Poor William's Almanack, November 18, 2007, On Strike

Franklin bifocals 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.

strikers at Paramount Studio

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On Strike

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