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  • Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1948?

    Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1948?

    Pop Culture Trivia Quiz: What Happened In 1948?

    48 Trivia Questions for 1948 History

    (answers)
    1. Who was the President of the United States in 1948?

    2. What was the name of the American initiative passed in 1948 for foreign aid to Western Europe?

    3. What was the highest-grossing film of 1948?

    4. What was the highest-grossing musical film of 1948?

    5. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1948?

    6. How much did a Gallon of Milk cost in 1948?

    7. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1948?

    8. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1948?

    9. What is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force called?

    10. This song, about an unusual plant, was written in 1927 but became a Number One Hit for Art Mooney in 1948. Name that song

    11. The Soviet Union controlled Eastern Berlin, Germany, and interfered with travel between both parts of the city. What was this restriction called?

    12. What was the response from the United States and the Allies to the Berlin Blockade?

    13. This television variety was best known as The Ed Sullivan Show, but it had another title for the first seven years. Name that old TV show.

    14. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1948?

    15. In 1948, what was the average life expectancy in the United States?

    16. By the end of the 1948 Major League Baseball season, only one stadium did not have lights installed for night games, although they did get them 40 years later. Name that baseball stadium.

    17. How many people lived in the United States in 1948?

    18. This stadium was renamed Mile High Stadium in 1968, but what was it called when it was built in 1948?

    19. what was the average movie theater ticket price in 1948 to the nearest dime?

    20. This show moved from radio to television in 1958, and gave Milton Berle the nickname of “Mister Television”

    21. Who was the Republican nominee for President in 1948?

    22. After the 1948 election, what newspaper erroneously declared “Dewey Defeats Truman”?

    23. On November 14, 1948, Buckingham Palace released a statement: “Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth Duchess of Edinburgh was safely delivered of a Prince at 9:14 o’clock this evening. Her Royal Highness and the infant Prince are both well.” Who was the prince they were talking about?

    24. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1948: Dan Aykroyd, Samuel L. Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Jackson Browne, or Christa McAuliffe?

    25. What company used the slogan: “A Diamond is Forever”?

    26. This household product, invented by Ed Lowe, for indoor pets, is a $2 Billion a year industry.

    27. First produced in 1948, now they are the longest-running pickup brand in the world. What are “they”?

    28. How much did a dozen eggs cost in 1948?

    29. This show has been on and off the air since 1948, capturing ordinary people being confronted with unusual situations.
    HINT: Smile!

    30. This Oscar-winning film had the same title as a Top Ten song by Bertie Higgins in 1981…

    31. This musical, written by Bella and Samuel Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, is based on Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. Name that Broadway show.

    32. Who won the 1948 World Series?

    33. What American city banned pinball machines and other “gaming devices” until 1976?

    34. This Chicago television station, a superstation on cable decades late, first went on the air on April 5, 1948.

    35. Who was the Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1948?

    36. What restaurant had the first drive-thru window?

    37. To look sleeker and futuristic, Cadillac added what to its 1948 cars?

    38. This company originally produced utilitarian four-wheel drive, off-road vehicles but now focuses on luxury SUVs. Name this English company.

    39. What two newspapers merged to form the Chicago Sun-Times?

    40. The 1948 Summer Olympics were held in London, United Kingdom. How many medals did the US win?

    41. The 1948 Winter Olympics were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. How many medals did the US win?

    42. This Western film gave us the line – “Badges? We ain’t got no badges! We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinking badges!”

    43. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1948?

    44. Rudolf and Adolf Dassler both opened shoe companies in Bavaria, Germany. What are the names of the two companies the brothers founded?

    45. What is the common name for the (new in 1948) microgroove product?

    46. Founded in 1948, this United Nations organization is responsible for international public health. Name that organization.

    47. Who won the US Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1948?

    48. This racing company began in 1948 and is headquartered in Daytona, Florida. Name that company.

    Trivia Team Bonus Questions:

    1. What do the letters in NASCAR mean?

    2. What did the United Kingdom name its new comprehensive health care system in 1948?

    3. The first Tony Award for Best Play was presented. Name the winning play.

    4. Who was the Pope in 1948?

    5. Air National Guard pilot Thomas F. Mantell died in the crash of his F-51 Mustang fighter plane while doing what?

    6. Who were the 1948 NFL Champions?

    7. Margaret Chase Smith was elected as a United States Senator, representing Maine. She holds a first-time distinction for serving in Congress; what is that honor?

