Here's one to tease your brains:



I think some clues are called for:

American. Deceased.

Very famous. At times, controversial.

Not in show business, but has been portrayed in motion pictures.

Think about it.


Signor V.

"For me, there's only my wife..."

"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"

"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"

"It was a grass harp... And we listened."

"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"

"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."