The book “The Grapes of Wrath” won the National Book
Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction, and it was cited
prominently when Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel
Prize in 1962.
John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. was born in Salinas, California.
(February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968)
Steinbeck has been called "a giant of American letters".
"Woodchopper’s Ball", also known as "At the Woodchopper’s Ball"
was the biggest hit for Woody Herman and his Orchestra, selling
a million records. It received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in
2002.
“Strangers in the Night” reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100
chart and the Easy Listening and was the title song for Sinatra’s 1966
album “Strangers in the Night”, which became his most commercially
successful album.
The song won Sinatra the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal
Performance and the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, as well
as a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist
or Instrumentalist for Ernie Freeman at the Grammy Awards of 1967.
Note: Glen Campbell played rhythm guitar and Hal Blaine was the
drummer on the record.
Omar Sharif ( born Michel Demitri Chalhoub in Alexandria, Egypt )
Omar Sharif’s films include Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965)
and Funny Girl (1968). He has been nominated for an Academy Award and
has won three Golden Globe Awards.
Michael Learned was born in Washington, D.C.
Learned played Olivia on the CBS television series The Waltons
(1972-1979). She has won a record four Primetime Emmy Award for
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series; three for The Waltons
(1973, 74, 76), and one for Nurse (1982).
