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What happened in history on this day: November 20?
On November 20 in ...
- 1947 - First permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (The New Jersey).
- 1968 - CBS airs the 100th episode of TV show Green Acres.
- 1980 - CBS airs the 200th episode of the M*A*S*H TV show.
- 1992 - Fox releases the film Home Alone 2: Lost in New York to theaters.
- 1993 - The ABC TV network airs the last episode of Where I Live.
- 1998 - Buena Vista releases the film A Bug's Life to theaters.
- 2009 - Summit Entertainment releases the film The Twilight Saga: New Moon to theaters.
Births on November 20
- 1907 - Birth of Fran Allison in LaPorte City, Iowa, USA; actress (Kukla, Fran and Ollie).
- 1908 - Birth of Alistair Cooke in Manchester, England; actor (Masterpiece Theatre) (dies 2004).
- 1915 - Birth of Kon Ichikawa in Japan; director (Matatabi, Money Talks).
- 1916 - Birth of Judy Canova in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; comedienne/actress (Cannonball).
- 1919 - Birth of Evelyn Keyes; actress (Adventure of Martin Eden).
- 1920 - Birth of Douglas Dick in Charlestown, West Virginia, USA; actor (Carl - Waterfront).
- 1920 - Birth of Gene Tierney in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Laura, Razor's Edge, Ghost and Mrs Muir) (dies 1991).
- 1921 - Birth of Phyllis Thaxter in Portland, Maine, USA; actress (Nora, Fort Worth).
- 1923 - Birth of Nadine Gordimer in South Africa; actress/writer (Lying Days).
- 1926 - Birth of Kaye Ballard in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actress/comedienne (Kaye - Mothers-in-Law).
- 1927 - Birth of Estelle Parsons in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Rachel Rachel, Bonnie and Clyde).
- 1928 - Birth of Franklin Cover in Cleveland, USA; actor (Tom - The Jeffersons).
- 1928 - Birth of Rex Reason in Berlin, Germany; actor (Man Without a Gun, Roaring 20s, This Island Earth).
- 1932 - Birth of Richard Dawson in Hampshire, England; actor (Hogan's Heroes, Family Feud).
- 1937 - Birth of Jack Linkletter in San Francisco, California, USA; TV host (Haggis Baggis, Hootenanny).
- 1940 - Birth of Bob Einstein in Los Angeles, California, USA; comedian (Officer Judy, Super Dave Osborne).
- 1943 - Birth of Veronica Hamel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Joyce - Hill Street Blues, 79 Park Ave).
- 1946 - Birth of Judy Woodruff; newscaster (McNeil Lehrer Report).
- 1948 - Birth of Richard Masur in New York City, New York, USA; actor (David - One Day at a Time).
- 1948 - Birth of Samuel E Wright in Camden, South Carolina, USA; actor (Enos, Ball Four).
- 1949 - Birth of Ray Vitte in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Doc, Cody - Quest).
- 1952 - Birth of Robert Lipton in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Tom - The Survivors, As the World Turns).
- 1956 - Birth of Bo Derek in Long Beach, California, USA; actress (10, Tarzan the Ape Man).
- 1959 - Birth of Sean Young in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; actress (Dune, Young Doctors in Love).
- 1964 - Birth of Ned Vaughn; actor (The Rescuer).
- 1967 - Birth of Jeff Cotler in Long Beach, California, USA; actor (Brian - Struck by Lightning).
- 1974 - Birth of Marisa Ryan; actress (Major Dad).
Deaths on November 20
- 1968 - Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre - Hazel), dies at age 50.
- 1973 - Death of Allan Sherman at age 49; comedian and writer (I've Got a Secret TV show, "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh!").
- 1983 - Marcel Dalio, actor (Casablanca), dies at age 83.
- 2022 - Death of Mickey Kuhn at age 90 in Naples, Florida, USA; actor (Gone With the Wind movie (1939)).
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