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Query: What day was Alfred Caplin born?
Alfred Gerald Caplin (September 28, 1909– November 5, 1979), better known as Al Capp, was an American cartoonist and humorist best known for the satirical comic strip Li'l Abner, which he created in 1934 and continued writing and (with help from assistants) drawing until 1977. He also wrote the comic strips Abbie an' Slats (in the years 1937–45) and Long Sam (1954). He won the National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award in 1947 for Cartoonist of the Year, and their 1979 Elzie Segar Award, posthumously for his "unique and outstanding contribution to the profession of cartooning". Comic strips dealt with northern urban experiences until the year Capp introduced "Li'l Abner," the first strip based in the South. Although Capp was from Connecticut, he spent 43 years teaching the world about Dogpatch, reaching an estimated 60 million readers in over 900 American newspapers and 100 foreign papers in 28 countries. M. Thomas Inge says Capp made a large personal fortune on the strip and "had a profound influence on the way the world viewed the American South".[1]
Paul Caplin (born 31 December 1954, London) studied as a mathematician at Imperial College, London and Cambridge University. His varied career has spanned pop music, filmmaking and information technology.
Mr. Caplin was married to Ruth Caplin until her passing in 2014 at the age of 93. They were married for 72 years. The Caplins had four children Lee, Mary Ellen, Michael, Jeremy, and Cate, eight grandchildren Daniel, Conrad, Ella, Bennett, Sophie, Phoebe, Aubrey, and Harriet, and three great-grandchildren Victoria, Carter and Brooke as of April 2017.
Caplin quit after three months because of what was reported as a difficult relationship with Judy Finnigan. She was promoted to head of development for Granada Factual North and in 2000 was appointed Head of Features. Among the shows she created are "60 Minute Makeover", several series with Jade Goody and the "Royal Navy", and "House of Horrors".
Caplin & Drysdale is a boutique law firm with offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City. It was founded by Mortimer Caplin, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue under John F. Kennedy.
In 1942, she married Mortimer Caplin, an attorney, whom she had met when both were teenagers. The couple had five children, Lee, Michael, Jeremy, Cate and Mary Ellen Caplin. She now has nine grandchildren; Ella, Bennett, Sophie, Phoebe, Aubrey, Harriet, Daniel, Victoria ad Carter Caplin. Mortimer Caplin served as the Commissioner of Internal Revenue from 1961-63. Ruth worked as a fashion designer in New York City early in the marriage.
Caplin was born in New York City to Mortimer Caplin, prominent tax attorney and founder of Caplin & Drysdale, and screenwriter, Ruth Sacks Caplin. He is the grandson of Daniel Caplin, New York City teacher and fight manager, and the great-nephew of Jewish gangster Nathan Kaplan.
In the 21st century a new interest in her work was kindled by film-makers. During the 1970s, Ruth Sacks Caplin had written an adapted screenplay based on Taylor's novel "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont". Caplin's screenplay languished for decades, until her son, Lee Caplin, purchased the rights to the film in 1999. Ruth Sacks Caplin's film adaptation, "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont", directed by Dan Ireland, was finally released in 2005 with British actress Joan Plowright in the title role.
In 2005, Caplin’s mother, Ruth Sacks Caplin, wrote an adaptation of a 1971 Elizabeth Taylor novel. Caplin purchased the film rights and produced "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont", directed by Dan Ireland, starring Academy Award-nominated Joan Plowright opposite Rupert Friend in the title roles. Stephen Hunter of the Washington Post described Plowright’s performance as "possibly her best role in the flickers," and Roger Ebert called the film "a delight…in ways both expected and rare." 
In 2000 Caplin founded software company Caplin Systems Ltd, and served as its chief executive and chairman until 2015. In 2001 he received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award and the company was featured in the Sunday Times' Tech Track 100 in both 2002 and 2009 as one of the fastest-growing technology firms in Britain. In 2015 Caplin Systems was acquired by Ion Capital Management.
Caplin worked as a Special Assistant Chairman with the National Endowment for the Arts. In conjunction with the U.S. Small Business Administration, in developing The Business of Art and the Artist, a national program designed to teach business skills to America’s artists. This effort culminated in Prentice Hall Trade publishing Caplin’s text book, "The Business of Art", a 3-time bestseller. Caplin’s publishing companies have produced over 200 titles of illustrated educational and children’s books.
In 2002, Caplin hit the newspaper headlines in the scandal referred to as "Cheriegate" because of her involvement with Peter Foster, an Australian with criminal convictions, who assisted the Prime Minister's wife, Cherie Blair, in the purchase of two flats in Bristol. Cherie Blair tried to distance herself from Foster and briefed the press office at 10 Downing Street to make a public statement claiming that Foster was not involved with the deal. She was caught out when Foster provided evidence that she had lied. She then made a public apology, tearfully reading a prepared statement blaming her "misfortune" on the pressures of running a family and being a mother. She again tried to distance herself from Foster, but it was later revealed that she and Tony Blair had agreed to be godparents to the yet-to-be born child of Carole Caplin (Caplin later miscarried).
