November 8



NOVEMBER 8

Entertainment Weekly Nobyembre 8, 1996

On the Cover: Mel Gibson and Rene Russo for the film Ransom

 

Nobyembre 8 sa Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas

          Noong Nobyembre 8, 1936, ang bayan ng Iloilo (na kabisera ng lalawigan ng Iloilo) ay idineklarang isa ng lungsod sa pamamagitan ng Commonwealth Act 158.

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          Ang Metro Manila Commission ay itinatag noong Nobyembre 8, 1975 sa pamamagitan ng Presidential Decree No. 824 upang pangasiwaan ang pagpapaunlad sa mga pamayanan ng National Capital Region. Ang noon ay Unang Ginang Imelda R. Marcos ay nagsilbing una nitong pinuno.

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GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST

Hollywood actress Carole Lombard (1908-1942),
on the cover of vintage Screen Guide (November 1937).

 

Personalities and celebrities born on November 8:

1918 – Godofredo S. Reyes, writer, doctor and politician – Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur (July 5, 2009).

1932 –Tony DeZuñiga, comics artist, illustrator and co-creator of Jonah Hex (with John Albano) – in Manila (d. May 11. 2012).

1969 – Gardo Versoza (real name Mennen Torres Polintan), actor and film producer – in Manila.


1976 – Nadine Schmidt, half-German half-Filipina actress and model – in Kirchen, Germany.

Nadine Schmidt
on the cover of Toyz for the Boyz (August 2004)

 

1993 – Lauren Anne Young, American-Filipino actress and model – in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.

Lauren Young
on the cover of Garage Girl (Spring 2011).





Greta Garbo on the cover of Life
(November 8, 1937).

Picture Trivia

          Swedish Hollywood actress Greta Garbo (real name Greta Lovisa Gustafsson, 1905-1990) was nominated for the Academy Awards four times, but never won. In 1930, she was nominated for her performance in two films, Anna Christie and Romance, but it was Norma Shearer who got the award (for the film The Divorcee).
          In 1937, she was nominated for the Academy Best Actress Award for her role in the film Camille. Louise Rainer bagged the award (for the film The Good Earth). Two years later, she was again nominated for her performance in Ninotchka, where she was the favorite to win, but again fate denied her the award. Vivien Leigh won (for the film Gone With the Wind). In 1954, she was given an “Honorary Academy Awards.
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