What Happened on March 14, 1925

Historical Events

Big Boy

James F. Hanley, Joseph Meyer, and Buddy DeSylva's musical "Big Boy", starring Al Jolson, closes at the Winter Garden Theatre, NYC, after 56 performances

Jazz Singer and Silent Screen Actor Al Jolson

Famous Birthdays

(George) "Sonny" Cohn, American jazz trumpeter (Red Saunders, 1945-60; Duke Ellington, 1960-84), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2006)
Francis A. Marzen, American Catholic prelate (d. 2004)
John Barrington Wain, English novelist and poet (Hurry on Down), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England (d. 1994)

Born in 1925