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1954 ACADEMY AWARDS
On the Waterfront (Best Picture)
The Country Girl
Caine Mutiny
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Three Coins in the Fountain
Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront (Best Actor)
Humphrey Bogart, Caine Mutiny
Bing Crosby, The Country Girl
James Mason, A Star is Born
Dan O'Herlihy, Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Grace Kelly, The Country Girl (Best Actress)
Judy Garland, A Star is Born
Audrey Hepburn, Sabrina
Jane Wyman, The Magnificent Obsession
Dorothy Dendrite, Carmen Jones
Edmond O'Brien, Barefoot Contesa (Best Supporting Actor)
Eva Marie Saint, On the Waterfront (Best Supporting Actress)
Best Song - Three Coins in the Fountain
OTHER ACADEMY MOVIES; Executive Suite; Broken Lance; The High & The Mighty; The Rear Window; There's No Business Like Show Business; The Egyptian; The Silver Chalice; The Glen Miller Story; Susan Slept Here; 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. AND MORE MOVIES: Creature From The Black Lagoon; Prince Valiant; Phantom Of The Rue Morgue; Gorjira(Godzilla); Dial M For Murder; The Long Long Trailer; Francis Joins The WACS; The Seven Little Foys; River Of No Return; To Catch A Thief; East Of Eden; White Christmas; Them; Brigadoon; Johnny Guitar; The Wild One; Bridges At Toko-Ri; The Naked Jungle
1954 SONGS
Sh-Boom - The Crewcuts
This Ole House - Rosemary Clooney
I Need You Now - Eddie Fisher
Make Love To Me - Jo Stafford
Hold My Hand - Don Cornell
Strangers in Paradise - Tony Bennett
Mr. Sandman - The Cordettes
Papa Loves Mambo - Perry Como
Hernando's Hideaway - Archie Bleyer
Little Things Mean A Lot - Kitty Kallen
Misty - Errol Garner Trio
Three Coins In The Fountain - The Four Aces
Secret Love - Doris Day
Cross Over The Bridge - Patti Page
Young At Heart - Bing Crosby
Hey There - Rosemary Clooney
Heart Of My Heart - Don Cornell
If You Love Me - Kay Starr
The High And The Mighty - Les Baxter
I Get So Lonely - The Four Knights
If I Give My Heart To You - Doris Day
Oh! My Papa - Eddie Fisher
Teach Me Tonight - Jo Stafford
The Happy Wanderer - Frank Weir
The Man That Got Away - Judy Garland
1954 SPORTS
Baseball
World Series: New York Giants, Leo Durocher, Manager, 4-0 over
the Cleveland Indians.
All Star Game: American League 11-9.
Baseball Writers Award: Willy Mays, New York Giants.
Rookies of the Year: Bob Grimm, New York Yankees, Wally Moon,
St. Louis Cardinals.
College Football.
National NCAA Champ: Ohio State Buckeyes, 10-0-0, Won the
Rose Bowl.
Heisman Winner: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin Fullback.
Professional Football..
NFL Champ: Cleveland Browns - Coach Paul Brown.
Player of the Year: Joe Perry, San Francisco 49ers, Fullback.
College Basketball.
Final Four: LaSalle, Bradley, Penn State, U.S.C - LaSalle 25-4 won.
NIT: Holy Cross.
Professional Basketball.
NBA Final: Minnesota Lakers.
Top Scorer: Neil Johnson, Philly, pts. 1759.
Hockey.
Stanley Cup: Detroit Redwings.
Hart Memorial Trophy: Al Rollins, Chicago Blackhawks.
General Awards.
AP Athletes of the Year: Willy Mays, Baseball and Babe Didrickson
Zaharias, Golf.
Sullivan Award: Mal Whitfield, Track.
Sports Illustrated: John Bannister, Track.
Soccer World Cup: West Germany beat Hungary in Finals.
Boston Marathon: Veiko Karovonen - Finland.
Tour De France: Louison Bobet - France
World Figure Skating: Hayes Jenkins, USA and Gundi Busch,
West Germany.
Westminister KC Best in Show: Carmor's Rise and Shine
(Cocker Spaniel)
Horses
Kentucky Derby: Determine
Preakness Stakes: Hasty Roar
Belmont Stakes: High Gun
Most Money as Jockey: Bill Shoemaker
Bowling:
Men: Don Carter
Women: Marion Lodewie
Tennis - Men
Australian Open: Mervon Rose
French Open: Tony Trabert
Wimbledon: Jaroslay Drobney
US Open: Tony Seixas
Tennis - Women
Australian Open: Thelma Long
French Open: Maureen Connelly
Wimbledon: Maureen Connelly
US Open: Doris Hart
Golf - Men
Masters: Sam Snead
US Open: Ed Furgol
British Open: Peter Thompson
PGA: Chick Harbert
US Amateur: Arnold Palmer
Golf - Women
US Open: Babe Zaharias
US Amateur: Barbara Romoca
LPGA: (Started in 1955)
Indy 500: Bill Vokovich
Boxing Heavyweight Champion: Rocky Marciano
America Cup: No Races in 1954
Soap Box Derby: Richard Kemp, Los Angeles, CA
Chess: World Champion Mikhail Bolvinnik, USSR
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