Fred Hale
Fred Harold Hale, Sr. (December 1, 1890 – November 19, 2004) was an American supercentenarian and one of the 95 oldest verified people ever. He became the oldest recognized verified living man in the United States following the death of John Ingram McMorran in February 2003 and the oldest living recognized man in the world following the death of Spaniard Joan Riudavets in March 2004. Hale remains one of the ten verified oldest men ever.
Famous quotes containing the words fred and/or hale:
“He was warned. And now he’s paid. Let him be buried with the other victims of human greed and folly.”
—Cyril Hume, and Fred McLeod Wilcox. Dr. Morbius (Walter Pidgeon)
“The best work of artists in any age is the work of innocence liberated by technical knowledge. The laboratory experiments that led to the theory of pure color equipped the impressionists to paint nature as if it had only just been created.”
—Nancy Hale (b. 1908)