. Quinn’ (Exclusive).” ET, November 16, 2020, https://www.etonline.com/jane-seymour-dr-quinn-interview-exclusive-156446.
“Never fall in love with your leading man in the pilot and then break up before they pick it up.” —Jane Seymour
Boone, John. “Jane Seymour Reflects on $9 Million Debt and Love Affairs During ‘Dr. Quinn’ (Exclusive).” ET, November 16, 2020, https://www.etonline.com/jane-seymour-dr-quinn-interview-exclusive-156446.
Nat King Cole, singer and pianist (March 17, 1919–February 15, 1965)
“I really started out to become a jazz pianist. In the meantime, I started singing, and I sang the way I felt, and that’s just the way it came out.” —Nat King Cole
Gilliland, John. “Pop Chronicles Interviews #131 – Nat ‘King’ Cole, audio recording, 1956~/1957~; Washington, D.C.” UNT Digital Library, February 13, 2022, https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1692127/m1/#track/3.
“I love sports. I frequently go to baseball games at all times and football and basketball.” —Nat King Cole
Gilliland, John. “Pop Chronicles Interviews #131 – Nat ‘King’ Cole, audio recording, 1956~/1957~; Washington, D.C.” UNT Digital Library, February 13, 2022, https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1692127/m1/#track/3.
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