Birthday Report for July 12th, 1937 |
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Events of the Month for Bill Cosby |
When Bill Cosby entered the world, these stories made the front page of the nation's newspapers: Afghanistan, Turkey, Iraq and Iran sign a nonaggression treaty in Tehran, Iran. In Ireland, Eamon de Valera is re-elected Free State President. Great Britain's Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain sends a letter to Italian leader Benito Mussolini as a peace gesture. In the United States, Yale University scientists announce the isolation of pituitary hormone. In Berlin, IBM President Thomas Watson is decorated by Adolf Hitler. |
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Entertainment News for the year Bill Cosby was born |
| Audiences were applauding these developments in the entertainment industry when Bill Cosby was an infant. Benny Goodman has the whole nation doing the jitterbug. While Sonja Henie works magic on ice and film in One in a Million. Also on film, the Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs opens this year. On the music scene we hear The Lady is a Tramp, Let's Call the Whole Thing Off and My Funny Valentine. |
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Popular Music when Bill Cosby was born. |
| When Bill Cosby was rocking in a cradle, these songs were topping the music charts: Back in 1937, the popular songs were: A Foggy Day performed by Ira Gershwin; Am I In Love? performed by Al Dubin; Johnny One Note sung by Lorenz Hart; as well as Rosalie by Cole Porter. Also topping the musical charts: So Rare by Jerry Herst; That Old Feeling by Lew Brown; The Lady Is a Tramp by Lorenz Hart; and the ever popular Toy Trumpet by Raymond Scott. |
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| Movie News for the year Bill Cosby was born. |
| While Bill Cosby was discovering how to stand up, The Academy gave a standing ovation to these movies and actors: 'The Life Of Emile Zola'- Warner Bros won the Best Movie Academy Award in 1937. Also this year, the Academy Award for Best Actor went to Spencer Tracy for his role in 'Captains Courageous' and the Best Actress Award went to Luise Rainer for her role in 'The Good Earth'. |
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