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  • Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1936?

    Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1936?

    Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1936?

    36 Trivia Questions for 1936 History

    (answers)

    1. Who was the President of the United States in 1936?

    2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1936?

    3. In 1936, what was the average life expectancy in the United States?

    4. Who was NOT inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1936: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson or Billy Hamilton?

    5. Who wrote the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind?

    6. Who won the 1936 World Series?

    7. Disney’s Mickey Mouse Cartoon series ran from 1928 through 1953 in 130 installments. Only three episodes did NOT feature Mickey; what other Disney Character took his place?

    8. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1936?

    9. How many people lived in the United States in 1936?

    10. Premiering January 31, 1936, what radio show featured Britt Reid as a masked adventurer/crimefighter?

    11. According to the radio show, what masked man was the Green Hornet (Britt Reid) related to?

    12. Name the British luxury liner that left Southampton on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean?

    13. What American magazine published the first-ranked popular music “Hit Parade?”

    14. Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer starred in what film version of a William Shakespeare play of the same name?

    15. He made his major league debut with the New York Yankees in 1936, and his career may be best remembered for his 56-game hitting streak. Name him.

    16. What household tool was invented and patented by Henry F. Phillips?

    17. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1936?

    18. What was the highest-grossing film of 1936?

    19. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1936?

    20. Completed in 1936, some say it will last 10,000 years. What is it?

    21. First appearing in a newspaper comic strip on February 17, 1936, who was the first hero to wear a unitard skin-tight costume with his mask?

    22. What Charlie Chaplin film featured the last appearance of his “little tramp” character?

    23. Who was the British king who abdicated his throne on December 11, 1936?

    24. Who was the Time Magazine Woman of the Year in 1936?

    25. Paul McCartney, Larry Graham, John Entwistle, and Charles Mingus all took advantage of this musical invention…

    26. These were first introduced to ski resorts in 1936 and 1937…

    27. This man set a (at the time) record for a non-stop transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in 9 hours 27 minutes 10 seconds.

    28. Although established in 1882, this once-popular magazine changed its focus to large pictures and photography.

    29. What American politician and presidential candidate was born in the Panama Canal Zone?

    30. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1936?

    31. What novel by Margaret Mitchell later won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?

    32. It was the longest NHL game at 176 minutes and 30 seconds. It was between the Montreal Maroons and what American hockey team

    33. Born in Lansing, Michigan, who was the top American box office star from the late 1970s and early 1980s?

    34. It held the first World’s Fair (Great Exhibition of 1851) in Hyde Park, London, and had nearly a million feet of exhibition space but was destroyed by a fire in 1936. What was the name of this building?

    35. Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in what inaugural event?

    36. Who was the noted writer and economist who released The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money?

    Trivia Team Bonus Questions:

    1. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1936?

    2. George Washington’s head was finished first on Mount Rushmore in 1934. Whose head was second and dedicated in 1936?

    3. Hans Selye publicized a body’s reaction to this as a biological condition. What did he describe?

    4. Who was the Pope in 1936?

    5. The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, Germany. How many medals did the US win?

    6. He was the most successful Olympian, winning four gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Who was he?

    7. Who were the 1936 NFL Champions?

    8. Who was the American Vice-President in 1936?

    9. Held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, how many medals did the US win in the 1936 Winter Olympics?

    10. At the opening of the 1936 Olympics, what was the only country NOT to dip its flag as it passed Adolph Hitler?

    The Answers:

    36 Trivia Answers for 1936 History

    1. Who was the President of the United States in 1936?
    Franklin D. Roosevelt (March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945)

    2. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1936?
    Pennies From Heaven – Bing Crosby

    3. In 1936, what was the average life expectancy in the United States?
    Men – 56.6 years, Women – 60.6 years.

    4. Who was NOT inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1936: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson or Billy Hamilton?
    Billy Hamilton (elected to the Hall in 1961)

