Word: oscared
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Oscar-Winner Olivia de Havilland told an interviewer that she had been reading a lot of books between scripts and had made a discovery: "It's the adjectives that count...
...whole shebang cost the studios $65,000. Metro's top art men, Cedric Gibbons and Jack Smith, personally did the $10,000 "set" stage: a pylon, backed by six Greek columns, and topped with a 5-ft. gilt plaster replica of Oscar. As the evening slunk by, this gaudy setting was filled with some rare gems...
...Cinemactor Ronald Reagan gave from the heart in introducing a reel of excerpts from Oscar-winning films of yesteryear: "This film embodies the glories of our past, the memories of our present and the inspiration for our future." When the film came on, it was running backwards...
...second acceptance speech of simple thanks, fought for control, lost, talked on for another ten seconds and still another. Later, when her sister, Joan Fontaine, rushed backstage to congratulate her, Olivia froze and moved away. (The girls were standoffish even before Joan beat out Olivia for the 1941 Oscar...
...Oscars, Sam Goldwyn's The Best Years of Our Lives won nine-almost all the important ones. The picture itself was Oscared as the best of the year. Sam was Oscared for the year's best contribution to the industry. William Wyler was Oscared for directing Best Years. Fredric March was named the year's best actor for his role in it. Handless Veteran Harold Russell was chosen the best supporting actor, and got another Oscar just on general principles. (Best supporting actress: Anne Baxter in The Razor's Edge...