Walter Lang

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Born	August 10, 1896 • Memphis • Tennessee
Died	February 7, 1972 (aged 75) • Palm Springs • California
Notable Works	“Call Me Madam” • “Cheaper by the Dozen” • “Coney Island” • “Desk Set” • “Greenwich Village” • “Mother Wore Tights” • “Sentimental Journey” • “Sitting Pretty” • “State Fair” • “The King and I” • “The Little Princess” • “The Magnificent Dope” • “The Marriage-Go-Round” • “There’s No Business Like Show Business” [1954]
Role In	World War II

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Cesar Romero and Shirley Temple in The Little Princess

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Orson Welles

Orson Welles

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Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.

Pop Quiz: 17 Things to Know About World War II

U.S. marines raising the American flag over Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, in February 1945

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