    8. Who were the 1948 NBA Champions?

    9. In 1948, the Soviet Union began to jam what radio broadcasts?

    10. Who was the American Vice-President in 1948?

    The Answers:

    48 Trivia Answers for 1948 History

    1. Who was the President of the United States in 1948?
    Harry S. Truman (April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953)

    2. What was the name of the American initiative passed in 1948 for foreign aid to Western Europe?
    The Marshall Plan

    3. What was the highest-grossing film of 1948?
    Red River (The Paleface was a very close #2)

    4. What was the highest-grossing musical film of 1948?
    Easter Parade

    5. How much did a Loaf of Bread cost in 1948?
    14 cents

    6. How much did a Gallon of Milk cost in 1948?
    87 cents

    7. What was the Bestselling Fiction Book in 1948?
    The Big Fisherman by Lloyd C. Douglas

    8. What was the Biggest Number One Song of 1948?
    Buttons and Bows by Dinah Shore

    9. What is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force called?
    Civil Air Patrol

    10. This song, about an unusual plant, was written in 1927 but became a Number One Hit for Art Mooney in 1948. Name that song.
    I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover

    11. The Soviet Union controlled Eastern Berlin, Germany, and interfered with travel between both parts of the city. What was this restriction called?
    The Berlin Blockade

    12. What was the response from the United States and the Allies to the Berlin Blockade?
    The Berlin Airlift

    13. This television variety was best known as The Ed Sullivan Show, but it had another title for the first seven years. Name that old TV show.
    Toast of the Town

    14. Who won the Stanley Cup in 1948?
    In 1948, The Toronto Maple Leafs won over the Detroit Red Wings (4 games to 0)

    15. In 1948, what was the average life expectancy in the United States?
    Men – 64.6 years, Women – 69.9 years.

    16. By the end of the 1948 Major League Baseball season, only one stadium did not have lights installed for night games, although they did get them 40 years later. Name that baseball stadium.
    Wrigley Field.

    17. How many people lived in the United States in 1948?
    The population was an estimated 146,631,302 people.

    18. This stadium was renamed Mile High Stadium in 1968, but what was it called when it was built in 1948?
    Bears Stadium (For the Denver Bears minor league baseball team)

    19. what was the average movie theater ticket price in 1948 to the nearest dime?
    40 cents

    20. This show moved from radio to television in 1958, and gave Milton Berle the nickname of “Mister Television”
    Texaco Star Theater

    21. Who was the Republican nominee for President in 1948?
    Thomas E. Dewey

    22. After the 1948 election, what newspaper erroneously declared “Dewey Defeats Truman”?
    The Chicago Tribune

    23. On November 14, 1948, Buckingham Palace released a statement: “Her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth Duchess of Edinburgh was safely delivered of a Prince at 9:14 o’clock this evening. Her Royal Highness and the infant Prince are both well.” Who was the prince they were talking about?
    Prince Charles

    24. Which celebrity was NOT born in 1948: Dan Aykroyd, Samuel L. Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Jackson Browne, or Christa McAuliffe?
    Dan Aykroyd (born July 1, 1952)

    25. What company used the slogan: “A Diamond is Forever”?
    DeBeers

    26. This household product, invented by Ed Lowe, for indoor pets, is a $2 Billion a year industry.
    The Litter Box

    27. First produced in 1948, now they are the longest-running pickup brand in the world. What are “they”?
    Ford F-Series Pickup Trucks

    28. How much did a dozen eggs cost in 1948?
    72 cents

    29. This show has been on and off the air since 1948, capturing ordinary people being confronted with unusual situations.
    HINT: Smile!
    Candid Camera

    30. This Oscar-winning film had the same title as a Top Ten song by Bertie Higgins in 1981…
    Key Largo

    31. This musical, written by Bella and Samuel Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, is based on Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew. Name that Broadway show.
    Kiss Me, Kate

    32. Who won the 1948 World Series?
    In 1948, The Cleveland Indians won, beating the Boston Braves (4 games to 2)

    33. What American city banned pinball machines and other “gaming devices” until 1976?
    New York City

    34. This Chicago television station, a superstation on cable decades late, first went on the air on April 5, 1948.
    WGN (tagline “Chicago’s very own”)

    35. Who was the Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1948?
    Harry S. Truman

    36. What restaurant had the first drive-thru window?
    In-n-Out Burger in Baldwin Park, California.

    37. To look sleeker and futuristic, Cadillac added what to its 1948 cars?
    Tailfins

    38. This company originally produced utilitarian four-wheel drive, off-road vehicles but now focuses on luxury SUVs. Name this English company.
    Land Rover

    39. What two newspapers merged to form the Chicago Sun-Times?
    The Chicago Sun and Chicago Daily Times

    40. Held in London, United Kingdom, how many medals did the US win in the 1948 Summer Olympics?
    84.
    38 Gold, 27 Silver, 19 Bronze.

