A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Feb 28 Film adaptation of Betty Smith's novel "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" premieres; director Elia Kazan's first feature film stars Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, and Peggy Ann Garner
17th Academy Awards
Mar 15 17th Academy Awards: "Going My Way", Bing Crosby & Ingrid Bergman win
James Stewart Made Colonel
Mar 29 Movie star James Stewart promoted to full colonel, one of the few Americans to rise from private to colonel in four years
Hacksaw Ridge
Apr 29 Conscientious objector Desmond Doss saves 75 wounded soldiers in the Battle of Okinawa at Hacksaw Ridge. Later depicted in the Oscar-winning film "Hacksaw Ridge".
Arthur Godfrey Time
Apr 30 "Arthur Godfrey Time" begins a 27 year run on CBS radio
- Jun 9 Warner Bros cartoon "A Gruesome Twosome" starring Tweety premieres in USA
Haw-Haw Charged with Treason
Jun 18 William Joyce (Lord Haw-Haw), fascist politician and Nazi propaganda broadcaster, charged with treason in England
Sigh No More
Aug 22 Noël Coward's revue "Sigh no More" premieres in London
Mildred Pierce
Sep 28 "Mildred Pierce" starring Joan Crawford opens at Strand Theater, NYC; wins Academy Award for Best Actress
- Oct 5 Hollywood Black Friday: A six month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers' studios.
Brief Encounter
Nov 26 "Brief Encounter", based on Noël Coward's one-act play "Still Life", directed by David Lean and starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard is released
The Lost Weekend
Nov 29 "The Lost Weekend", based on Charles R. Jackson's novel, directed by Billy Wilder and starring Ray Milland and Jane Wyman premieres in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Best Picture 1946)
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