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Category: Academy Awards History

This Day in Oscar History: October 10 (2014)

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October 10, 2014
Oscar Profile #207: George C. Scott

Born October 18, 1927, George C. (Campbell) Scott was the son of a Buick executive who raised him single-handedly after his mother’s death when he was just 8 years old. Enlisting in the U.S. Marines at 18, his primary duty from 1945 to 1949 was to serve as an honor guard at the burial of…

October 9, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: October 9 (2014)

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October 9, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: October 8 (2014)

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October 8, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: October 7 (2014)

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October 7, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: October 6 (2014)

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October 6, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: October 5 (2014)

Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Ceremonies 1931: 4th Annual Academy Awards (Nominations Announcement) {for the films of 1930/31}

October 5, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: October 4 (2014)

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October 4, 2014
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 40, 2014)

Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees…

October 3, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: October 3 (2014)

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October 3, 2014
Oscar Profile #206: Victor Fleming

Born February 23, 1989 in La Canada, California, Victor Fleming entered the film business as a stunt man in 1910. He had a side job repairing cars. It was in this capacity that he was discovered by director Allan Dwan while working on one of his his cars in 1913. Dwan gave him a job…

October 2, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: October 2 (2014)

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October 2, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: October 1 (2014)

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October 1, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: September 30 (2014)

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September 30, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: September 29 (2014)

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September 29, 2014