    41. Held in St. Moritz, Switzerland, how many medals did the US win in the 1948 Winter Olympics?
    9.
    3 Gold, 4 Silver, 2 Bronze.

    42. This Western film gave us the line – “Badges? We ain’t got no badges! We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinking badges!”
    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    43. How much did a gallon of gas cost in 1948?
    $0.26 per gallon

    44. Rudolf and Adolf Dassler both opened shoe companies in Bavaria, Germany. What are the names of the two companies the brothers founded?
    Puma and Adidas (They divided the company they had started in 1924)

    45. What is the common name for the (new in 1948) microgroove product?
    Long Playing Record album

    46. Founded in 1948, this United Nations organization is responsible for international public health. Name that organization.
    World Health Organization (WHO)

    47. Who won the US Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1948?
    Citation

    48. This racing company began in 1948 and is headquartered in Daytona, Florida. Name that company.
    NASCAR

    Trivia Team Bonus Questions:

    1. What do the letters in NASCAR mean?
    National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing

    2. What did the United Kingdom name its new comprehensive health care system in 1948?
    The National Health Service

    3. The first Tony Award for Best Play was presented. Name the winning play.
    Mister Roberts

    4. Who was the Pope in 1948?
    Pope Pius XII, March 2, 1939 – October 9, 1958

    5. Air National Guard pilot Thomas F. Mantell died in the crash of his F-51 Mustang fighter plane while doing what?
    He was sent by Godman Army Airfield at Fort Knox, Kentucky, to pursue an unidentified flying object (UFO).

    6. Who were the 1948 NFL Champions?
    Philadelphia Eagles

    7. Margaret Chase Smith was elected as a United States Senator, representing Maine. She holds a first-time distinction for serving in Congress; what is that honor?
    She was the first woman to serve in the US House Of Representatives and the United States Senate.

    8. Who were the 1948 NBA Champions?
    For the 1947-48 Season, Champion Baltimore Bullets (1st) won 4 games to 2 over the Philadelphia Warriors

    9. In 1948, the Soviet Union began to jam what radio broadcasts?
    Voice of America broadcasts

    10. Who was the American Vice-President in 1948?
    The office of vice president was vacant from April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1949

  • 1948 Fun Facts, Trivia and Information

    1948 Fun Facts, Trivia and Information

    1948 Fun Facts, Trivia and Information

    Quick Facts from 1948

    • World-Changing Event: Scientists at Bell Labs invented the transistor.
    • Popular Songs include Buttons and Bows by Dinah Shore, I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm by Les Brown, and It’s Magic by Doris Day.
    • The Movies to Watch include The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Easter Parade, Key Largo, Rope, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Paleface I Remember Mama and The Boy with Green Hair.
    • The Most Famous Person in America was probably Bing Crosby
    • Notable books include The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer and Sexual Behavior in the Human Male by Alfred C. Kinsey
    • Price of 2 pounds of Charcoal briquettes in 1948: 39 cents
      A telephone call from Morristown, NJ-San Francisco, CA, 3 minutes: $2.50 + tax
    • The Funny Duo was: Abbott and Costello
      The Funny Guy was Jack Benny
    • The World’s Smallest Park Dedicated: Mill Ends Park is a tiny urban park located in the median strip of SW Naito Parkway, approaching the esplanade along the Willamette River near SW Taylor Street in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The park has a total area of 452 sq inches.

    Top Ten Baby Names of 1948

    Linda, Mary, Barbara, Patricia, Susan, James, Robert, John, William, David

    Fashion Icons and Sex Symbols

    Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Lauren Bacall, Lana Turner, Betty Grable

    Entertainment History: The Oscars

    The 20th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 20, 1948, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Bob Hope served as the host of the evening. Gentleman’s Agreement, a film that dealt with anti-Semitism in America, took home the Best Picture award, and Elia Kazan received the Best Director Oscar for the same film. Meanwhile, Ronald Colman snagged the Best Actor statue for his role in A Double Life, and Loretta Young won Best Actress for The Farmer’s Daughter. Interestingly, this ceremony marked the first time the international press covered the Oscars. The eligibility period for the 20th Academy Awards spanned from December 1, 1946, to December 31, 1947. This was the first ceremony to be held at the Shrine Auditorium, which would later go on to host numerous other Academy Awards events.

