Birthday Report December 6th, 1961 |
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Events of the Month for Lisa Guerrero |
When Lisa Guerrero entered the world, these stories made the front page of the nation's newspapers: In Caracas, Venezuela, President Kennedy begins his South American tour and is well received. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded posthumously to former U.N. General-Secretary Dag Hammarskjold. In Indonesia, Sukarno orders the mobilization of the army and plans to attack Dutch New Guinea. President Moise Tshombe of Katanga agrees to reunify with the Congo. In other news, American geologists at Princeton University propose a revolutionary new theory about continental drift, which postulates that the continents move because they float on huge plates of heavier rocks. |
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Entertainment News for the year Lisa Guerrero was born |
| Audiences were applauding these developments in the entertainment industry when Lisa Guerrero was an infant. Barbra Streisand makes her stage debut this year in an off-off Broadway production called Another Evening with Harry Stoones. Surfing begins its rise to popularity in California. Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty star in Splendor in the Grass. The top hits of the year include Mother-in-Law and Hit the Road Jack. |
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Popular Music when Lisa Guerrero was born. |
| When Lisa Guerrero was rocking in a cradle, these songs were topping the music charts: Back in 1961, the popular songs were: Poney Time performed by Chubby Checker; Blue Moon performed by The Marcels; Hit The Road Jack sung by Ray Charles; as well as Mother-In-Law by Ernie K-Doe. Also topping the musical charts: Surrender by Elvis Presley; Runaway by Del Shannon; Runaround Sue by Dion; and the ever popular Please Mister Postman by The Marvelettes. |
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| Movie News for the year Lisa Guerrero was born. |
| While Lisa Guerrero was discovering how to stand up, The Academy gave a standing ovation to these movies and actors: 'West Side Story'- Directed by Robert Wise won the Best Movie Academy Award in 1961. Also this year, the Academy Award for Best Actor went to Maximillian Schell for his role in 'Judgment at Nuremberg' and the Best Actress Award went to Sophia Loren for her role in 'Two Women'. |
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