    5. Who wrote the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind?
    Margaret Mitchell

    6. Who won the 1936 World Series?
    In 1936, The New York Yankees won, beating the New York Giants (4 games to 2)

    7. Disney’s Mickey Mouse Cartoon series ran from 1928 through 1953 in 130 installments. Only three episodes did NOT feature Mickey; what other Disney Character took his place?
    Donald Duck. (The cartoons  were Donald and Pluto, Don Donald and Modern Inventions)

    8. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1936?
    In 1936, The Detroit Red Wings won over the Toronto Maple Leafs (3 games to 1)

    9. How many people lived in the United States in 1936?
    The population was an estimated 128,053,180 people.

    10. Premiering January 31, 1936, what radio show featured Britt Reid as a masked adventurer/crimefighter?
    The Green Hornet

    11. According to the radio show, what masked man was the Green Hornet (Britt Reid) related to?
    The Lone Ranger

    12. Name the British luxury liner that left Southampton on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean?
    RMS Queen Mary

    13. What American magazine published the first-ranked popular music “Hit Parade?”
    Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade on January 4, 1936.

    14. Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer starred in what film version of a William Shakespeare play of the same name?
    Romeo and Juliet

    15. He made his major league debut with the New York Yankees in 1936, and his career may be best remembered for his 56-game hitting streak. Name him.
    Joe DiMaggio

    16. What household tool was invented and patented by Henry F. Phillips?
    The Philips-head screwdriver

    17. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1936?
    Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell

    18. What was the highest-grossing film of 1936?
    The Great Ziegfeld

    19. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1936?
    8 cents

    20. Completed in 1936, some say it will last 10,000 years. What is it?
    The Hoover Dam. (aka The Boulder Dam)

    21. First appearing in a newspaper comic strip on February 17, 1936, who was the first hero to wear a unitard skin-tight costume with his mask?
    The Phantom, by Lee Falk.

    22. What Charlie Chaplin film featured the last appearance of his “little tramp” character?
    Modern Times

    23. Who was the British king who abdicated his throne on December 11, 1936?
    Edward VIII (he wanted to marry a divorced woman, Wallis Simpson)

    24. Who was the Time Magazine Woman of the Year in 1936?
    Wallis Simpson

    25. Paul McCartney, Larry Graham, John Entwistle, and Charles Mingus all took advantage of this musical invention…
    The electric bass guitar

    26. These were first introduced to ski resorts in 1936 and 1937…
    Ski Chairlifts

    27. This man set a (at the time) record for a non-stop transcontinental flight from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in 9 hours 27 minutes 10 seconds.
    Howard Hughes

    28. Although established in 1882, this once-popular magazine changed its focus to large pictures and photography.
    Life

    29. What American politician and presidential candidate was born in the Panama Canal Zone?
    John McCain (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018)

    30. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1936?
    $0.19 per gallon

    31. What novel by Margaret Mitchell later won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
    Gone With The Wind.

    32. It was the longest NHL game at 176 minutes and 30 seconds. It was between the Montreal Maroons and what American hockey team?
    Detroit Redwings

    33. Born in Lansing, Michigan, who was the top American box office star from the late 1970s and early 1980s?
    Burt Reynolds (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018)

    34. It held the first World’s Fair (Great Exhibition of 1851) in Hyde Park, London, and had nearly a million feet of exhibition space but was destroyed by a fire in 1936. What was the name of this building?
    The Crystal Palace

    35. Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in what inaugural event?
    The NFL Draft began in 1936

    36. Who was the noted writer and economist who released The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money?
    John Maynard Keyes

    Trivia Team Bonus Questions:

    1. What Horse won the Kentucky Derby in 1936?
    Bold Venture

    2. George Washington’s head was finished first on Mount Rushmore in 1934. Whose head was second and dedicated in 1936?
    Thomas Jefferson

    3. Hans Selye publicized a body’s reaction to this as a biological condition. What did he describe?
    Stress

    4. Who was the Pope in 1936?
    Pope Pius XI, February 6, 1922 – February 10, 1939

    5. The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, Germany. How many medals did the US win?
    56.
    24 Gold, 20 Silver, 12 Bronze.

