April 3 is the birthday of English poet GEORGE HERBERT (1593-1633).

"Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along."

"All of Herbert's surviving English poems are on religious themes and are characterised by directness of expression enlivened by original but apt conceits in which, in the Metaphysical manner, the likeness is of function rather than visual. In The Windows, for example, he compares a righteous preacher to glass through which God's light shines more effectively than in his words. Commenting on his religious poetry later in the 17th century, Richard Baxter said, 'Herbert speaks to God like one that really believeth in God, and whose business in the world is most with God. Heart-work and heaven-work make up his books.'" (Wikipedia)

April 3 is the birthday of WASHINGTON IRVING (1783 – 1859).

"There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations."

"Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart."

Irving "was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories 'Rip Van Winkle' (1819) and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' (1820), both of which appear in his collection The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of Oliver Goldsmith, Muhammad, and George Washington, as well as several histories of 15th-century Spain that deal with subjects such as the Alhambra, Christopher Columbus, and the Moors. Irving served as American ambassador to Spain in the 1840s." (Wikipedia)

April 3 is the birthday of American cartoons BUD FISHER (1885-1954).

Fisher "was an American cartoonist who created MUTT AND JEFF, the first successful daily comic strip in the United States ... During this time, newspaper cartoons appeared in a single-panel format. Fisher innovated by telling a cartoon gag in a sequence, or strip, of panels, creating the first American comic strip to successfully pioneer that since-common format ...

In 1911, Nestor Studios of New Jersey acquired the right to make Mutt and Jeff short film comedies, after which Fisher decided he could make more money controlling film production himself. In 1913, he created the Bud Fisher Film Corporation and signed a deal with American Pathé. They made 36 Mutt and Jeff short comedies in 1913, but production ceased for two years when Fisher's copyright was challenged. Once the courts upheld Fisher's copyright claim, the comic strip was syndicated nationwide, and between 1916 and 1926, his film production company created another 277 Mutt and Jeff film productions." (Wikipedia)

April 3 is the birthday of American pianist and composer ZEZ CONFREY (1895-1971).

Confrey "was an American composer and performer of novelty piano and jazz music. His most noted works were 'Kitten on the Keys' and 'Dizzy Fingers.' Studying at the Chicago Musical College and becoming enthralled by French impressionists played a critical role in how he composed and performed music ... He left behind more than a hundred piano works, songs and miniature operas, and numerous piano rolls, music publications and sound recordings." (Wikipedia)