    “The Quotes:”
    “Tonight, we have a really big show (pronounced shoe).”
    – Ed Sullivan

    “Badges? We ain’t got no badges! We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinking badges!”
    – Alfonso Bedoya, as Gold Hat, in ‘Treasure of the Sierra Madre’

    “A diamond is forever”
    – DeBeers

    Time Magazine’s Man of the Year

    Harry S. Truman

    Miss America

    BeBe Shopp (Hopkins, MN)

    The Biggest Pop Artists of 1948 include

    The Andrews Sisters, Tex Beneke, Frankie Carle, and His Orchestra, Buddy Clark, Nat ‘King’ Cole, Perry Como, Bing Crosby, Vic Damone, Ella Fitzgerald, Dick Haymes, Eddy Howard, Red Ingle, and the Natural Seven, Spike Jones and His City Slickers, Sammy Kaye, Stan Kenton, and His Orchestra, Evelyn Knight, Frankie Laine, Peggy Lee, Art Lund, Gordon MacRae, Vaughn Monroe, Art Mooney, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, The Three Suns, Jimmy Wakely, Margaret Whiting

    The Scandal

    Actor Rex Harrison’s mistress, Carole Landis, committed suicide. His career survived, and his marriage to Lilli Palmer survived until 1957.

    The Kindness

    Since 1948, The Arlington Ladies at Arlington National Cemetery has attended every funeral to support and comfort families or to be the only one who attends to ensure no one is ever buried alone.

    Dewey Did Not Defeat Truman

    The presidential election of 1948 was a close one – the two candidates, Harry Truman and Thomas E. Dewey, were neck and neck in the polls. On November 3rd, just days before the general election on November 4th, it became clear that both sides had an equal number of states secured as their own. With only five percent of votes left to be counted, Truman suddenly pulled ahead with 49.6% of the vote while Dewey fell back to 48%.

    The next day, Americans woke up to headlines such as “Dewey Defeats Truman” (New York Times) or “How Wrong Can They Be?” (Chicago Daily Tribune). The day after the election, Truman won an upset victory over Dewey by winning 303 electoral votes to 189 for his opponent. After holding up a newspaper that had already printed “Dewey Defeats Truman”, he told reporters: “That’s one of the happiest moments of my life.”

    1948 Pop Culture Facts & History

    Due to Mahatma Gandhi’s (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) assassination, the Nobel Committee refused to give the Nobel Peace Prize that year because there was “no suitable living candidate.” The Prize cannot be given to deceased candidates. That kept Gandhi’s place on the list silently but respectfully left open.

    “Highway Gothic” is a standard set of fonts specifically designed in 1948 to maximize legibility at a distance and high speed and are used on highway signs worldwide.

    Lithium (lithium citrate) was used in the 7 UP beverage until 1948.

    It is estimated that Bing Crosby’s recordings filled more than half of the radio time allocated to recorded music in 1948.

    Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 ‘Chicken of Tomorrow‘ Contest, whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.

    Swiss engineer George de Mestral took his dog on a hike this year. When he got home, he noticed there were many burrs on the dog. He examined one under the microscope. He noticed that the burrs had small hooks that enabled them to cling to the soft fur. De Mestral patented Velcro in 1955.

    London was the first city to have ever hosted the Olympics thrice: 1908, 1948, and 2012.

    The shortest movie review ever was for the film Isn’t It Romantic? By Leonard Maltin, it read simply “No.”

    The reason sprinkles are called Jimmies in New England is that in 1948, Dr. Farber founded The Jimmy Fund, and an ice cream shop named Brigham’s would charge an extra penny for chocolate sprinkles on a cone, which went to The Jimmy Fund.

    Cheetos were first created this year.

    Under the Smith–Mundt Act of 1948, Voice of America was forbidden to broadcast directly to American citizens until July 2013. The legislation intended to protect the American public from propaganda actions by its government.

    Eliza Moore (1843 – January 21, 1948) was the last known black slave of the US.

    Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder bet $10,000 at 17–1 odds on Harry Truman to defeat Thomas Dewey in the ’48 election because Dewey had a mustache and “American women didn’t trust men with a mustache.”

    The Ford F-series truck was introduced.

    Muddy Waters’ 1948 hit Rollin’ Stone inspired a 1960s band a few decades later.
    (Hint: It was NOT “The Beatles”, “The Who,” “The Kinks,” or “Cream.”)

    Bernard Silver and Norman Woodland invented bar codes.

    The Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota has been under construction since 1948 and is “far from completion”.

    McCulloch chainsaws were introduced.

