He didn't even read his obituary

English dramatist Richard Sheridan was born on this day in 1751. He wrote:

"The newspapers! Sir, they are the most villanous--licentious--abominable--infernal--not that I ever read them--no--I make it a rule never to look into a newspaper."

Then Mailer may still be alive

Writer Norman Mailer was born on this day in 1923. He died Nov. 10 last year.

Mailer once said:

"Once a newspaper touches a story, the facts are lost forever, even to the protagonists."