Category: Academy Awards History

Born February 8, 1888 in London, the daughter of a civil servant and his wife, Edith Evans is generally regarded as the greatest actress of the British stage in the last century. She trod the boards for sixty years appearing in both classics (Shakespeare, Ibsen, Wilde, etc.) and contemporary works (Shaw, Bagnold, Coward, etc.). Apprenticed…

Born May 16, 1909 in Norfolk, Virginia to a wealthy stockbroker and his heiress wife, Margaret Sullavan had a privileged upbringing that included education at some of the country’s best schools. A member of the University Players at Harvard, along with Henry Fonda and James Stewart, she was on tour with the group when she…