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June 22, 1952

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LADIES AND SPORTS; Two New Films Elevate The Fairer Sex

By Bosley Crowther

THIS is undoubtedly the season to bring along movies about sports -- about golf and baseball and tennis and, if you like, bowling on the green. In the winter and other seasons, such subjects do have their straight appeal, uncomplicated and objective, depending on how well they're put on.

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Notable Births

Graham Greene (actor)

1952Graham Greene, Canadian actor[†]

Graham Greene was a Canadian First Nations (Oneida) actor and recording artist, active in film, television and theatre in a career spanning over 50 years. He achieved international fame for his role as Kicking Bird in Kevin Costner's Dances With Wolves (1990), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His other notable films include Thunderheart (1992), Maverick (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The Green Mile (1999), Skins (2002), Transamerica (2005), Casino Jack (2010), Winter's Tale (2014), The Shack (2017), and Wind River (2017).

1952Santokh Singh, Malaysian football player[†]

Datuk Santokh Singh s/o Gurdial Singh is a retired Malaysian football player. His wife is Taljit Kaur and has 3 children, Kiranjeet Kaur, Sukhveer Singh and Rajveer Singh.

Historical Context for June 22, 1952

In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[†]