Birthday Report for December 1st, 1935 |
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Events of the Month for Woody Allen |
When Woody Allen entered the world, these stories made the front page of the nation's newspapers: In China, Chiang Kai-shek is appointed president. The nations of Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan agree to sign a pact of nonaggression. The Nobel Prize for chemistry is awarded to Irene and Fredric Joliot-Curie. In the Soviet Union, a report in Moscow says that the consumption of vodka had dropped 50 percent since1913. In other news, Czechoslovakian President Tomas Masaryk resigns in Prague. The U. S. Supreme Court denies Bruno Hauptmann a stay of execution. Hauptmann is found guilty of kidnapping and killing Charles Lindbergh's infant son. |
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Entertainment News for the year Woody Allen was born |
| Audiences were applauding these developments in the entertainment industry when Woody Allen was an infant. This year signals the beginning of Lucky Strike's Your Hit Parade radio show, in the top ten are Cheek to Cheek and Lullaby of Broadway. The Apollo Theater in Harlem also gets its start this year. Benny Goodman's orchestra is all the rage this year and The King of Swing is born. Porgy and Bess opens on Broadway. |
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Popular Music when Woody Allen was born. |
| When Woody Allen was rocking in a cradle, these songs were topping the music charts: Back in 1935, the popular songs were: Lights Out performed by Billy Hill; Love Me Forever performed by Gus Kahn; Lullaby of Broadway sung by Al Dubin; as well as Lulu's Back in Town by Al Dubin. Also topping the musical charts: The Piccolino by Irving Berlin; This Time It's Love by Sam Lewis; Why Shouldn't I? by Cole Porter; and the ever popular You're an Angel by Jimmy McHugh. |
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| Movie News for the year Woody Allen was born. |
| While Woody Allen was discovering how to stand up, The Academy gave a standing ovation to these movies and actors: 'Mutiny On The Bounty'- Produced by MGM won the Best Movie Academy Award in 1935. Also this year, the Academy Award for Best Actor went to Victor McLaglen for his role in 'The Informer' and the Best Actress Award went to Bette Davis for her role in 'Dangerous'. |
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