The Year - 1946
The Family News..:

Joseph was born to Geraldine (Farenga) & Alaxender Cascio in Chicago on May 27th.

The #1 Songs Were .....
Doctor, Lawyer, Indian ChiefBetty Hutton
Five Minutes MoreFrank Sinatra
(I Love You) For Sentimental ReasonsNat "King" Cole
The Gypsy - Ink SpotsDinah Shore
I'm A Big Girl NowSammy Kaye
Oh! What It Seemed To BeFrankie Carle - Frank Sinatra
The Old LamplighterSammy Kaye
Ole Buttermilk SkyKay Kyser
PersonalityJohnny Mercer
Prisoner Of LovePerry Como
Rumors Are FlyingFrankie Carle - Les Paul
SurrenderPerry Como
SymphonyFreddy Martin
To Each His OwnEddy Howard - Ink Spots - Freddy Marti


AT THE MOVIES....
Best Picture - The Best Years of Our Lives (Goldwyn; RKO Radio)
Other Nominees - Henry V, It's a Wonderful Life, The Razor's Edge, The Yearling.

Best Actor - Fredric March, The Best Years of Our Lives.
Other Nominees - Laurence Olivier, James Stewart, Larry Parks, Gregory Peck.

Best Actress - Olivia de Havilland, To Each His Own.
Other Nominees - Celia Johnson, Jennifer Jones, Rosalind Russell, Jane Wyman.

Best Director - William Wyler, Best Years of Our Lives.
Supporting Actor - Harold Russell, The Best Years of Our Lives.
Supporting Actress - Anne Baxter, The Razor's Edge.
Original Screenplay - Seventh Veil, Muriel & Sydney Box .
Original Story - Perfect Strangers, Clemence Dane.
Best Writing - Robert E. Sherwood, Best Years of Our Lives.
Best Sound - The Jolson Story, John P. Livadary (Columbia).
Special Effects - Blithe Spirit, Thomas Howard.
Best Song - "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe,", Harvey Girls, (Harry Warren & Johnny Mercer).
Best Music - The Jolson Story, Morris Stoloff.
Cartoon - Cat Concerto (Tom and Jerry Series) (Frederick Quimby, MGM).

In The News..:
First meeting of U.N. General Assembly opens in London (Jan. 10).
League of Nations dissolved (April). Italy abolishes monarchy (June).
Verdict in Nuremberg war trial: 12 Nazi leaders (including 1 tried in absentia) sentenced to hang; 7 imprisoned; 3 acquitted (Oct. 1).
Goering commits suicide a few hours before 10 other Nazis are executed (Oct. 15).
Winston Churchill's �Iron Curtain� speech warns of Soviet expansion.
Juan Per�n becomes president of Argentina.
Benjamin Spock's childcare classic published.

Last updated on Sunday, May 14, 2000