Bob Hope, Thanks for the Memories & 1938 intro to his song & Best Oscar

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The best Oscar-winning song for 1938 was "Thanks for the Memory," written by Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin for the film The Big Broadcast of 1938. It was performed by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in the movie.


$50,000 in 1938 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $1,148,851.06 today, an increase of $1,098,851.06 over 87 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 3.67% per year between 1938 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 2,197.70%.

source-https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1938?amount=50000#:~:text=%2450%2C000%20in%201938%20is%20equivalent,cumulative%20price%20increase%20of%202%2C197.70%25.



Shirley Ross from her wiki page-"she was cast opposite Hope in The Big Broadcast of 1938. Their duet, "Thanks for the Memory", became a huge hit and a defining moment for two careers headed in opposite directions – for Hope, a springboard to bigger and better things; for Ross, the pinnacle.[14] It would prove to be her sole enduring claim to fame."

She had some real presence and style on screen.