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This Day in Oscar History: December 4 (2015)

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December 4, 2015
Oscar Profile #264: James Earl Jones

Born January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi to actor Robert Earl Jones and his wife, James Earl Jones suffered from a childhood stutter that he studied dramatics to overcome. Writing and reading poetry in class helped him overcome the disability that he says he still has despite his reputation as the possessor of one of…

December 3, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: December 3 (2015)

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December 3, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: December 2 (2015)

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December 2, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: December 1 (2015)

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December 1, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: November 30 (2015)

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November 30, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: November 29 (2015)

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November 29, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: November 28 (2015)

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November 28, 2015
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 48, 2015)

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…

November 27, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: November 27 (2015)

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November 27, 2015
Oscar Profile #263: Paul Muni

Born Frederich Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund on September 22, 1895 in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine), Chicago reared Yiddish stage actor Muni Weisenfreund became one of Hollywood’s greatest stars after changing his name to Paul Muni. He married actress Bella Finkel after appearing with her on the Yiddish stage in 1921. Segueing from the Yiddish theater to…

November 26, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: November 26 (2015)

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November 26, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: November 25 (2015)

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November 25, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: November 24 (2015)

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November 24, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: November 23 (2015)

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November 23, 2015