Radio Premiere
Feb 6 Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade"
Academy Awards
Mar 4 15th Academy Awards: "Mrs. Miniver", James Cagney & Greer Garson win
Radio Premiere
Mar 25 Jimmy Durante & Garry Moore premiere on radio
Radio Premiere
Mar 27 Blue Ribbon Town (with Groucho Marx) 1st heard on CBS Radio
Theater Premiere
Apr 29 Noël Coward's comic play "Present Laughter" premieres in London
- Apr 30 Noël Coward's play "This Happy Breed" premieres in London
Radio History
May 25 Agnes Moorehead appears in "Sorry, Wrong Number" on the radio program "Suspense", her most successful appearance
- Jun 1 Germany shoots down a civilian flight from Lisbon to London, 13 passengers, included actor Leslie Howard, and 4 crew die
Film Premiere
Jul 21 Musical film "Stormy Weather", directed by Andrew L. Stone, starring Bill Robinson, Lena Horne and Fats Waller (singing "Ain't Misbehavin'") premieres in the US
- Oct 19 Theater Guild presentation of Shakespeare's "Othello", starring Paul Robeson, opens at the Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 296 performances
Film Release
Nov 26 MGM releases last of 9 Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movies - "Girl Crazy", a film adaptation of George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin's stage musical