    6. He was the most successful Olympian, winning four gold medals in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Who was he?
    Jesse Owens

    7. Who were the 1936 NFL Champions?
    Green Bay Packers

    8. Who was the American Vice-President in 1936?
    John Garner (March 4, 1933 – January 20, 1941)

    9. Held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, how many medals did the US win in the 1936 Winter Olympics?
    4.
    1 Gold, 0 Silver, 3 Bronze.

    10. At the opening of the 1936 Olympics, what was the only country NOT to dip its flag as it passed Adolph Hitler?
    The United States

     

  • 1936 Trivia, History and Fun Facts

    1936 Trivia, History and Fun Facts

     

    1936 History, Facts and Trivia

    Quick Facts from 1936

    • North American Weather Changing Event: A significant heatwave struck North America, and thousands died.
    • Influential Songs include: He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands, Summertime and It Ain’t Necessarily So
    • The Movies to Watch include Modern Times, Show Boat, Reefer Madness, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Swing Time, Things to Come, Sabotage and My Man Godfrey
    • The Most Famous Person in America was probably Jesse Owens
    • Notable books include Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell and How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
    • Price of a Monopoly Board Game 1936: $1.98
    • The Funny Guy was Jack Benny
    • The Conversation: The United Kingdom’s Edward VIII abdication crisis. He gave up the British throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson.

    Top Ten Baby Names of 1936

    Mary, Shirley, Barbara, Betty, Patricia, Robert, James, John, William, Richard

    US Life Expectancy

    (1936) Males: 56.6 years, Females: 60.6 years

    The Stars

    Josephine Baker, Joan Blondell, Claudette Colbert, Joan Crawford, Olivia de Havilland, Kay Francis, Jean Harlow, Hedy Lamarr, Myrna Loy, Ginger Rogers, Barbara Stanwyck, Mae West

    Entertainment History The Oscars

    The 8th Academy Awards lit up the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles on March 5, 1936, with Frank Capra as the master of ceremonies. Mutiny on the Bounty stood out, clinching the Best Picture award, but didn’t win in any other category. Interestingly, this ceremony marked the first time the Best Supporting Actor and Actress categories were introduced, won by Walter Brennan for Come and Get It and Gale Sondergaard for Anthony Adverse, respectively. For trivia fans, this was the only year the Academy issued write-in votes. Bette Davis received many write-ins for her performance in Of Human Bondage, even though she wasn’t officially nominated. The eligibility period for this ceremony spanned from August 1, 1935, to December 31, 1935, as the Academy began to align its eligibility timeframe with the calendar year.

    Miss America

    Rose Coyle (Philadelphia, PA)

    Time Magazine’s Woman of the Year

    Wallis Simpson

    Firsts, Inventions, and Wonders

    Geico (the Government Employees Insurance Company) was founded.

    The Green Hornet radio show debuted.

    Life Magazine debuted.

    Billboard Magazine (founded in 1894) began publishing its ‘Music Hit parade’ famous music chart.

    The first superhero to wear a skin-tight costume and mask, The Phantom, appeared in newspaper comic strips.

    The Volkswagen Beetle (the People’s Car, aka the Käfer/Beetle) was introduced.

    Professor Quiz, the first radio quiz show, premiered.

    The Boulder (now Hoover) Dam was fully completed.

    The first movie with zombies caused by an engineered plague (“walking disease”) was Things to Come.

