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The musical comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, with music by Jule Styne, and starring Carol Channing, is presented at The Ziegfeld Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 740 performances.
The American-Yiddish musical revue Bagels And Yox is playing at The Holiday Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 208 performances.
MGM's movie remake of the Kern-Hammerstein musical play Show Boat, starring Howard Keel, Ava Gardner and Kathryn Grayson, is released to cinemas in France, Europe.
Having long suffered with diabetes, jazz singer Mildred Bailey, known as The Queen Of Swing, dies of heart failure, aged 48, in Poughkeepsie, New York State, USA.
LaCosta Tucker is born in Seminole, Texas, USA. She is the sister of country music star Tanya Tucker, and will become a popular singer in her own right.Popular 1930's singer and recording artist Mildred Bailey dies aged 44, in Poughkeepsie, New York State, USA, of heart failure chiefly due to her diabetes. In a long and acclaimed career she sang with The Paul Whiteman Orchestra, The Dorsey Brothers, Benny Goodman, and her husband, Red Norvo.