Harper Lee(1926-2016)

Made a rare appearance at the insistence of her friend Veronique Peck, widow of Gregory Peck. She was honored by the Los Angeles Public Library at a benefit dinner to raise funds for computers and literacy programs. The award was presented by Brock Peters, who portrayed the black man falsely accused of rape in the film Matar a un Ruiseñor (1962).

Many receive advice. Only the wise profit from it.