    The Habit

    Hiding behind their newspapers and magazines, many people were reading the Kinsey Report on Sexuality on the Human Male.

    1st Appearances & 1948’s Most Popular Christmas Gifts, Toys and Presents

    Scrabble, Slinky Jr.

    Nobel Prize Winners

    Physics – Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett
    Chemistry – Arne Tiselius
    Medicine – Paul Hermann Müller
    Literature – T. S. Eliot
    Peace – not awarded (planned for Gandhi, but he passed away)

    Popular and Best-selling Books From 1948

    The Big Fisherman by Lloyd C. Douglas
    The Bishop’s Mantle by Agnes Sligh Turnbull
    Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
    Dinner at Antoine’s by Frances Parkinson Keyes
    Eagle in the Sky by Van Wyck Mason
    East Side, West Side by Marcia Davenport
    The Golden Hawk by Frank Yerby
    House Divided by Ben Ames Williams
    The Ides of March by Thornton Wilder
    The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer
    Pilgrim’s Inn by Elizabeth Goudge
    Raintree County by Ross Lockridge, Jr.
    Saggy Baggy Elephant by Kathryn and Byron Jackson
    Sexual Behavior in the Human Male by Alfred C. Kinsey
    Shannon’s Way by A. J. Cronin
    Tomorrow Will Be Better by Betty Smith
    The Young Lions by Irwin Shaw

    Broadway Shows

    Mister Roberts (Play) Opened on February 18, 1948, and closed on January 6, 1951
    Kiss Me, Kate (Musical) Opened on December 30, 1948, and closed on July 28, 1951

    Best Film Oscar Winner

    Gentleman’s Agreement (presented in 1948)

    Sports

    World Series Champions: Cleveland Indians
    NFL Champions: Philadelphia Eagles
    NBA Champions: Baltimore Bullets
    Stanley Cup Champs: Toronto Maple Leafs
    U.S. Open Golf Ben Hogan
    U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) Richard A. Gonzales/Margaret Osborne DuPont
    Wimbledon (Men/Women): Bob Falkenburg/Louis Brough
    NCAA Football Champions: Michigan
    NCAA Basketball Champions: Kentucky
    Kentucky Derby: Citation (Triple Crown Winner: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes)

    More 1948 Facts & History Resources:

    Most Popular Baby Names (BabyCenter.com)
    Popular and Notable Books (popculture.us)
    Broadway Shows that Opened in 1948
    1948 Calendar, courtesy of Time and Date.com
    Fact Monster
    Forties Nostalgia
    1940s, Infoplease.com World History
    1948 in Movies (according to IMDB)
    Retrowaste Vintage Culture
    1940s Slang

    1948 Television
    1940 US Census Fast Facts
    Wikipedia 1948
    Arab-Isreali War of 1948

  • 1948 Music: Popular Music, Songs and Artists

    1948 Music: Popular Music, Songs and Artists

    1948 Popular Music, Songs and Artists

    Russ Morgan

    I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover
    Written by Mort Dixon (lyrics) and Harry M. Woods (music) in 1927, I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover initially charted as a jazz hit. It made a popular resurgence in 1948, with Russ Morgan’s recording becoming a favorite. The song is closely associated with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and is a staple at Philadelphia’s Mummers Parade, often performed by their famous string bands.

    Benny Goodman

    On a Slow Boat to China
    This romantic tune, written by Frank Loesser in 1947, was first recorded by Kay Kyser. On a Slow Boat to China became a jazz and pop standard, covered by artists like Rosemary Clooney, Ella Fitzgerald, and later Bette Midler. Its slow, swaying rhythm made it a favorite among vocalists and big bands.

    Kay Kyser

    The Woody Woodpecker Song
    The iconic laugh of Woody Woodpecker, a popular cartoon character from the 1940s through the 1960s inspired the Woody Woodpecker Song. Written by George Tibbles and Ramey Idriss, it was recorded by Kay Kyser in 1948 and became a novelty hit. The song was also recorded by Danny Kaye and others, celebrating the animated character’s enduring charm.

    Spike Jones

    The William Tell Overture
    The William Tell Overture, composed by Gioachino Rossini in 1829, was the opening piece for his opera William Tell, his final and most ambitious work. The overture gained modern recognition for its use as the theme for The Lone Ranger radio and TV series. Spike Jones created a parody version that blended humor with the overture’s energetic finale, showcasing his comedic genius. Franz Liszt also famously transcribed it for piano, cementing its status in both classical and popular music.

