Category: Academy Awards History
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Oscar Profile #11: Beulah Bondi
Born in 1888, Beulah Bondi was a seasoned stage actress who made her film debut at 43, reprising her Broadway role as the neighborhood gossip in 1931’s Street Scene. After playing several other mean-spirited characters she moved up considerably on the likability scale as Rachel Jackson, Andrew Jackson’s pipe-smoking wife in 1936’s The Gorgeous Hussy,…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 11
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Roland Young (65 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1889: Clifton Webb (76 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor –3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1901: Sam Spiegel (84 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Picture, Irving G. Thalberg Award; Oscar…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 10
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Claude Rains (77 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 4 Noms, 0 Wins} 1913: Les Bowie (65 at death) {Oscar Winner: Visual Effects – 0 Noms, 1 Win} 1925: Richard Burton (58 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Lead Actor, Supporting Actor –7 Noms, 0 Wins}…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 9
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1868: Marie Dressler (65 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Lead Actress – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1883: Edna May Oliver (59 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1886: Ed Wynn (79 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 0 Wins}…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 8
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1902: Emmet Lavery (83 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Story and Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1909: George Wells (91 at death) {Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1913: Robert Strauss (61 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actor –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1921:…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 7
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Herman J. Mankiewicz (55 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Original Screenplay;Oscar Nominee: Original Screenplay, Screenplay – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1903: Ary Barroso (60 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1903: Dean Jagger (87 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor –…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 6
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1886: Gus Kahn (54 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Scoring; Oscar Nominee: Song,Scoring – 3 Noms, 1 Win} 1897: Rowland Brown (65 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Original Story – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1911: Stephen Bosustow (69 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Animated Short Film;Oscar Nominee: Documentary…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 5
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Farciot Edouart (85 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects, Special/Honorary,Sci-Tech Award – Type II (Plaque), Sci-Tech Award – Type III (Certificate);Oscar Nominee: Special Effects – 9 Noms, 17 Wins} 1895: Charles MacArthur (60 at death) {Oscar Winner: Original Story;Oscar Nominee: Original Story, Screenplay – 3 Noms,…
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Oscar Profile #10: Ethel Barrymore
Born in 1879, Ethel Barrymore was generally considered the greatest actress of her generation. The second of three children of actors Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Drew, her mother was the daughter of actors John and Louisa Drew, who was known professionally as Mrs. Drew. Her uncles, John Drew Jr. and Sidney Drew, were matinee idols,…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 4
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Ben Sharpsteen (85 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short; Oscar Nominee: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short,Live Action Short Film – 3 Noms, 2 Wins} 1899: Tregoweth Brown (84 at death) {Oscar Winner: Sound Effects/Editing – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1900: Arthur Schwartz (83 at…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 3
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1914: Gyula Trebitsch (91 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Foreign Film – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1924: Robert E. Thompson (79 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Adapted Screenplay – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1933: John Barry (77) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Song, Original Score, Non-Musical Score; Oscar Nominee: Song, Original…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 2
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1885: Victor Baravalle (53 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Scoring – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1892: Alice Brady (46 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1901: James Dunn (65 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actor – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1906:…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 1
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Grantland Rice (73 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Winner: One-Reel Short Film –2 Noms, 1 Win} 1895: Franz Bachelin (84 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Art Direction (Color) – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1904: Jerry Fairbanks (90 at death) {Oscar Winner: One-Reel Short Film – 2 Noms, 1…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 31
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1879: Sara Allgood (70 at death) {Oscar Winner: Supporting Actress – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1893: John Waters (71 at death) {Oscar Winner: Assistant Director – 2 Noms, 1 Win} 1896: Ethel Waters (80 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress –1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1901: Eric…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 30
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Arthur Johns (57 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects – 4 Noms, 1 Win} 1890: Warren Doane (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Comedy Short Film – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1890: Edward Doherty (120) {Oscar Nominee: Motion Picture Story – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1896: Ruth…
