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September 29, 1935

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Notable Births

Jerry Lee Lewis

1935Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2022)[โ€ ]

Jerry Lee Lewis was an American pianist, singer, and songwriter. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock 'n' roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made his first recordings in 1952 at Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studio in New Orleans, Louisiana, and early recordings in 1956 at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. He later became known for his chart topping country music recordings from the 1960s and 1970s. "Crazy Arms" sold 300,000 copies in the Southern United States, but his 1957 hit "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" shot Lewis to worldwide fame. He followed this with the major hits "Great Balls of Fire", "Breathless", and "High School Confidential".

Carmen Delgado Votaw

1935Carmen Delgado Votaw, Puerto Rican civil rights pioneer (died 2017)[โ€ ]

Carmen Delgado Votaw was a civil rights pioneer, a public servant, an author, and community leader. She earned an associate degree at the University of Puerto Rico and graduated from American University in Washington, D.C., with a bachelor of arts in international studies. She was subsequently awarded an honorary doctorate in humanities by Hood College in Frederick, Maryland.

Notable Deaths

Winifred Holtby

1935Winifred Holtby, English novelist and journalist (born 1898)[โ€ ]

Winifred Holtby was an English novelist and journalist, now best known for her novel South Riding, which was posthumously published in 1936.

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Headlines from September 29, 1935

Peace by Way of Good-Will

By Brooks Atkinson

TOMORROW evening the Theatre Guild will present Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in "The Taming of the Shrew." Whatever faults or virtues it may disclose no one will suggest that it does not belong to the theatre; it will be theatre incarnadined.

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THE BRITISH ACCENT IS ON YOUTH

By CHARLES MORGAN

LONDON, Sept. 6. APART from Charlot's new revue, "Stop . . . Go!" which is competent by the rule but no exception to it, the plays of the week have been Samson Raphaelson's "Accent on Youth," with which New York audiences are already familiar, and "As Bad as I Am," a farce by Brandon Fleming.

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ALONG WALL STREET

By Edward J. Condlon

Relaxation from the "war" tension was one of the most important characteristics of our security and commodity markets during the week just completed. While not matching the cheerfulness reported in London and in some of the Continental European markets, our share market held its own rather well in an extremely dull week.

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