Fun Facts of The Year 1948

Three Godfathers
Drama, Western
John Wayne and Pedro Armendariz

Macbeth
Drama,
Orson Wells and Jeannette Nolan

The Fallen Idol
Drama,Thriller
Ralph Richardson and Gerard Heinz

Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III (March 26, 1911 %u2013 February 25, 1983) This playwright won the Pulitzer Prize for his work in the dramatic play (for screen) Streetcar Named Desire. Many other notable works written by the author, known as "Tennessee" Williams can be found in wikipedia.org.

Wystan Hugh Auden February 21, 1907 %u2013 29 September 1973. An Anglo-American Poet, born in England. He moved to the U.S. in 1936 and became a citizen in 1946. His poem, in six parts "The Age of Anxiety" won the Pulitzer Prize in the category of Poetry in 1948. This and the scholar's many attributes and qualities of writing can be found in wikipedia.

James Albert Michener February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997. A Novelist (short story writer)
Won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction :Tales of the South Pacific (1948)
James, never knew who his parents were. He was raised a Quaker by an adoptive mother, whose name was Mabel Michener. Find out much more about this famous writer on wikipedia.

Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby December 13, 19.
This baseball great died on June 18, 2003.
A player in the Negro Leagues, advancing to the Major Leagues. This center fielder was the second black player in the Major Leagues Larry was the first black player in the American Leagues.

More than that, World Series History was made in 1948, when Larry Doby (in game four) became the first Black American to hit a home run, in World Series History.

Cootie
A tabletop game for 4 children to play together. Forming bodies out of plastic body parts.
By Milton Bradley