The Archive · 1939

Man of the year: Walt Disney

Personality of the year: Dopey in "Snow White."

Performances of the year: Robert Donat in "The Citadel" and Margaret Sullavan in "Three Comrade:

Runners-up: James Stewart in "You Can't Take It With You" and Wendy Hillier in "Pygmalion."

All-Round excellence awards: Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Melvyn Douglas, Edward G- Robinson, Fay Bainter, Mischa Auer and Douglas Fairbanks jun.

Acting discoveries of the year: Danielle Darrieux, Robert Morley.

Glamour girl discovery: Hedy La-marr.

Minor finds who should go places in 1939: Priscilla Lane, John Garfield, Louise Platt, Marjorie Weaver and Jacqueline Laurent.

Novelty find ofthe year: Charlie McCarthy" (to-sáy-nothing of- Edgar Bergen) in "Goldwyn Follies.."

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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