Ruth Caplin Sacks chanced upon a novel called "Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont" by Elizabeth Taylor while traveling with her husband in London during the late 1970s. The Caplins had recently lost their daughter, 29-year-old Mary Ellen, to cancer. Ruth Caplin found the plot of the novel, which centers on Laura Palfrey, an older woman who moves to a residential hotel for the elderly, comforting. Palfrey, who is working through her own period of grief, befriends an aspiring young writer, Ludo. During the course of the book, Ludo helps Laura to overcome her loneliness and becomes as close as a grandson to her.
Caplin, who identified closely with the story, soon set out to write a screenplay based on the novel. While she had been a writer throughout her life, she had never been published, nor had she previously attempted to pen a screenplay. Caplin purchased a how-to guide on screenwriting and began her work. Her writing for the film allowed her to retreat into an "imaginary, quiet" and move forward through her grief, according to the "Washington Post". Caplin, who disliked unhappy endings, lightened the mood of some of the book's sadder scenes.
Caplin has written a number of health and well-being books, and appeared in several television programmes, including presenting her own Channel 4 programme "The Carole Caplin Treatment".
The Caplins again relocated in 1961, this time to Washington D.C. when Mortimer Caplin was appointed Commissioner of Internal Revenue by the Kennedy administration. Ruth Sacks Caplin continued her work with children's theater in the Washington area. She offered therapy and counseling services from her home in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Caplin did not retire from counseling until she was in her late 80s.
She was born in 1793 in Canada. Around 1835 she married Jean Francois Isidore Caplin (c.1790-c.1872).
In 2010 Caplin started libel proceedings against the "Daily Mail" for a newspaper article that suggested that Caplin might have been considering selling the story of her time with the Blairs and to "blow the lid on Tony and Cherie Blair’s sex secrets". It was announced on 1 November 2011 that Caplin has accepted "substantial" damages from the newspaper for the false claims the "Mail" had made.
Anthony Lindsay Caplin was born 1951 in Southport, Lancashire to Abram Moses Caplin and Vera Doris Benjamin, both descendants of Russian Jewish emigrees. He is a British company director and former chief operating officer of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party.
Major-General Nicholas John Caplin CB (born 4 December 1958) is a retired British Army officer who commanded United Kingdom Support Command (Germany).
Jean Caplin (born December 1930) is a British former swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Lee Evan Caplin (born September 8, 1946) is an American entertainment and communications industry executive. He is the founder of Picture Entertainment Corporation, and currently serves as Chairman and CEO.
Recently, the Caplins donated $4 million to the University of Virginia to help build the Ruth Caplin Theatre, located inside the university's new $13.5 million drama building addition. On April 27, 2013, the University of Virginia honored Ruth in a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the official opening of the brand new Ruth Caplin Theatre. The Ruth Caplin Theatre was designed by architect William L. Rawn, III, who designed The Music Center at Strathmore and other major public buildings and cultural facilities.
Robert Caplin (born 1983, United States) is an American photographer and cinematographer. Since 2005, Caplin has photographed over 800 assignments for "The New York Times" and has contributed to and has been published by hundreds of local, national, and international newspapers and magazines including "National Geographic", "Los Angeles Times", "Sports Illustrated", "ESPN The Magazine", "USA Today", "The Sunday Times", "Newsweek", "Time", "Us Weekly", and "Vanity Fair". In 2010 Caplin spent six months on the road with and documented the international pop singer Justin Bieber and along with HarperCollins, put together Bieber's illustrated biography consisting of Bieber's words and Caplin's photos. The biography, "Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story" spent 14 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list and has sold over 1 million copies in 25 languages. Caplin's video documentation of Bieber on tour was released as part of Paramount Pictures' movie "".
In 2018 Caplin and Massiah announced their intention to release music together as a duo. The first single by Caplin & Massiah, entitled "All You", was released on 13 July 2018.
In 2010 Sir Thomas Legg conducted an independent audit of MPs expenses in which he determined that Caplin should repay £17,865 representing mortgage interest payments claimed on his second home, after Caplin failed to provide paperwork to establish his entitlement to claim the money. Caplin appealed, explaining that Legg's letters had gone to an old address and had not been forwarded. On 1 April 2011 his appeal was upheld and the amount of repayment reduced to £1,178.43 (which Caplin had overclaimed due to interest rate fluctuations of which he was unaware); Caplin accepted the finding and agreed to repay the money.