1940

April 30, 2021

Fascinating Facts from April 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from April, 1940: Classic movie release - Rebecca, starring Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier; German WWII invasion of Denmark and Norway; Portia Faces Life radio…

March 21, 2021

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Fascinating Facts From March 1940

News, Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from March, 1940: Author Richard Llewellyn's book How Green Was My Valley tops the best-seller lists; When You Wish Upon a Star is the #1…

February 28, 2021

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Joy Hathaway, Amanda of Honeymoon Hill

Canadian actress Joy Hathaway starred on the hit daytime radio serial Amanda of Honeymoon Hill for seven years, from 1940-1946. (Joy Hathaway as Amanda of Honeymoon Hill, 1942) Amanda of…

February 24, 2021

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Fascinating Facts From February 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from November, 1940: The classic movie thriller The House of the Seven Gables premieres, author Christopher Morley tops Best-Seller lists with Kitty Foyle, and Bob…

January 11, 2021

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Fascinating Facts From January 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from January, 1940: Classic movie premiere - The Grapes of Wrath, starring Henry Fonda; Brother Rat and a Baby movie stars Jane Wyman and Ronald…

December 27, 2020

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Fascinating Facts from December 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from December, 1940: Classic movie premiere - The Philadelphia Story, starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant & James Stewart; Artie Shaw's Frenesi is the #1 hit…

November 29, 2020

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Fascinating Facts From November 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from November, 1940: Classic Movie Premiere - The Mark of Zorro, starring Tyrone Power, Linda Darnell, and Basil Rathbone; Little Norway Air Force Training Camp Opens…

September 27, 2020

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Fascinating Facts From September 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from September, 1940: Axis Pact & The Blitz - Luftwaffe Bombings in Battle of Britain; 17,000-year-old Lascaux Cave Paintings Discovery; Classic Movie Premiere - The…

August 30, 2020

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Fascinating Facts From August 1940

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from August, 1940: Foreign Correspondent Classic WWII Film Premiere; WWII Eagle Attack - Phase 3 Battle of Britain; Crime Doctor Radio Program Debut Foreign Correspondent…