When I first heard there was an actor named Walt Whitman (1849-1928) my first take was "You can't do that!" But of course he could. After all: a) it was his real name; and b) at the time he was born the other Walt Whitman was not yet our national poet by a long way. […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 04:12PM on April 25, 2025