    The Biggest Pop Artists of 1936 include

    Fred Astaire, Connee Boswell, The Boswell Sisters, Bing Crosby, Jimmy Dorsey, and His Orchestra, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Duke Ellington, Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm, Jan Garber and His Orchestra, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Billie Holiday, Hal Kemp and His Orchestra, Henry King and His Orchestra, Andy Kirk and His 12 Clouds of Joy, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra, Abe Lyman and His California Orchestra, Mantovani and His Orchestra, Freddy Martin and His Orchestra, Russ Morgan, Ozzie Nelson, and His Orchestra, Ray Noble and His Orchestra, Tempo King & His Kings of Tempo, Fats Waller, Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra

    Pop Culture Facts & History

    The Baseball Hall of Fame was founded in Cooperstown, New York. Ty Cobb got more votes than Babe Ruth in the inaugural Hall of Fame roster. Ty was a great player, but not well-liked by his peers. Only four members of the Baseball community went to his funeral.

    1936 was the last year that was a mathematical square. The next will be 2025.

    Margaret Mitchell’s historical romance Gone with the Wind was published.

    In Raynham Hall in England, photographers Indre Shira and Captain Provand took a picture of ‘The Brown Lady,’ one of the most famous ghost pictures in the world.

    Pennsylvania still charges its citizens an 18% tax on alcohol to pay for damages from the 1936 Johnstown flood. The budgeted funds were gained in about six years.

    The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) began (radio) in Canada.

    Fiesta dinnerware was founded, only to be discontinued in 1973. The antique after-marker for the products was so hot that the company was relaunched in 1986. It now discontinues/changes colors and product lines, keeping a ‘collectability’ most brands do not have.

    In the 1936 Presidential Election, Franklin D. Roosevelt won 523 electoral votes, while his opponent Alf Landon only won 8.

    Alan Turing published On Computable Numbers, which set out the theoretical basis for modern computers.

    The Great Sphinx of Giza was once abandoned and buried by sand up to its shoulders. It was not wholly excavated until 1936.

    The 1936 Olympics

    At the 1936 Olympic games, boxer Thomas Hamilton-Brown lost his opening fight, so he went on an eating binge to console himself. A math error was later discovered, and he didn’t lose but was disqualified from the competition because he had gained so much weight from binge eating.

    At the 1936 Summer Olympics, Haiti and Liechtenstein’s flags were identical; this was unknown until the event. A crown was added to Liechtenstein’s the following year to distinguish the flags.

    Mack Robinson, brother of Jackie Robinson, (Silver) medaled in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Upon returning home to California, the only work he could find as an African American was sweeping streets, which he did while wearing his Olympic ‘USA’ sweatshirt.

    The idea of having the Olympic torch run from ancient Olympia to the host country was invented by the Nazis for the 1936 Berlin Summer Games.

    The Odd

    30 Toronto men were arrested for removing the tops from their bathing suits, showing their nipples.

    The Half Way to Hell Club was an exclusive club organized by the 19 men who fell from the Golden Gate Bridge during its construction in 1936 and 1937 and were saved by the safety nets.

    Bronislaw Huberman’s rare million-dollar Stradivarius violin was stolen from virtuoso Hall Huberman. The thief, Julian Altman, a café musician, became famous and performed for presidents. Forty-nine years after the theft, he confessed on his deathbed, and his wife received a $263k finder’s fee.

    Odd Olympics

    After Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Adolf Hitler did not shake his hand but did send Owens a commemorative inscribed cabinet photograph of himself. Honors were not bestowed upon Jesse Owens by either President Franklin D. Roosevelt or his successor, Harry S. Truman, during their terms.

    RIP

    A kangaroo killed William Cruickshank. The kangaroo “broke the jaw” and inflicted “extensive head injuries” on the man, who was attacked after attempting to rescue his two dogs. It is the only documented case of a fatal kangaroo attack.

    His doctor euthanized the United Kingdom’s King George V so he would die in time for the announcement to make the morning papers.

