The Year - 1962
The Family News..:

Frank Farenga married Margaret Brennon on March 3rd in Chicago.
Michael J. was born to Patricia (Farenga) & James Canty, on Apr. 22 in Chicago,.

The #1 Songs Were .....
Big Girls Don't CryThe 4 Seasons
Breaking Up Is Hard to DoNeil Sedaka
Don't Break the Heart That Loves YouConnie Francis
Duke of EarlGene Chandler
Good Luck CharmElvis Presley
He's a RebelThe Crystals
Hey! Baby Bruce Channel
I Can't Stop Loving You Ray Charles
Johnny AngelShelly Fabares
The Loco-MotionLittle Eva
Mashed Potato TimeDee Dee Sharp
Monster MashBobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
Peppermint Twist (Part 1)Joey Dee & The Starlighters
Roses Are Red (My Love) Bobby Vinton
SheilaTommy Roe
Sherry The 4 Seasons
Soldier Boy The Shirelles
Stranger on the ShoreMr. Acker Bilk (instrumental)
The StripperDavid Rose & His Orchestra (instrumental)
TelstarThe Tornadoes (instrumental)
The TwistChubby Checker


AT THE MOVIES....
Lawrence of Arabia, Sam Spiegel, producer (Columbia) *****Best Picture
The Longest Day, Darryl F. Zanuck, producer (Twentieth Century-Fox)
Meredith Willson's the Music Man, Morton Da Costa, producer (Warner Bros.)
Mutiny on the Bounty, Aaron Rosenberg, producer (MGM)
To Kill a Mockingbird, Alan J. Pakula, producer (Universal-International)
Acacamy Awards..:
Gregory Peck, To Kill a Mockingbird - Best Actor
Anne Bancroft, The Miracle Worker - Best Actress
Ed Begley, Sweet Bird of Youth - Supporting Actor
Patty Duke, The Miracle Worker - Supporting Actress
David Lean, Lawrence of Arabia - Directing

Music Song - "Days of Wine and Roses", Henry Mancini, music; Johnny Mercer, lyrics
Short Subjects Cartoon - The Hole (Storyboard, Inc.; Brandon Films)


IN THE NEWS . . . . .
Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Jr., is first American to orbit earth�three times in 4 hr 55 min (Feb. 20).
France transfers sovereignty to new republic of Algeria (July 3).
Cuban missile crisis�U.S.S.R. to build missile bases in Cuba; Kennedy orders Cuban blockade, lifts blockade after Russians back down (Aug.-Nov.).
James H. Meredith, escorted by federal marshals, registers in University of Mississippi (Oct. 1).
Pope John XXIII opens Second Vatican Council (Oct. 11)�Council holds four sessions, finally closing Dec. 8, 1965.
Cuba releases 1,113 prisoners of 1961 invasion attempt (Dec. 24).
Burundi, Jamaica, Western Samoa, Uganda, and Trinidad and Tobago become independent.
William Faulkner wins Pulitzer for The Reivers.
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.

Last updated on February 17, 2000