The Year - 1959
The Family News..:

Jeanette Farenga married Thomas Staffa in Chicago on April 25th.

The #1 Songs Were .....
The Battle of New OrleansJohnny Horton
A Big Hunk O' LoveElvis Presley
Come Softly to MeThe Fleetwoods
Heartaches by the NumberGuy Mitchell
Kansas CityWilbert Harrison
Lonely BoyPaul Anka
Mack the KnifeBobby Darin
Mr. BlueThe Fleetwoods
Smoke Gets in Your EyesThe Platters
Stagger LeeLloyd Price
The Three BellsThe Browns
VenusFrankie Avalon
WhyFrankie Avalon


AT THE MOVIES....
Best Picture - Ben-Hur, Sam Zimbalist
Other Nominees - Anatomy of a Murder, Diary of Anne Frank, Nun's Story, Room at the Top

Best Actor - Charlton Heston, Ben-Hur
Other Nominees - James Stewart, Paul Muni, Laurence Harvey, Jack Lemmon

Best Actress - Simone Signoret, Room at the Top
Other Nominees - Audrey Hepburn, Doris Day, Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor

Supporting Actor - Hugh Griffith, Ben-Hur
Supporting Actress - Shelley Winters, Diary of Anne Frank
Director - William Wyler, Ben-Hur
Adapted Screenplay - Neil Paterson, Room at the Top
Special Effects - A. Arnold Gillespie (visual); Robert MacDonald (III) (visual); Milo B. Lory (audible), Ben-Hur

Best Sound - Franklin Milton, Ben-Hur (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer SSD)
Best Song - "High Hopes", Jimmy Van Heusen (music); Sammy Cahn (lyrics) - A Hole in the Head
Other Nominees - "Best of Everything", "Five Pennies", "Hanging Tree", "Strange Are the Ways of Love"

Cartoon - John Hubley, Moonbird

In The News..:
Cuban President Batista resigns and flees�Castro takes over (Jan. 1).
Tibet's Dalai Lama escapes to India (Mar. 31).
St. Lawrence Seaway opens, allowing ocean ships to reach Midwest (April 25).
Alaska and Hawaii become states.

Last updated on Wednesday, May 03, 2000