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This Day in Oscar History: May 22 (2020)

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May 22, 2020
Oscar Profile #497: Chris Cooper

Born July 9, 1951 in Kansas City, Missouri, Christopher Walton (Chris) Cooper was the son of a cattleman and internist who served as a doctor in the U.S. Air Force, and his wife, a homemaker. Raised in Texas, where his parents were from, Cooper was educated at the University of Missouri school of drama. Cooper…

May 21, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 21 (2020)

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May 21, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 20 (2020)

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May 20, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 19 (2020)

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May 19, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 18 (2020)

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May 18, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 17 (2020)

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May 17, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 16 (2020)

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May 16, 2020
Oscar in Box Office History (Week 20, 2020)

Every week, we’ll take a look back in 5-year intervals at the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office each weekend historically. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees during that weekend at the box office (as well as a section looking…

May 15, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 15 (2020)

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May 15, 2020
Oscar Profile #496: Gale Sondergaard

Born February 15, 1899 in Litchfield, Minnesota, Edith Holm Sondergaard, known professionally as Gale Sondergaard, was the daughter of socially conscious Danish immigrants. Her parents were progressives. As a child she marched with her mother, who was a suffragette. Educated at the University of Minnesota, she then studied with the Minneapolis School of Dramatic Arts…

May 14, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 14 (2020)

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May 14, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 13 (2020)

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May 13, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 12 (2020)

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May 12, 2020
This Day in Oscar History: May 11 (2020)

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May 11, 2020