Number 1 Songs in 1936 — UK and US Charts
"These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)"
Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans
This bittersweet ballad became one of the most recorded standards of the era. Carroll Gibbons' elegant arrangement from the Savoy Hotel captured the romantic sophistication of 1930s London.
"The Way You Look Tonight"
Fred Astaire
Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields' Oscar-winning song from the film Swing Time became one of the greatest romantic ballads of the decade. Astaire's effortlessly charming vocal defined the song for a generation.
Biggest Films of 1936 — Box Office Hits
San Francisco
Box Office: $5.3 million
This MGM disaster spectacle starring Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and Jeanette MacDonald climaxed with a stunning recreation of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It was the highest-grossing film of 1936 and showcased the studio's technical prowess.
Fashion and Style of 1936
Fashion, clothing and visual culture from the era
Architecture and Buildings of 1936
Buildings completed and structures opened in 1936