This Day In History: Artist Edvard Munch was born on this day in 1863. He is best known for his painting, "The Scream," an image that inspired the mask in the Wes Craven movie "Scream" and the poster for ‘Home Alone’ featuring Macauly Caulkin. The bridge depicted in The Scream is said to have been a popular spot for suicides, and it was within listening distance of a slaughterhouse and an insane asylum. During the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, thieves placed a ladder up to the window of the National Gallery in Oslo, made their way inside, and made off with the painting. The theft was so easily committed, they left a note that read, "Thanks for the poor security." The painting was recovered within three months. It was stolen again 10 years later. London bookies were taking bets in 2012 that the painting would be stolen again before it went to auction at 20/1 odds.
The Scream is now in the public domain.
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