    Nobel Prize Winners

    Physics – Victor F. Hess, Carl D. Anderson
    Chemistry – Petrus (Peter) Josephus Wilhelmus Debye
    Physiology or Medicine – Sir Henry Hallett Dale, Otto Loewi
    Literature – Eugene Gladstone O’Neill
    Peace – Carlos Saavedra Lamas

    Popular and Best-selling Books From 1936

    The Doctor by Mary Roberts Rinehart
    Drums Along the Mohawk by Walter D. Edmonds
    Eyeless in Gaza by Aldous Huxley
    Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
    How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
    The Hurricane by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
    It Can’t Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis
    The Last Puritan by George Santayana
    Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
    Sparkenbroke by Charles Langbridge Morgan
    The Thinking Reed by Rebecca West
    We The Living – Ayn Rand
    White Banners by Lloyd C. Douglas

    Sports

    World Series Champions: New York Yankees
    NFL Champs: Green Bay Packers
    Stanley Cup Champs: Detroit Red Wings
    U.S. Open Golf: Tony Manero
    U.S. Tennis (Men/Ladies): Fred Perry/Alice Marble
    Wimbledon (Men/Women): Fred Perry/Helem Jacobs
    NCAA Football Champions: Minnesota
    Kentucky Derby Winner: Bold Venture
    Boston Marathon Winner: Ellison Brown Time: 2:33:40

    More 1936 Facts & History Resources:

    Most Popular Baby Names (BabyCenter.com)
    Popular and Notable Books (popculture.us)
    Broadway Shows that Opened in 1936
    1936 Calendar, courtesy of Time and Date.com
    Fact Monster
    The Great Depression & US Foreign Policy
    1930s, Infoplease.com World History
    1936 in Movies (according to IMDB)
    Retrowaste Vintage Culture
    1930s Slang
    Wikipedia 1936
    WW II Timeline, Digital History

  • 1936 Music: Popular Music, Songs and Artists

    1936 Music: Popular Music, Songs and Artists

    1936 Popular Music, Songs and Artists

    Bing Crosby
    Pennies from Heaven
    Was the creation of, Arthur Johnston, music and Johnny Burke, lyrics and sung by Bing Crosby in a film that bore the same title. Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin would record the song. Most recently it was used in the otherwise silent 2011 film The Artist.

    Fred Astaire
    The Way You Look Tonight
    Jerome Kern wrote the music for this popular song with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. It was first introduced in the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film Swing Time, but sung in the film by Miss Rogers. This song would have a long and happy ride across the decades, being recorded by many and used in various ways. The song would hit the charts at #13 in 1961 when sung by The Lettermen. And would also be used in a Kodak Commercial and included on an album that included all the popular songs Kodak would use for advertising. When Dorothy Fields heard the melody for the first time she reported that she “went out and cried.” It has been recently recorded by Olivia Newton-John, Phil Collins, Harry Connick, Jr., Rod Stewart, Michael Bublé,

    Bing Crosby
    I’m An Old Cowhand
    This is considered a comic song and was written by Johnny Mercer for the film Rhythm on the Range which starred Bing Crosby. Crosby would also sing the song in the movie. Crosby recorded the song with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra and it would become a hit for 1936. It has been sung Roy Rodgers and Frank Sinatra. In an Episode of I Love Lucy the song would be sung by Vivian Vance and Lucille Ball as their characters of Ethel Mertz and Lucy Ricardo.

    Benny Goodman
    The Glory of Love
    The song was originally recorded by Benny Goodman and written by Billy Hill. In 1951 the song would be recorded by The Five Keys and would be on the charts at the number one on four different weeks of that year. The song would be recorded by artists as diverse as Dean Martin and Bette Midler. Miss Midler would record the song for her 1988 film entitled Beaches which co-starred Barbara Hershey.

    Marion Anderson
    He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands
    He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands is a Christian Spiritual whose origins are unknown. It was first published in 1927 in a paperback hymnal. It would be recorded by Artists such as Marion Anderson as well as Mahalia Jackson. In 1958 the song would hit the number one spot on the list of songs most played by jockeys. English singer Laurie London recorded this version of the song with the Geoff Love Orchestra

    Ray Noble
    I’ve Got You Under My Skin

    Written by Cole Porter the song was first performed for the MGM musical Born To Dance. It was nominated for Best Song for The Academy Awards. This song would go on to be a signature song for Frank Sinatra and a number ten hit for The Four Seasons in 1966.

