Event of Interest
Feb 6 Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade"
Frank Sinatra
Film Awards
Mar 4 15th Academy Awards: "Mrs. Miniver", James Cagney & Greer Garson win
Greer Garson
James Cagney
Event of Interest
Mar 27 Blue Ribbon Town (with Groucho Marx) 1st heard on CBS Radio
Groucho Marx
Event of Interest
May 25 Agnes Moorehead appears in "Sorry, Wrong Number" on the radio program "Suspense", her most successful appearance
Agnes Moorehead
Film Premier
Jul 21 "Stormy Weather", directed by Andrew L. Stone, starring Bill Robinson, Lena Horne and Fats Waller singing "Ain't Misbehavin'" premieres in the US
Bill Robinson
Fats Waller
Film Release
Nov 26 Last Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movie "Girl Crazy" released
Judy Garland
- Dec 31 NYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater