Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar Profile #304: Monty Woolley
Born August 17, 1888 in New York, N.Y. to wealthy parents, Edgar Montillion (Monty) Woolley grew up in the highest social circles, his father having owned several Manhattan hotels. He received a Bachelor’s degree at Yale, where he was intimate friends with Cole Porter whom he later introduced to New York society. After obtaining Masters…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 8 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: September 7 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: September 6 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: September 5 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: September 4 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: September 3 (2016)
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Oscar in Box Office History (Week 36, 2016)
Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. All data is collected from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 2 (2016)
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Oscar Profile #303: Tony Richardson
Born on June 5, 1928 in Yorkshire, England, Cecil Antonio “Tony” Richardson had the unprecedented distinction of being president of both The Oxford University Dramatic Society and the Experimental Theatre Club, as well as being the theatre critic for the university student magazine at the same time. He graduated in 1952 and immediately became a…
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This Day in Oscar History: September 1 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: August 31 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: August 30 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: August 29 (2016)
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This Day in Oscar History: August 28 (2016)
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