Paul Crifo, Designer of Iconic Film Posters, Dies at 98
Oscar Directors: Spielberg, Steven–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
October 12, 2020 by
Research in Progress: October 12, 2020 Steven Spielberg Career Summation Occupational Inheritance: No Nationality: US Social Class: Middle; father electrical engineer; mother pianist Race/Ethnicity/Religion: Jewish Family: Formal Education: California State University, Long Beach Training: First Film: Breakthrough: Jaws (1975); age 30 First Oscar Nomination: Gap between First Film and First Nom: Other Oscars: Other Oscar […]
Oscar Directors: Winners–Span of Nominations in Years
October 12, 2020 by
Number of Years between First and Last Nomination.
Death in Hollywood: Orion Studio Co-Founder, William Bernstein, Dies at 87
October 11, 2020 by
William Bernstein, the longtime studio executive who exited United Artists with four others to launch Orion Pictures in 1978, then spent a decade at Paramount Pictures, died Thursday at his Bel Air home of Parkinson’s disease. He was 87.
Oscar Actors: Jaffe, Sam–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
October 10, 2020 by
Shalom “Sam” Jaffe (March 10, 1891–March 24, 1984) was an American actor, teacher, musician, and engineer. In 1951, he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and appeared in other classic films such as Ben-Hur (1959) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). He is […]
