Bruce Gerald Vilanch is an American comedy writer, songwriter, and actor. He is a two-time Emmy Award-winner. Vilanch is best known to the public for his four-year stint on Hollywood Squares, as a celebrity participant; behind the scenes he was head writer for the show. In 2000, he performed off-Broadway in his self-penned one-man show, Bruce Vilanch: Almost Famous.

1948Frank Worthington, English footballer and manager (died 2021)^[†]

Frank Stewart Worthington was an English footballer who played as a forward. Worthington was born into a footballing family in Shelf, near Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire. Both of his parents had played the game and his two older brothers, Dave and Bob, became professional footballers, both began their careers with Halifax Town. His nephew Gary was also a professional footballer.

Headlines from November 23, 1948

AFL WOULD CURB PERILOUS STRIKES; Welfare of Nation Put First in Any Wagner Act Change -- Labor's Duties Noted AFL WOULD CURB PERILOUS STRIKES

TRUMAN, MARSHALL SCAN FOREIGN FIELD IN HOUR'S MEETING; No Details Are Disclosed, but Press Aide Reports Whole Range Was Reviewed CHINESE SITUATION A TOPIC Harriman Tells Chief Executive Election Victory Bolstered U.S. Role in Europe TRUMAN, MARSHALL CONFER ON POLICY

PIER UNION REJECTS FORMULA TO SETTLE EAST COAST STRIKE; Men's Negotiators Set Back Hopes of Federal Mediators for Early End of Tie-Up OFFER CALLED 'TOO VAGUE' Strikers Refuse to Permit the Movement of ERP Cargoes or Perishable Foods WORKERS REJECT DOCK STRIKE OFFER

British King Has Blood Clot; Trip to Antipodes Is Canceled; Obstruction Is in Leg -- Doctors Say That Tour Would Be Risky King George VI Has a Blood Clot; His Trip to Antipodes Is Canceled

MURRAY SCOURGES CIO LEFT-WINGERS; Union Chief in Fiery Challenge Asks if They Plan Tactics of 'Comrades' Abroad MURRAY SCOURGES CIO LEFT-WINGERS

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