–debuts his television program Life is Worth Living on the DuMont Network. His half hour lecture program on Roman Catholic theology remained the number one show on U.S. television for its time slot, winning several Emmys until Sheen ended the program in 1957.
As of 2002, he is a candidate for “sainthood” in Rome.
[b. May, 1895 El Pas, Illinois; d. December 1979 New York, NY]