Archive for July 11th, 2022

COMPOSER OF MOVIE THEME HAS DIED

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Monty Norman (Monty Noserovitch)
(4 April 1928 – 11 July 2022)

LONDON (AP) — Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote
the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was  94.

A statement posted Monday on Norman’s official website said:
"It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died
on 11th July 2022 after a short illness."

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THE ‘’BABE’’ MADE HIS MLB DEBUT IN 1914

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On July 11, 1914, in his major league debut, George Herman
“Babe” Ruth
pitches seven strong innings to lead the Boston
Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians (now known as the Cleveland Guardians), 4-3.

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PRIZE WINNING NOVEL PUBLISHED IN 1960

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On July 11, 1960, the 34-year-old novelist Nelle Harper Lee
published her first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.

The book was instantly successful. In the United States, it
is widely read in high schools and middle schools. To Kill
a Mockingbird has become a classic of modern American
literature, winning the Pulitzer Prize, was translated into 
some 40 languages and has sold more than 40 million
copies.

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Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926 – February 19, 2016)

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