Lana Turner Robert Walker John Wayne Orson Welles Richard Widmark Cornel Wilde Jane Wyman Keenan Wynn Loretta Young Musicians Marian Anderson Louis Armstrong Eddy Arnold Gene Autry Pearl Bailey Benny Carter Ray Charles Charlie Barnet Count Basie Irving Berlin Al Bowlly Les Brown Erskine Butterfield Sammy Cahn Cab Calloway Nat King Cole Perry Como Bing Crosby Bob Crosby Miles Davis Willie Dixon Jimmy Dorsey Tommy Dorsey K. C. Douglas Champion Jack Dupree Billy Eckstine Duke Ellington H-Bomb Ferguson Ella Fitzgerald Ira Gershwin Dizzy Gillespie Benny Goodman Stéphane Grappelli Homer Harris Screamin' Jay Hawkins Richard Hayman Dick Haymes Earl Hines Billie Holiday John Lee Hooker Lena Horne Betty Hutton Sir Lancelot Big Joe Turner Bull Moose Jackson Mahalia Jackson Harry James Louis Jordan Blind Willie Johnson Al Jolson Kitty Kallen Danny Kaye Sammy Kaye Stan Kenton B.B. King Evelyn Knight Gene Krupa Frankie Laine Mario Lanza Peggy Lee Dean Martin Grady Martin Johnny Mercer Amos Milburn Glenn Miller Roy Milton Charles Mingus Thelonious Monk Vaughn Monroe Benny Moré Ray Noble Charlie Parker Les Paul Édith Piaf Cole Porter Bud Powell Louis Prima Django Reinhardt Pete Johnson Max Roach Marty Robbins Paul Robeson Richard Rodgers Artie Shaw Dinah Shore Frank Sinatra Memphis Slim Kate Smith Billy Strayhorn Maxine Sullivan Art Tatum Martha Tilton Ernest Tubb Sarah Vaughan T-Bone Walker Little Walter Muddy Waters Margaret Whiting Cootie Williams Hank Williams Tex Williams Bob Wills Teddy Wilson Bands The Andrew Sisters The Boswell Sisters The Ink Spots The Merry Macs The Mills Brothers The Pied Pipers The Ravens The Robins Sons of The Pioneers Sports During the 1940s, sporting events were disrupted and changed by the events that engaged and shaped the entire world. The 1940 and 1944 Olympic Games were cancelled because of World War II. During World War II in the United States Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis and numerous stars and performers from American baseball and other sports served in the armed forces until the end of the war. Among the many baseball players (including well known stars) who served during World War II were Moe Berg, Joe DiMaggio, Bob Feller, Hank Greenberg, Stan Musial (in 1945), Warren Spahn, and Ted Williams. They like many others sacrificed their personal and valuable career time for the benefit and well-being of the rest of society. The Summer Olympics were resumed in 1948 in London and the Winter games were held that year in