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Sunday May 25, 1947
US date format: 5/25/1947, UK date format: 25/5/1947
It was Sunday, under the sign of Gemini (see birth chart on May 25, 1947). The US president was Harry S. Truman (Democrat).
Famous people born on this day include Jacki Weaver and Karen Valentine.
Miracle on 34th Street, directed by George Seaton, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1947
On TV people were watching In the Kelvinator Kitchen.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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Miracle on 34th Street
Directed by: George Seaton
Starring: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Gene Lockhart
Country: United States of America
That's My Man
Directed by: Frank Borzage
Starring: Don Ameche, Catherine McLeod, Roscoe Karns, John Ridgely
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Starring: Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders, Edna Best
Country: United States of America
Possessed
Directed by: Curtis Bernhardt
Starring: Joan Crawford, Van Heflin, Raymond Massey, Geraldine Brooks
Country: United States of America
Moss Rose
Directed by: Gregory Ratoff
Starring: Peggy Cummins, Victor Mature, Ethel Barrymore, Vincent Price
Historical Events
Which were the important events of May 25, 1947?
- Ancient Latvia - Urbanas Diena observed
- Saint Reinolf
- Saint Marie-Madeleine-Sofie Barat (died 1865)
- Virginia - Confederate Memorial Day (1868)
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Holidays
- An airliner of the Flugfelag Íslands crashes into a mountainside, killing 25 people.
Events
- Jacki Weaver
- Karen Valentine: American actress.
- Flavio Bucci: Italian actor who has appeared in 76...
- Karen Valentine in Santa Rosa: California, USA; actress (Love American...
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Famous Birthday
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 25, 1947?
- I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder - Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
- The Red Silk Stockings and Green Perfume - Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
- I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder - Eddy Howard & His Orchestra
- That's My Desire - Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra (Vocal Don Cornell)
- Perry Como - Chi-Baba Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go To Sleep)
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
In the Kelvinator Kitchen
Starring: Ray Forrest, Alma Kitchell
Country: United States of America
The Wife Saver
Starring: Allen Prescott
Country: United States of America
Birthday Party
Starring: Ted Brown, Aunt Grace, Bill Slater
Country: United States of America
Café Continental
Written by: Henry Caldwell
Starring: Claude Frederic
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Kraft Theatre
Starring: Ed Herlihy, Vaughn Taylor, Valerie Cossart, E.G. Marshall
Country: United States of America
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in May 1947?
- LIFE: Woman eating Ice cream sundae
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: J. Arthur Rank -- May 19, 1947
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