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***************Top 10 Billboard Hot Songs*********************
1- Nat King Cole with Les Baxter: Too Young
2- Tony Bennett with Percy Faith: Because of You
3- Les Paul & Mary Ford: How High the Moon
4- Rosemary Clooney: Come On-a My House
5- Mario Lanza with Ray Sinatra & Jeff Alexander: Be My Love
6- The Weavers & Terry Gilkyson with Vic Shoen: On Top of Old Smoky
7- Tony Bennett with Percy Faith: Cold, Cold Heart
8- Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres: If
9- Mario Lanza: The Loveliest Night of the Year
10- Patti Page: Tennessee Waltz
*************Top 10 Movies for the Year*********************
1- David and Bathsheba $7,000,000 (Starring: Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymon Massey & Kieron Moore)
2- Show Boat $5,200,000 (Starring: Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E, Brown, Agnes Moorehead)
3- An American in Paris $4,500,000 (Starring: Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary)
4- The Great Caruso $4,500,000 (Starring: Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten, Jarmila Novotna)
5- A Streetcar Named Desire $4,250,000 (Starring: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden)
6- Born Yesterday $4,150,000 (Starring: Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden, Howard St. John)
7- That’s My Boy $3,800,000 (Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Ruth Hussey, Polly Bergen)
8- A Place in the Sun $3,500,000 (Starring: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Raymond Burr)
9- At War with the Army $3,350,000 (Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Mike Kellin, Polly Bergen)
10- Father’s Little Dividend $3,100,000 (Starring: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Russ Tamblyn)
23rd Academy Awards (which aired on 3/29/51): Best Motion Picture: All About Eve
Best Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (from All About Eve)
Best Actor: Jose Ferrer (from Cyrano de Bergerac)
Best Actress: Judy Holliday (from Born Yesterday)
Best Supporting Actor: George Sanders (from All About Eve)
Best Supporting Actress: Josephine Hull (from Harvey)
******************Top 10 Tv Shows for 1950-51**********************
1- Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts (CBS)
2- Texaco Star Theater (NBC)
3- I Love Lucy (CBS)
4- The Red Skeleton Show (NBC)
5- The Colegate Comedy Hour (NBC)
6- Arthur Godfrey and His Friends (CBS)
7- Fireside Theatre (NBC)
8- Your Show of Shows (NBC)
9- The Jack Benny Show (CBS)
10- You Bet Your Life (NBC)
3rd Primetime Emmy Awards: Best Dramatic Show: Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (KECA)
Best Children’s Show: Time for Beany (KTLA)
Best Games & Audience Participation Show: Truth or Consequences (KTTV)
Best Cultural Show: Campus Chorus and Orchestra (KTSL)
Best Variety Show: The Alan Young Show (KTTV)
Best Actor: Alan Young
Best Actress: Gertrude Berg
Hosting: Most Outatanding Personality: Groucho Marx
*******************1951 Indianapolis 500 Race********************
1- Lee Wallard (WINNER)
2- Mike Nazaruk
3- Jack McGrath
4- Andy Linden
5- Bobby Ball
6- Henry Banks
7- Carl Forberg
8- Duane Carter
9- Tony Bettenhausen
10-Duke Nalon
*********************1951 Master’s Tournament********************
1- (Winner) Ben Hogan (-8)
2- Skee Riegel (-6)
3(Tied) Lloyd Mangrum & Lew Worsham (-2)
5- Dave Douglas (E)
6- Lawson Little (+1)
7- Jim Ferrier (+2)
8(Tied) Johnny Bulla, Byron Nelson & Sam Snead (+3)
**********************1951 MLB Season***********************
World Series: AL- New York Yankees beat the NL- New York Giants (4-2) to win the series.
Awards: Rookie of the Year– AL- Gil McDougald (NYY)/ NL- Willie Mays (NYG)
MVP Award: AL- Yogi Berra (NYY)/ NL- Roy Campanella (BkD)
**********************Top Nascar Races***************************
Daytona: Marshall Teague won the race
Darlington: Herb Thomas won the race
*************************NBA Season***************************
NBA Playoffs: Divisional Semifinals: E4- Syracuse Nationals beat E1- Philadelphia Warriors (2-0)
E3- New York Knicks beat E2- Boston Celtics (2-0)
W1- Minneapolis Lakers beat Indianapolis Olympians (2-1)
W3- Fort Wayne Pistons beat W2 Rochester Royals (2-1)
Division Finals: E3- New York Knicks beat E4- Syracuse Nationals (3-2)
W2- Rochester Royals beat W1- Minneapolis Lakers (3-1)
NBA Finals: W4- Rochester Royals beat E3- New York Knicks (4-3) to win the championship
******************NCAA Basketball (Men’s)*****************
Tournament Semifinals: Kentucky Wildcats beat Illinois Fighting Illini (76-74)
Kansas State Wildcats beat Oklahoma A&M Aggies (68-44)
National Finals: Kentucky Wildcats beat Kansas State Wildcats (68-58)
*********************NCAA Football********************
Sugar Bowl: #3 Maryland Terrapins 28, #1 Tennessee Volunteers 13
Heisman Trophy Winner: Dick Kazmaier (HB) (Princeton Tigers)
*************************NFL**************************
NFL Championship Game: Los Angeles Rams 24, Cleveland Browns 17
NFL MVP: Otto Graham (Cle)
************************NHL Season 1950-1*************************
Playoff Semifinals: #3 Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings (4wins-2losses)
#2 Toronto Maple Leafs beat #4 Boston Bruins (4-1)
Stanley Cup Finals: #2 Toronto Maple Leafs beat #3 Montreal Canadiens (4-1)
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