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  • Jan 20, 1948
    "Night Song," starring Ethel Barrymore, opens in movie theaters, with "Georgia On My Mind" songwriter Hoagy Carmichael featured on screen
    Nov 18, 1949
    Hoagy Carmichael, the author of "Georgia On My Mind," plays himself in the movie "Johnny Holiday," which premieres in Indianapolis, Indiana
    Feb 9, 1950
    "Young Man With A Horn," a movie based loosely on the life of late jazz trumpeter Bix Beiderbecke, opens. Starring Kirk Douglas and Lauren Bacall, it also features Beiderbecke's friend, Hoagy Carmichael, the author of "Georgia On My Mind"
    Jan 30, 1952
    "The Las Vegas Story" opens in theaters with leading roles for Jane Russell and Victor Mature. The motion picture also has a secondary part for "Georgia On My Mind" songwriter Hoagy Carmichael
    May 2, 1952
    Myrna Loy stars in "Belles On Their Toes" as it premieres in New York. "Georgia On My Mind" songwriter Hoagy Carmichael also appears in the picture
    Jun 6, 1953
    NBC-TV rolls out the summer series "Saturday Night Revue," with host Hoagy Carmichael, a co-writer of "Georgia On My Mind"
    Feb 18, 1955
    The movie "Timberjack," featuring Sterling Hayden and Chill Wills, appears in theaters. The film's cast includes "Georgia On My Mind" songwriter Hoagy Carmichael as a saloon pianist
    Mar 17, 1959
    Lida Carmichael dies in Los Angeles, the same day her son, Hoagy Carmichael, signs a contract to star in the NBC-TV western series "Laramie." Hoagy wrote "Georgia On My Mind," destined to become a country hit for Willie Nelson
    Sep 15, 1959
    The western series "Laramie" debuts on NBC-TV, with "Georgia On My Mind" songwriter Hoagy Carmichael in the cast for the first year
    Mar 25, 1960
    Ray Charles records Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia On My Mind" at the Capitol Studios in New York. The song later becomes a country hit for Willie Nelson

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