Birthday Report for August 25th, 1930 |
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Events of the Month for Sean Connery |
When Sean Connery entered the world, these stories made the front page of the nation's newspapers: In the United States, Douglas MacArthur is appointed Army chief of staff. New York Mayor Jimmy Walker publicly reveals that he is guilty of widespread petty graft. In other news, Peruvian President Augosto Leguia is forced out of office by a military coup. Marshal Pilsudski is appointed minister of defense and premier of Poland. A merger gives the United States the world's largest airline: Pan American. Labor leaders in New York demand the legalization of beer to create new jobs. |
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Entertainment News for the year Sean Connery was born |
| Audiences were applauding these developments in the entertainment industry when Sean Connery was an infant. Marlene Dietrich appears for the first time on the American screen in The Blue Angel and becomes an instant star. Ethel Merman also gets her start this year in George and Ira Gershwin's musical Girl Crazy, singing I Got Rhythm. Other soPopular Music when Sean Connery was born.e love this year are Embraceable You and Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone. |
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Music that played with Sean Connery was born |
| When Sean Connery was rocking in a cradle, these songs were topping the music charts: Back in 1930, the popular songs were: Get Happy performed by Harold Arlen; Happy Feet performed by Jack Yellen; I Got Rhythm sung by Ira Gershwin; as well as Little White Lies by W. Donaldson. Also topping the musical charts: Lucky Seven by Howard Dietz; Mysterious Mose by Walter Doyle; Ten Cents a Dance by Lorenz Hart; and the ever popular The White Dove by Clifford Grey. |
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| Movie News for the year Sean Connery was born. |
| While Sean Connery was discovering how to stand up, The Academy gave a standing ovation to these movies and actors: 'All Quiet on the Western Front'- Universal won the Best Movie Academy Award in 1930. Also this year, the Academy Award for Best Actor went to George Arliss for his role in 'Disraeli' and the Best Actress Award went to Norma Shearer for her role in 'The Divorcee'. |
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