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Category: Academy Awards History

This Day in Oscar History: September 13 (2015)

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September 13, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: September 12 (2015)

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September 12, 2015
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 37, 2015)

Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals in the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that 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…

September 11, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: September 11 (2015)

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September 11, 2015
Oscar Profile #252: Claire Trevor

Born March 10, 1910 in Brooklyn, New York of German, French and Irish descent, Claire Trevor (birth name Claire Wemlinger) became known as The Queen of Film Noir because of her portrayals of bad girls in many films noir and other thrillers. After completing high school, Trevor attended Columbia University and the American Academy of…

September 10, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: September 10 (2015)

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September 10, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: September 9 (2015)

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September 9, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: September 8 (2015)

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September 8, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: September 7 (2015)

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September 7, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: September 6 (2015)

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September 6, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: September 5 (2015)

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September 5, 2015
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 36, 2015)

Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals in the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that 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…

September 4, 2015
This Day in Oscar History: September 4 (2015)

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September 4, 2015
Oscar Profile #251: Sam Jaffe

Born Shalom Jaffe in New York City on March 10, 1891, Sam Jaffe’s mother Ada Jaffe was a star in the Yiddish Theatre. His father Barnett was a jeweler. Young Sam graduated with a degree in engineering from City College of New York and earned his post-graduate degree at Columbia University. Having acted with his…

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

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September 3, 2015