Sports

NCAA Football: Minnesota Record: 8-0-0
Heisman Trophy: Bruce Smith, Minnesota, HB points: 554
Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings Series: 4-0
US Open (Golf): Craig Wood Score: 284 Course: Colonial Club Location: Ft. Worth, TX
World Series: New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Series: 4-1

Nobel Prizes

Chemistry
The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.

Literature
The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.

Peace
The prize money was allocated to the Main Fund (1/3) and to the Special Fund (2/3) of this prize section.

Physiology or Medicine
The prize money was allocated to the Main Fund (1/3) and to the Special Fund (2/3) of this prize section.

Physics
The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.

Pulitzer Prizes

Drama: Robert E. Sherwood ... "There Shall Be No Night"
History: Marcus Lee Hansen ... "The Atlantic Migration: 1607-1860"
Public Service: "St. Louis Post-Dispatch"

 

Academy Awards

Best Picture: "How Green Was My Valley"
Best Director: John Ford ... "How Green Was My Valley"
Best Actor: Gary Cooper ... "Sergeant York "
Best Actress: Joan Fontaine ... "Suspicion"