August twenty fifth is a birthday shared by novelist Frederick Forsyth (born 1938 – pictured), humorist Bret Harte (born 1836), and the late American humorist Patrick F. McManus (born 1933).
Forsyth was the creator of The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Canines of Warfare, The Satan’s Different, and lots of others.
Pat McManus was born and raised in Sandpoint, Idaho, so his books could possibly be categorized as American Redoubt humor.
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