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This Day in Oscar History: June 27 (2014)

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June 27, 2014
Oscar Profile #192: Marjorie Rambeau

Born July 15, 1889 in San Francisco, California, Marjorie Rambeau was a precocious child who moved with her mother to Nome, Alaska after her parents separated. Put on stage by her mother to entertain the locals singing and playing the banjo in saloons and music halls, she was forced to dress as a boy to…

June 26, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: June 26 (2014)

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June 26, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: June 25 (2014)

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June 25, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: June 24 (2014)

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June 24, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: June 23 (2014)

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June 23, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: June 22 (2014)

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June 22, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: June 21 (2014)

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June 21, 2014
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 25, 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…

June 20, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: June 20 (2014)

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June 20, 2014
Oscar Profile#191: Anne Baxter

Born May 7, 1923 in Michigan City, Indiana but raised in New York City, Anne Baxter was the daughter of a Seagrams Distillery executive and his wife, the daughter of world-renown architect Frank Lloyd Wright. She was determined to become an actress after seeing Helen Hayes on stage in Mary of Scotland when she was…

June 19, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: June 19 (2014)

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June 19, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: June 18 (2014)

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June 18, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: June 17 (2014)

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June 17, 2014
This Day in Oscar History: June 16 (2014)

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June 16, 2014