    Doris Day

    It’s Magic
    Written by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn, It’s Magic was featured in Doris Day’s debut film Romance on the High Seas (1948). The song was published in 1947 but didn’t gain traction until its release in the film. Doris Day’s heartfelt performance helped make It’s Magic a hit, earning her widespread acclaim.

    Top Artists and Songs of 1948

    Al Jolson
    When You Were Sweet Sixteen
    Al Trace
    You Call Everybody Darlin’
    Amos Milburn
    Chicken Shak Boogie
    Andrews Sisters
    Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka)
    Andrews Sisters with Carmen Miranda
    Cuanto La Gusta
    Anne Vincent
    You Call Everybody Darlin’
    Arbee Stidham
    My Heart Belongs To You
    Art Mooney
    Baby Face
    I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover
    Arthur Smith
    Boomerang
    Guitar Boogie
    Benny Goodman
    On A Slow Boat to China
    Bing Crosby
    How Is The Hour (Maori Farewell Song)
    Blue Lu barker
    A Little Bird Told Me
    Bob Hope
    Buttons and Bows
    Brother Bones and His Shadows
    Sweet Georgia Brown
    Bull Moose Jackson and His Buffalo Bearcats
    I Can’t Go On Without You
    Carmen Cavallaro Orchestra
    Chopin’s Polonaise
    Dick Haymes and The Andrews Sisters
    Teresa
    Dick Haymes
    Little White Lies
    Dinah Shore
    Buttons and Bows
    Doris Day and Buddy Clark
    Love Somebody
    My Darling My Darling
    Doris Day
    Confess
    It’s Magic
    Eddy Arnold
    A Heart Full of Love (For A Handful of Kisses)
    Anytime
    Bouquet of Roses
    Just A Little Lovin’ Will Go A Long Way
    Texarkana Baby
    Ella Fitzgerald
    My Happiness
    Evelyn Knight
    Powder Your Face With Sunshine
    Francis Craig
    I Beg Your Pardon
    Frank Sinatra
    Nature Boy
    Frankie Carle Orchestra with Marjorie Hughes
    Beg You Pardon
    Frankie Yankovic
    Just Because
    Freddy Martin
    Sabre Dance Boogie
    The Dickie-bird Song
    Gene Autry
    Buttons and Bows
    Gordon Jenkins
    Hair of Gold Eyes of Blue
    Maybe You’ll Be There
    Gracie Fields
    How Is The Hour (Maori Farewell Song)
    Hal Singer
    Cornbread
    Jimmy Wakely
    I Love You So Much It Hurts
    One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
    John Lee Hooker
    Boogie Chillun
    Jon & Sondra Steele
    My Happiness
    Kay Kyser
    On A Slow Boat To China
    The Woody Woodpecker Song
    Ken Griffin
    You Can’t Be True Dear
    Les Brown
    I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (This was probably the last ‘Big Band’ Hit)
    Louis Jordan and His Tympany five
    Run Joe
    Margaret Whiting
    A Tree In A Meadow
    Memphis Slim and his House Rockers
    Messin’ Round
    Muddy Waters
    Feel Like Going Home
    I Can’t Be Satisfied
    Nat ‘King’ Cole
    Nature Boy
    Nellie Lutcher
    Fine Brown Frame
    Paula Watson
    A Little Bird Told Me
    Pee Wee Crayton and his Guitar
    Blues After Hours
    Pee Wee Hunt
    Twelfth Street Rag
    Pee Wee King
    Tennessee Waltz
    Peggy Lee
    Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me)
    Perry Como
    Because
    Ramblin Rose
    Red Foley
    Tennessee Saturday Night
    Red Miller Trio
    Bewildered
    Russ Morgan
    I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf CloverSo Tired
    Sammy Kaye
    Lavender Blue
    Sonny Thompson with the Sharps and the Flats
    Long Gone
    Spike Jones
    William Tell Overture
    Tex Beneke
    St Louis Blues March
    The Ink Spots
    Say Something Sweet To Your Sweetheart
    You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling in Love)
    The Orioles
    It’s Too Soon To Know
The Pied Pipers
My Happiness
Tommy Dorsey
Until
Vera Lynn
You Can’t Be True Dear
Wynonie Harris
Good Rockin’ Tonight
  • 1948 Oscars 20th Academy Awards

    1948 Oscars 20th Academy Awards

    1948 Oscars 20th Academy Awards

    • Winners Announced: March 20, 1948
    • Venue: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
    • Hosts: Agnes Moorehead and Dick Powell
    • Eligibility Year: Films released in 1947

    Major Wins:

    • Gentleman’s Agreement nabbed the Best Picture award, a film that tackled the issue of anti-Semitism in America.
    • Ronald Colman won Best Actor for A Double Life, and Loretta Young scored Best Actress for The Farmer’s Daughter.

