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This Day in Oscar History: November 11

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November 11, 2011
Oscar Profile #59: Mary Astor

Director Lindsay Anderson, who never had the opportunity to work with Mary Astor, wrote in Sight and Sound in 1990, “… when two or three who love the cinema are gathered together, the name of Mary Astor always comes up, and everybody agrees that she was an actress of special attraction, whose qualities of depth…

November 10, 2011
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 45, 2011)

Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 (starting in January) 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…

November 10, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: November 10

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November 10, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: November 9

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November 9, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: November 8

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November 8, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: November 7

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November 7, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: November 6

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November 6, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: November 5

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November 5, 2011
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 44, 2011)

Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 (starting in January) 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…

November 4, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: November 4

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November 4, 2011
Oscar Profile #58: Bette Davis

Born April 5, 1908, Ruth Elizabeth “Betty” Davis changed the spelling of her nickname to “Bette” after taking a liking to the title character in Balzac’s Cousin Bette. The aspiring actress was turned down by Eva Le Gallienne’s acting school because she was deemed to have been too frivolous, but she was accepted by John…

November 3, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: November 3

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November 3, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: November 2

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November 2, 2011
This Day in Oscar History: November 1

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November 1, 2011