Archive for April 7th, 2024
07
Apr
MUSICAL OPENED ON THIS DAY IN 1949
On April 7, 1949, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South
Pacific opened at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway in New
York City. The romantic musical about World War II, which
touches on controversial racial themes, goes on to run for
almost five years, becoming one of the most popular musicals
of the 1950s.
The show won 10 Tony Awards, and six decades later, its
Lincoln Center revival would earn another seven, making
it the most Tony Award-winning show in New York theater
history.
07
Apr
FORD FOUNDER DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1947
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American
industrialist and business magnate. As founder of the Ford
Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making cars
affordable for middle-class Americans through the Fordism
system.
In 1911, he was awarded a patent for the transmission
mechanism that would be used in the Model T and other
automobiles. Ford was 83.
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