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Jones starred in many film musicals during the 1930s and 1940s. The best-known of these were The Boys from Syracuse ( 1940) and The Firefly ( 1937Events January January 1 Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua January 11 The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States. January 19 Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours,) (in which he sang the popular Donkey Serenade ).

Selected Movies

• " Night at the Opera, A " ( 1935Events January January 1 Italian colonies of Tripoli and Kyrenaika are joined together as Libya January 7 World War II: Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French foreign minister Pierre Laval conclude agreement in which each power undertakes not to oppo) (with the Marx BrothersThe Marx Brothers were sibling comedians of vaudeville, stage plays, and film. The brothers were Groucho Julius Henry Marx 1890-1977), Chico Leonard Marx 1887-1961), Harpo Adolph Arthur Marx 1888-1964), Zeppo Herbert Marx 1901-1979) and Gummo Milton Marx)
• " Day at the Races, A " ( 1937Events January January 1 Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua January 11 The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States. January 19 Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours,)(with the Marx BrothersThe Marx Brothers were sibling comedians of vaudeville, stage plays, and film. The brothers were Groucho Julius Henry Marx 1890-1977), Chico Leonard Marx 1887-1961), Harpo Adolph Arthur Marx 1888-1964), Zeppo Herbert Marx 1901-1979) and Gummo Milton Marx)
• " The Firefly " ( 1937Events January January 1 Anastasio Somoza becomes President of Nicaragua January 11 The first issue of Look magazine goes on sale in the United States. January 19 Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours,)
• " Everybody Sing " ( 1938Events January -June January 3 The March of Dimes is established by Franklin Delano Roosevelt. January 11 Frances Moulton is the first woman to become president of a US national bank. January 20 Wedding of king Farouk I of Egypt and Farida Zulficar in Cai) (with Judy GarlandJudy Garland ( June 10, 1922 June 22, 1969) was a American film actress who is considered one of the greatest singing stars of Hollywood's Golden Era of musical film. Child star Born Frances Ethel Gumm in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, she was born into a famil and Fanny BriceFanny Brice ( October 29, 1891 May 29, 1951) was a United States comedian, singer, and entertainer. Fanny Brice" was the stage name of Fania Borach born in New York City, the third child of relatively well-off saloon owners of Hungarian Jewish decent.)
• " The Boys from Syracuse" ( 1940)