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Arts Days in November

 
November 1, 1969 Elvis Presley’s song “Suspicious Mind” hits number 1
November 2, 1959 Charles Van Doren testifies before Congress on "Quiz Show" scandal
November 3, 1956 The Wizard of Oz premieres on television
November 4, 1960 Filming on The Misfits wraps up
November 5, 1913 Actress Vivien Leigh born
November 6, 1931 Mike Nichols born
November 7, 1913 Writer Albert Camus born
November 8, 1927 Singer Patti Page born
November 9, 1913 Actress and Inventor Hedy Lamarr born
November 10, 1928 Composer Ennio Morricone born
November 11, 1922 Author Kurt Vonnegut born
November 12, 1840 Artist Auguste Rodin born
November 13, 1940 Premiere of Walt Disney’s Fantasia
November 14, 1900 Aaron Copland born
November 15, 1930 Author J.G. Ballard born
November 16, 1882 Musician W.C. Handy born
November 17, 1901 Lee Strasberg born
November 18, 1925 Playwright George Barnard Shaw refuses the Nobel
November 19, 1915 Founding of Goldwyn Picture Corporation
November 20, 1914 Designer Emilio Pucci born
November 21, 1941 King Biscuit Time premieres
November 22, 1880 Actress Lillian Russell makes her stage debut in New York City
November 23, 1887 Actor Boris Karloff born
November 24, 1868 Composer Scott Joplin born
November 25, 1940 Woody Woodpecker makes his debut
November 26, 1922 The First Technicolor Film released
November 27, 1895 The Nobel Prize is established
August 27, 1890 Man Ray is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 28, 1907 Louis B. Mayer opens his first cinema
November 29, 1895 Choreographer Busby Berkeley born
November 30, 1929 Dick Clark born
September 30, 1935 Adventures of Dick Tracy radio show premieres