Major Events of 1941

  • Lend-Lease bill passed
  • Sports

    NCAA Football: Minnesota Record: 8-0-0
    Heisman Trophy: Bruce Smith, Minnesota, HB points: 554
    Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings Series: 4-0
    US Open (Golf): Craig Wood Score: 284 Course: Colonial Club Location: Ft. Worth, TX
    World Series: New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Series: 4-1

    Nobel Prizes

    Chemistry
    The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.

    Literature
    The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.

    Peace
    The prize money was allocated to the Main Fund (1/3) and to the Special Fund (2/3) of this prize section.

    Physiology or Medicine
    The prize money was allocated to the Main Fund (1/3) and to the Special Fund (2/3) of this prize section.

    Physics
    The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.

    Pulitzer Prizes

    Drama: Robert E. Sherwood ... "There Shall Be No Night"
    History: Marcus Lee Hansen ... "The Atlantic Migration: 1607-1860"
    Public Service: "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"

     

    Academy Awards

    Best Picture: "How Green Was My Valley"
    Best Director: John Ford ... "How Green Was My Valley"
    Best Actor: Gary Cooper ... "Sergeant York "
    Best Actress: Joan Fontaine ... "Suspicion"

    Most Popular Films

    1. Ball of Fire
    2. Captains of the Clouds
    3. Eagle Squadron
    4. Holiday Inn
    5. Honky Tonk
    6. How Green Was My Valley
    7. In This Our Life
    8. Kings Row
    9. Louisiana Purchase
    10. The Man Who Came to Dinner

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