What generation is 1937? Silent Generation

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About the Generation (1937)

The Silent Generation (1928-1945): Came of age during the post-war era, known for their conformist attitudes and silent approach to political and social issues.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1937

  • Morgan Freeman (Jun 1, 1937)
  • Jack Nicholson (Apr 22, 1937)
  • Anthony Hopkins (Dec 31, 1937)
  • Madeleine Albright ( 15, 1937)
  • Jane Fonda (Dec 21, 1937)
  • Dustin Hoffman (Aug 8, 1937)
  • Lois Lowry (Mar 20, 1937)
  • Bill Cosby (Jul 12, 1937)
  • Warren Beatty (Mar 30, 1937)
  • George Carlin ( 12, 1937)

What Happened in 1937

  1. Apr 28 - 1st commercial flight across Pacific operated by Pan Am
  2. May 3 - Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With The Wind"
  3. May 6 - German airship Hindenburg explodes in flames at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 35 of the 97 on board and 1 on the ground
  4. Jul 7 - Japanese and Chinese troops clash at the Marco Polo Bridge, beginning the Second Sino-Japanese War
  5. Jul 30 - Russian Politburo issues NKVD Order no. 00447, to repress former kulak and anti-soviets, 269,100 to be arrested, 76,000 to be shot. Part of the Great Purge.
  6. Aug 13 - Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese forces begin the Battle of Shanghai, a conflict that will last 3 months and involve 1 million troops
  7. Aug 26 - General Franco's Nationalist troops conquer Santander during the Spanish Civil War
  8. Nov 5 - Adolf Hitler informs his military leaders in a secret meeting of his intentions of going to war

Top Songs 1937

  1. Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing) - Benny Goodman
  2. One O'Clock Jump - Count Basie
  3. Sweet Leilani - Bing Crosby
  4. They Can't Take That Away From Me - Fred Astaire
  5. Caravan - Duke Ellington
  6. Marie - Tommy Dorsey
  7. Goodnight, My Love - Ella Fitzgerald
  8. That Old Feeling - Shep Fields & his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra
  9. It Looks Like Rain in Cherry Blossom Lane - Guy Lombardo
  10. September in the Rain - Guy Lombardo

Popular Movies 1937

  1. Grand Illusion - Director: Renoir, Jean. Country: France.
  2. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - Director: Hand, David. Country: USA.
  3. The Life of Emile Zola - Director: Dieterle, William. Country: USA.
  4. The Awful Truth - Director: McCarey, Leo. Country: USA.
  5. Make Way for Tomorrow - Director: McCarey, Leo. Country: USA.
  6. The Good Earth - Director: Fleming, Victor / Franklin, Sidney / Machatý, Gustav. Country: USA.
  7. Stage Door - Director: La Cava, Gregory. Country: USA.
  8. A Star Is Born - Director: Wellman, William A. / Conway, Jack. Country: USA.
  9. The Prisoner of Zenda - Director: Cromwell, John / Cukor, George / Van Dyke, W.S.. Country: USA.
  10. Lost Horizon - Director: Capra, Frank. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1937

Franklin D. Roosevelt
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