    Directing & Screenplay:

    • Elia Kazan was awarded Best Director for Gentleman’s Agreement, while George Seaton took home Best Screenplay for Miracle on 34th Street.

    Additional Info:

    • Celeste Holm snagged Best Supporting Actress for her role in Gentleman’s Agreement.
    • Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street charmed his way to a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
    • This was the first year the Oscars were televised locally in Los Angeles, a precursor to the global telecasts we have today.
    • The “Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award” was introduced this year, named after the Danish actor and humanitarian.
    • Black Narcissus had Jack Cardiff win for Best Cinematography, a category usually dominated by American cinematographers.
    • No film received more than three awards at the 20th Academy Awards.
    • James Baskett received an Academy Honorary Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South, which made him the first African-American man and the first Walt Disney star to win an Academy Award for acting

    1948 Oscar Nominees and Winners

    Best Motion Picture:
    Gentleman’s Agreement – Darryl F. Zanuck for 20th Century Fox (WINNER)
    The Bishop’s Wife – Samuel Goldwyn for RKO Radio Pictures
    Crossfire – Adrian Scott for RKO Radio Pictures
    Great Expectations – Ronald Neame for Universal Studios and General Film Distributors, Ltd.
    Miracle on 34th Street – William Perlberg for 20th Century Fox – Miracle on 34th Street
    Best Director:
    Elia Kazan – Gentleman’s Agreement (WINNER)
    Henry Koster – The Bishop’s Wife
    Edward Dmytryk – Crossfire
    George Cukor – A Double Life
    David Lean – Great Expectations
    Best Actor:
    Ronald Colman – A Double Life as Anthony John (WINNER)
    John Garfield – Body and Soul as Charlie Davis
    Gregory Peck – Gentleman’s Agreement as Philip Schuyler Green
    William Powell – Life with Father as Clarence Day, Sr.
    Michael Redgrave – Mourning Becomes Electra as Orin Mannon
    Best Actress:
    Loretta Young – The Farmer’s Daughter as Katie Holstrom (WINNER)
    Joan Crawford – Possessed as Louise Howell
    Susan Hayward – Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman as Angie Evans
    Dorothy McGuire – Gentleman’s Agreement as Kathy Lacey
    Rosalind Russell – Mourning Becomes Electra as Lavinia Mannon
    Best Supporting Actor:
    Edmund Gwenn – Miracle on 34th Street as Kris Kringle (WINNER)
    Charles Bickford – The Farmer’s Daughter as Joseph Clancy
    Thomas Gomez – Ride the Pink Horse as Pancho
    Robert Ryan – Crossfire as Montgomery
    Richard Widmark – Kiss of Death as Tommy Udo
    Best Supporting Actress:
    Celeste Holm – Gentleman’s Agreement as Anne Dettrey (WINNER)
    Ethel Barrymore – The Paradine Case as Lady Sophie Horfield
    Gloria Grahame – Crossfire as Ginny Tremaine
    Marjorie Main – The Egg and I as Ma Kettle
    Anne Revere – Gentleman’s Agreement as Mrs Green
    Best Original Screenplay:
    The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer – Sidney Sheldon (WINNER)
    Body and Soul – Abraham Polonsky
    A Double Life – Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin
    Monsieur Verdoux – Charlie Chaplin
    Shoeshine – Sergio Amidei, Adolfo Franci, Cesare Giulio Viola and Cesare Zavattini
    Best Screenplay:
    Miracle on 34th Street – George Seaton from a story by Valentine Davies (WINNER)
    Boomerang! – Richard Murphy from a Reader’s Digest article by Anthony Abbot
    Crossfire – John Paxton from The Brick Foxhole by Richard Brooks
    Gentleman’s Agreement – Moss Hart from Gentleman’s Agreement by Laura Z. Hobson
    Great Expectations – David Lean, Ronald Neame and Anthony Havelock-Allan from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
    Best Motion Picture Story:
    Miracle on 34th Street – Valentine Davies (WINNER)
    A Cage of Nightingales – Georges Chaperot and René Wheeler
    It Happened on Fifth Avenue – Herbert Clyde Lewis and Frederick Stephani
    Kiss of Death – Eleazar Lipsky
    Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman – Dorothy Parker and Frank Cavett
    Best Short Subject – Cartoons:
    Tweetie Pie – Edward Selzer (WINNER)
