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Events on Sunday 6 April 1947 1
1947First Tony AwardsThe American Theatre Wing honours Broadway achievementThe first Antoinette Perry Awards for theatre excellence were given at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York on 6 April 1947. The awards are named after actress and director Antoinette Perry, who died in 1946. They became Broadway's leading honours.