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The following is an overview of 1936 in film, including significant events, ... (1932–1939) Popeye (1933–1957) ... American documentary filmmaker, artist, and ...
June 24 – Robert Downey Sr., American film actor and director (d. 2021) June 26 – Hal Greer, African-American professional basketball player (d. 2018) June 27 – Lucille Clifton, American poet, writer and educator (d. 2010) June 28. Chuck Howley, American football player; Major Owens, African-American politician (d. 2013)
The Plow That Broke the Plains is a 1936 short documentary film that shows the cultivation of the Great Plains region of the United States and Canada following the Civil War and leading up to the Dust Bowl as a result of farmers' exploitation of the Great Plains' natural resources. [1]
1939 – Nazi Germany invades Poland; World War II begins; 1939 – Cash and carry proposed to replace the Neutrality Acts; 1939 – President Roosevelt, appearing at the opening of the 1939 New York World's Fair, becomes the first president to give a speech that is broadcast on television. Semi-regular broadcasts air during the next two years
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December 15 – The film Gone with the Wind, starring Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland and Leslie Howard, premieres at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. It is based on Margaret Mitchell's best-selling novel. It is the longest American film made up to this time (nearly four hours).
On February 20, 1939, a Nazi rally took place at Madison Square Garden, organized by the German American Bund. More than 20,000 people attended, and Fritz Julius Kuhn was a featured speaker. The Bund billed the event, which took place two days before George Washington's Birthday , as a pro-"Americanism" rally; the stage at the event featured a ...
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