Birthday Report December 29th, 1938 |
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Events of the Month for Jon Voight |
When Jon Voight entered the world, these stories made the front page of the nation's newspapers: Author Pearl Buck is awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Buck is recognized for her novels "The Exile" and "Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul." Enrico Fermi wins the Nobel Prize for physics. Fermi is recognized for his work with radioactivity. In Washington, D.C., the government demands amnesty for American Jews in Berlin. In other news, former Spanish king Alfonso XIII has his citizenship restored. In Paris, Germany and France agree to sign a treaty of friendship. The British government warns Italy that their pact prohibits attacks on Tunisia. |
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Entertainment News for the year Jon Voight was born |
| Audiences were applauding these developments in the entertainment industry when Jon Voight was an infant. Ella Fitzgerald hits the music scene this year when she opens at the Savoy in Harlem. Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland star in The Adventures of Robin Hood. This years Your Hit Parade highlights songs like Jeepers Creepers, A-Popular Music when Jon Voight was born.t A-Tasket, I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams and Music, Maestro, Please. |
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Songs |
| When Jon Voight was rocking in a cradle, these songs were topping the music charts: Back in 1938, the popular songs were: A-Tisket A-Tasket performed by Ella Fitzgerald; Camel Hop performed by Mary Lou Williams; Change Partners sung by Irving Berlin; as well as I Married An Angel by Lorenz Hart. Also topping the musical charts: Love Walked In by Ira Gershwin; My Reverie by Larry Clinton; September Song by Maxwell Anderson; and the ever popular You Go to My Head by Fred Coots. |
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| Movie News for the year Jon Voight was born. |
| While Jon Voight was discovering how to stand up, The Academy gave a standing ovation to these movies and actors: 'You Can't Take It With You'- Directed by Frank Capra won the Best Movie Academy Award in 1938. Also this year, the Academy Award for Best Actor went to Spencer Tracy for his role in 'Boys Town' and the Best Actress Award went to Bette Davis for her role in 'Jezebel'. |
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