    Leo Reisman
    It Ain’t Necessarily So

    This popular song is operatic in its origin as it was written by George and Ira Gershwin for their opera Porgy and Bess. In the Opera, the song is sung by the villain of the piece whose name is Sportin’ Life. In the song, he is arguing about parts of the Bible. It is curious to note that this song would be a hit the same year as He’s Got The Whole World In His hands. The song is sung by black performers and written for a black character, but it has also been recorded by white performers such as Cher, The Moody Blues, and Brian Wilson.

    Benny Goodman
    Goody Goody
    This song was written by Matty Malneck, music and Johnny Mercer Lyrics. Originally recorded by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, The song has been used on The Muppet Show and be recorded by such artists as Frank Sinatra. In 2007 the song would be recorded by The BBC Orchestra for the film, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep.

    Top Artists and Songs of 1936

    Andy Kirk
    Christopher Columbus
    Lotta Sax Appeal
    Until The Real Thing Comes Along
    What Will I Tell My Heart
Benny Goodman
Glory of Love
Goody Goody
It’s Been So Long
Stardust
Stompin’ At The Savoy
These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
You Turned The Tables On Me
Billie Holiday
No Regrets
Summertime
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
Bing Crosby
I’m An Old Cowhand
Pennies From Heaven
Robins and Roses
Would You?
Bob Wills and his Texes Playboys
Steel Guitar Rag
Eddy Duchin
I’ll Sing You a Thousand Love Songs
Lights Out
Moon Over Miami
Pennies From Heaven
Take My Heart
Fats Waller
All My Life
It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie
Fred Astaire
A Fine Romance
I’m Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
Let Yourself Go
The Way You Look Tonight
Guy Lombardo
Lost
When Did You Leave Heaven?
Hal Kemp
There’s A Small Hotel
When I’m With You
Jan Garber
A Beautiful Lady In Ble
A Melody From The Sky
Jimmy Dorsey
IsIt True What They Say About Dixie?
Jimmy Lunceford
Organ Grinder’s Swing
Leadbelly
Goodnight Irene
Leslie A Hutchinson
These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
Marian Anderson
He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands
Ray Noble
I’ve Got You Under My Skin
Robert Johnson
32 20 Blues
Cross Road Blues
Kind Hearted Woman Blues
Roy Achuff
Great Speckled Bird
Shep Fields andhis Ripplin Rhythm Orchestra
Did I Remember?
Easy To Love
In The Chapel in the Moonlight
Tommy Dorsey
Alone
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
Stardust
You
  • 1936 Oscars 8th Academy Awards

    1936 Oscars 8th Academy Awards

    1936 Oscars 8th Academy Awards

    Winners Announced: March 5, 1936
    Held at: Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California
    Host: Frank Capra
    Eligibility Year: 1935
    • The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5, 1936, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
    • Frank Capra, who had won the Best Director Oscar for It Happened One Night at the previous ceremony, served as the host.
    • Films that graced the big screen during the calendar year 1935 were in the competition for awards.

    Noteworthy Moments:

    • The ceremony made history as Mutiny on the Bounty became the last film to win Best Picture and nothing else, a rare feat in Oscar history.
    • Bette Davis won her second Best Actress Oscar for her role in Dangerous, becoming the first performer to win more than one acting Oscar.
    • The first Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress were awarded, won by Walter Brennan for Come and Get It and Gale Sondergaard for Anthony Adverse, respectively.
    • A Midsummer Night’s Dream became the only film to win a write-in Oscar, taking Best Cinematography.

    Trivia:

    1. This was the first year the Oscars were referred to as “Oscar” in the telecast, although the nickname had been popular for years.
    2. This was the first and only time that write-in candidates were allowed, and Hal Mohr won Best Cinematography for A Midsummer Night’s Dream through a write-in.
    3. Walter Brennan’s win set him on a path to becoming one of the most decorated male actors in Oscar history; he would go on to win two more Best Supporting Actor awards.
    4. Frank Capra, as host, was also a Best Director nominee for Mr. Deeds Goes to Town but did not win.
     

