The Year - 1929
The Family News..:
Hannah (Buckley) Boyd died at Black Abby in Ireland on Apr. 2nd,
Anna was born to Rose (Farenga) & Sam Siciliano in Chicago on Oct. 26th.
Lorainne was born to Theresa (Farenga) & Vincent Margiotta in Chicago on Nov. 1st.
The #1 Songs Were .....
AT THE MOVIES....
Best Picture - The Broadway Melody.
Alibi, Hollywood Revue, In Old Arizona, The Patriot.
Best Actor - Warner Baxter, In Old Arizona.
George Bancroft (Thunderbolt), Chester Morris (Alibi), Paul Muni (The Valiant), Lewis Stone (The Patriot).
Best Actress - Mary Pickford, Coquette.
Ruth Chatterton (Madame X), Betty Compson (The Barker), Jeanne Eagels (The Letter), Bessie Love (The Broadway Melody).
Best Director - Frank Lloyd, The Devine Lady.
In The News..:
Trotsky expelled from U.S.S.R.
Lateran Treaty establishes independent Vatican City.
In US, stock market prices collapse, with securities losing $26 billion.
First phase of Depression and world economic crisis.
St. Valentine's Day gangland massacre in Chicago.
Last updated on Monday, May 15, 2000