    Chip an’ Dale – Walt Disney
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse – Fred Quimby
    Pluto’s Blue Note – Walt Disney
    Tubby the Tuba – George Pal
    Best Documentary Feature:
    Design for Death (WINNER)
    Journey into Medicine
    The World Is Rich
    Best Documentary Short Subject:
    First Steps (WINNER)
    Passport to Nowhere
    School in the Mailbox
    Best Live Action Short Subject, One-Reel:
    Goodbye, Miss Turlock – Herbert Moulton (WINNER)
    Brooklyn, U.S.A. – Thomas Mead
    Moon Rockets – Jerry Fairbanks
    Now You See It – Pete Smith
    So You Want to Be in Pictures – Gordon Hollingshead
    Best Live Action Short Subject, Two-Reel:
    Climbing the Matterhorn – Irving Allen (WINNER)
    Champagne for Two – Harry Grey
    Fight of the Wild Stallions – Thomas Mead
    Give Us the Earth – Herbert Morgan
    A Voice Is Born: The Story of Niklos Gafni – Ben Blake
    Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture:
    A Double Life – Miklós Rózsa (WINNER)
    The Bishop’s Wife – Hugo Friedhofer
    Captain from Castile – Alfred Newman
    Forever Amber – David Raksin
    Life with Father – Max Steiner
    Best Scoring of a Musical Picture:
    Mother Wore Tights – Alfred Newman (WINNER)
    Fiesta – Johnny Green
    My Wild Irish Rose – Ray Heindorf and Max Steiner
    Road to Rio – Robert Emmett Dolan
    Song of the South – Daniele Amfitheatrof, Paul J. Smith and Charles Wolcott
    Best Original Song:
    “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” from Song of the South – Music by Allie Wrubel; Lyrics by Ray Gilbert (WINNER)
    “A Gal in Calico” from The Time, the Place and the Girl – Music by Arthur Schwartz; Lyrics by Leo Robin
    “I Wish I Didn’t Love You So” from The Perils of Pauline – Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
    “Pass That Peace Pipe” from Good News – Music and Lyrics by Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin and Roger Edens
    “You Do” from Mother Wore Tights – Music by Josef Myrow; Lyrics by Mack Gordon
    Best Sound Recording:
    The Bishop’s Wife – Gordon E. Sawyer (WINNER)
    Green Dolphin Street – Douglas Shearer
    T-Men – Jack Whitney
    Best Art Direction – Set Decoration, Black-and-White:
    Great Expectations – Art Direction: John Bryan; Set Decoration: Wilfred Shingleton (WINNER)
    The Foxes of Harrow – Art Direction: Lyle R. Wheeler and Maurice Ransford; Set Decoration: Thomas Little and Paul S. Fox
    Best Art Direction – Set Decoration, Color:
    Black Narcissus – Art Direction and Set Decoration: Alfred Junge (WINNER)
    Life with Father – Art Direction: Robert M. Haas; Set Decoration: George James Hopkins
    Best Cinematography, Black-and-White:
    Great Expectations – Guy Green (WINNER)
    The Ghost and Mrs. Muir – Charles Lang
    Green Dolphin Street – George J. Folsey
    Best Cinematography, Color:
    Black Narcissus – Jack Cardiff (WINNER)
    Life with Father – Peverell Marley and William V. Skall
    Mother Wore Tights – Harry Jackson
    Best Film Editing:
    Body and Soul – Francis D. Lyon and Robert Parrish (WINNER)
    The Bishop’s Wife – Monica Collingwood
    Gentleman’s Agreement – Harmon Jones
    Green Dolphin Street – George White
    Odd Man Out – Fergus McDonell
    Best Special Effects:
    Green Dolphin Street – A. Arnold Gillespie and Warren Newcombe; Special Audible Effects: Douglas Shearer and Michael Steinore (WINNER)
    Unconquered – Farciot Edouart, Devereux Jennings, Gordon Jennings, Wallace Kelley and Paul Lerpae; Special Audible Effects: George Dutton
    Academy Honorary Awards:
    James Baskett “for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to the children of the world in Walt Disney’s Song of the South.” Bill and Coo “in which artistry and patience blended in a novel and entertaining use of the medium of motion pictures.” Colonel William N. Selig, Albert E. Smith, Thomas Armat and George K. Spoor members of “the small group of pioneers whose belief in a new medium, and whose contributions to its development, blazed the trail along which the motion picture has progressed, in their lifetime, from obscurity to world-wide acclaim.”
    Best Foreign Language Film:
    Shoeshine (Italy)
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