The Year - 1936

The Family News..:

Marie L. Nolan marries James E. Canty on ?? in Chicago?.
Lucille Farenga married August Fiorini in Chicago on October 10th.


The #1 Songs Were .....
All My LifeFats Waller
AloneTommy Dorsey
A Beautiful Lady In BlueJan Garber
Did I Remember?Shep Fields
A Fine Romance Fred Astaire
The Glory Of LoveBenny Goodman
Goody GoodyBenny Goodman
I'll Sing You A Thousand Love SongsEddy Duchin
I'm Putting All My Eggs In One BasketFred Astaire
In the Chapel In the MoonlightShep Fields
Is It True What They Say About Dixie?Jimmy Dorsey
It's A Sin To Tell A LieFats Waller
It's Been So LongBenny Goodman
Lights OutEddy Duchin
A Melody From the SkyJan Garber
Moon Over MiamiEddy Duchin
The Music Goes Round and RoundTommy Dorsey
Pennies From HeavenBing Crosby
Take My HeartEddy Duchin
There's A Small HotelHal Kemp
These Foolish ThingsBenny Goodman
Until the Real Thing Comes AlongAndy Kirk
The Way You Look Tonight Fred Astaire
When Did You Leave Heaven?Guy Lombardo
When I'm With You Hal Kemp
YouTommy Dorsey
You Turned the Tables On MeBenny Goodman


AT THE MOVIES....
  The Great Ziegfeld (MGM) - Outstanding Production ***
  Anthony Adverse (Warner Bros.)
  Dodsworth (Goldwyn; United Artists)
  The Great Ziegfeld (MGM)
  Libeled Lady (MGM)
  Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Columbia)
  Romeo and Juliet (MGM)
  San Francisco (MGM)
  The Story of Louis Pasteur (Warner Bros.)
  A Tale of Two Cities (MGM)
  Three Smart Girls (Universal)

Paul Muni, The Story of Louis Pasteur - Best Actor ***
      Gary Cooper, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
      Walter Huston, Dodsworth
      William Powell, My Man Godfrey
  Spencer Tracy, San Francisco
Luise Rainer, The Great Ziegfeld - Best Actress ***
      Irene Dunne, Theodora Goes Wild
      Gladys George, Valiant Is the Word for Carrie
      Carole Lombard, My Man Godfrey
      Luise Rainer, The Great Ziegfeld
      Norma Shearer, Romeo and Juliet
Walter Brennan, Come and Get It - Supporting Actor ***
      Mischa Auer, My Man Godfrey
      Stuart Erwin, Pigskin Parade
      Basil Rathbone, Romeo and Juliet
      Akim Tamiroff, The General Died at Dawn
Gale Sondergaard, Anthony Adverse - Supporting Actress ***
      Beulah Bondi, The Gorgeous Hussy
      Alice Brady, My Man Godfrey
      Bonita Granville, These Three
      Maria Ouspenskaya, Dodsworth

Directing Frank Capra, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Gregory La Cava, My Man Godfrey Robert Z. Leonard, The Great Ziegfeld W. S. Van Dyke, San Francisco William Wyler, Dodsworth MUSIC... Song - "The Way You Look Tonight," Swing Time, Jerome Kern, music; Dorothy Fields, Iyrics
Cartoon - The Country Cousin (Silly Symphony Series) (Walt Disney Productions; United Artists)
One-Reel - Bored of Education (Our Gang Series) (Hal Roach, producer; MGM)

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Last updated on March 21, 2000