Sunday, November 18, 2007
[1836 - Sir William S. Gilbert, operetta librettist, poet, born in London]
[1882 - Amelita Galli-Curci, opera singer (soprano), born in Milan, Italy]
[1901 - George (Horace) Gallup, pollster, born in Jefferson, Iowa]
[1908 - Imogene Coca, Emmy Award-winning comedienne, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
[1909 - Johnny (John Herndon) Mercer, Academy Award-winning composer, lyricist, born in Savannah, Georgia]
[1923 - Alan Shepard, Jr., astronaut, born in Derry, New Hampshire]
On Strike
William respectfully declines to publish new material in the Almanack in solidarity with his brothers and sisters in the Writers Guild of America.
William's Whimsical Words:
On Strike
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