Tuesday February 28th, 2012 By Redaction e-thicHR No Comments Recruitment Research staff “Money won’t buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of a large research staff to study the problem.” Bill Vaughan William E. (“Bill”) Vaughan (October 8, 1915 – February 25, 1977) was an American columnist and author. Born in Saint Louis, Missouri, he wrote a syndicated column for the Kansas City Star from 1946 until his death in 1977. He was published in Reader’s Digest and Better Homes and Gardens under the pseudonym Burton Hillis. He attended Washington University in St. Louis.