    1936 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Outstanding Production:
    Mutiny on the Bounty – Frank Lloyd and Irving Thalberg for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (WINNER)
    Alice Adams – Pandro S. Berman for RKO Pictures
    Broadway Melody of 1936 – John W. Considine, Jr. for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    Captain Blood – Hal B. Wallis, Harry Joe Brown, and Gordon Hollingshead for Warner Bros. and Cosmopolitan
    David Copperfield – David O. Selznick for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    The Informer – Cliff Reid for RKO Pictures
    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer – Louis D. Lighton for Paramount
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Henry Blanke for Warner Bros.
    Les Misérables – Darryl F. Zanuck for 20th Century and United Artists
    Naughty Marietta – Hunt Stromberg for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    Ruggles of Red Gap – Arthur Hornblow Jr. for Paramount
    Top Hat – Pandro S. Berman for RKO Pictures
    Best Director:
    John Ford – The Informer (WINNER)
    Michael Curtiz – Captain Blood (write-in, not official nomination)[2]
    Henry Hathaway – The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
    Frank Lloyd – Mutiny on the Bounty
    Best Actor:
    Victor McLaglen – The Informer as “Gypo” Nolan (WINNER)
    Clark Gable – Mutiny on the Bounty as Fletcher Christian
    Charles Laughton – Mutiny on the Bounty as Captain Bligh
    Paul Muni – Black Fury (write-in, not official nomination)[3] as Joe Radek
    Franchot Tone – Mutiny on the Bounty as Byam
    Best Actress:
    Bette Davis – Dangerous as Joyce Heath (WINNER)
    Elisabeth Bergner – Escape Me Never as Gemma Jones
    Claudette Colbert – Private Worlds as Dr. Jane Everest
    Katharine Hepburn – Alice Adams as Alice Adams
    Miriam Hopkins – Becky Sharp as Becky Sharp
    Merle Oberon – The Dark Angel as Kitty Vane
    Best Original Story:
    The Scoundrel – Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur (WINNER)
    Broadway Melody of 1936 – Moss Hart
    G Men – Gregory Rogers (pseudonym of Darryl F. Zanuck) (write-in, not official nomination)[4]
    The Gay Deception – Don Hartman and Stephen Morehouse Avery
    Best Adaptation:
    The Informer – Dudley Nichols (refused), based on the novel by Liam O’Flaherty (WINNER)
    Captain Blood – Casey Robinson, based on the novel by Rafael Sabatini (write-in, not official nomination)
    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer – Achmed Abdullah, John L. Balderston, Waldemar Young, Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt, based on the autobiography of Francis Yeats-Brown
    Mutiny on the Bounty – Jules Furthman, Talbot Jennings and Carey Wilson, based on the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall
    Best Live Action Short Subject, Comedy:
    How to Sleep – Jack Chertok and MGM (WINNER)
    Oh, My Nerves – Jules White and Columbia
    Tit for Tat – Hal Roach and MGM
    Best Live Action Short Subject, Novelty:
    Wings Over Everest – Gaumont British and Skibo Productions (WINNER)
    Audioscopiks – Pete Smith and MGM
    Camera Thrills – Universal
    Best Short Subject, Cartoon:
    Three Orphan Kittens – Walt Disney Productions and United Artists (WINNER)
    The Calico Dragon – Harman-Ising and MGM
    Who Killed Cock Robin? – Walt Disney Productions and United Artists
    Best Scoring:
    The Informer – RKO Radio Studio Music Department (WINNER)
    Captain Blood – Warner Bros.-First National Studio Music Department (write-in, not official nomination)
    Mutiny on the Bounty – MGM Studio Music Department
    Peter Ibbetson – Paramount Studio Music Department
    Best Song:
    “Lullaby of Broadway” from Gold Deggirs of 1935 – Music by Harry Warren; Lyrics by Al Dubin (WINNER)
    “Cheek to Cheek” from Top Hat – Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
    “Lovely to Look At” from Roberta – Music by Jerome Kern; Lyrics by Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh
    Best Sound Recording:
    Naughty Marietta – Douglas Shearer (WINNER)
    $1,000 a Minute – Republic Studio Sound Department
    Bride of Frankenstein – Gilbert Kurland
    Captain Blood – Nathan Levinson
    The Dark Angel – Thomas T. Moulton
    I Dream Too Much – Carl Dreher
    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer – Franklin Hansen
    Love Me Forever – John P. Livadary
    Thanks a Million – E. H. Hansen
    Best Art Direction:
    The Dark Angel – Richard Day (WINNER)
    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer – Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson
    Top Hat – Carroll Clark and Van Nest Polglase
    Best Cinematography:
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Hal Mohr (WINNER) (write-in, not official nomination)
    Barbary Coast – Ray June
    The Crusades – Victor Milner
    Les Misérables – Gregg Toland
    Best Film Editing:
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Ralph Dawson (WINNER)
    David Copperfield – Robert J. Kern
    The Informer – George Hively
    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer – Ellsworth Hoagland
    Les Misérables – Barbara McLean
    Mutiny on the Bounty – Margaret Booth
    Best Dance Direction:
    Broadway Melody of 1936 and Folies Bergère de Paris – Dave Gould (WINNER)
    All the King’s Horses and The Big Broadcast of 1936 – LeRoy Prinz
    Broadway Hostess and Go into Your Dance – Bobby Connolly
    Gold Deggirs of 1935 – Busby Berkeley
    King of Burlesque – Sammy Lee
    She – Benjamin Zemach
    Top Hat – Hermes Pan
    Best Assistant Director:
    The Lives of a Bengal Lancer – Clem Beauchamp and Paul Wing (WINNER)
    David Copperfield – Joseph M. Newman
    Les Misérables – Eric Stacey
    A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Sherry Shourds (write-in, not official nomination)
    Academy Honorary Award:
    D. W. Griffith – “For his distinguished creative achievements as director and producer and his invaluable initiative and lasting contributions to the progress of the motion picture arts.”
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  • The Hoover Dam

    The Hoover Dam

    The Hoover Dam

    The Hoover Dam, once known as the Boulder Dam, opened on March 1, 1936, and was an engineering marvel constructed during the Great Depression. Located on the border between Arizona and Nevada, the dam serves multiple purposes, including flood control, water storage for irrigation, and hydroelectric power generation. Its construction created thousands of jobs and symbolized American ingenuity and perseverance during a challenging time.

    • The Hoover Dam was built in Black Canyon on the Colorado River, about 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas.
    • The dam was named after President Herbert Hoover, who was crucial in securing its funding and construction.
    • The dam’s construction was authorized by the Boulder Canyon Project Act, signed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1928
    • The project was overseen by the Bureau of Reclamation, with the main contractor being Six Companies Inc., a consortium of construction companies.
    • At its peak, the construction employed over 5,000 workers, many of whom lived in a purpose-built town called Boulder City, Nevada.
    • Workers faced harsh conditions, including extreme heat, difficult terrain, and the risk of accidents during construction.
    • The Hoover Dam is 726.4 feet tall, 1,244 feet long, and 660 feet thick at its base, containing approximately 3.25 million cubic yards of concrete.
    • The dam’s reservoir, Lake Mead, is the largest in the United States by volume.
    • The Hoover Dam’s hydroelectric power plant has a generating capacity of 2,080 megawatts, providing electricity to millions of people in the Southwest.
    • The dam has been featured in numerous films, television shows, and other media, making it an iconic symbol of American engineering and ingenuity.

    The Hoover Dam is a remarkable engineering feat constructed during the Great Depression. The project employed thousands of workers and has served as a vital source of water storage, flood control, and hydroelectric power for the southwestern United States. The dam has also become a symbol of American perseverance and has significantly impacted pop culture.