Directors: Nelson, Ralph–Background, Career, Awards (Lilies of the Field) (Underestimated)
Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987), the American film and television director was best known for helming Lilies of the Field (1963), Father Goose (1964), and Charly (1968), films which won Oscar Awards (in different categories). Born in Long Island City, New York, Nelson served in the Army Air Corps as a […]
Movie Stars: Jane Powell, Perky Star of MGM Musicals ‘Royal Wedding,’ ‘Seven Brides,’ Dies at 92
Jane Powell, who starred in several MGM musicals including “Royal Wedding” and “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” during the 1940s and 1950s, has died of natural causes. She was 92.
Oscar Actors: Garfield, Andrew (Nominee)–Background, Career, Awards
Andrew Russell Garfield (August 20, 1983) is an American-British actor. An alumnus of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, he is the recipient of various accolades, including a Tony Award and a British Academy Television Award, and has been nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award, an Oscar Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and […]
Oscar Actors: Aykroyd, Dan (Nominee)–Background, Career, Awards
In 1990, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his work as Boolie Werthan in the 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy.
Oscar Actors: Badham, Mary (Nominee, One of Youngest)–Background, Career, Awards
At the time, Badham (aged 10) was the youngest actress ever nominated in this category.
Oscar Actors: Bacall, Lauren (Nominee)–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Tony Awards)
Updated July 13, 2021 Lauren Bacall Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: Social Class: Race/Ethnicity/Religion Family: Education: Training: Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Radio Debut: TV Debut: Stage Debut: Broadway Debut: Film Debut: Breakthrough Role: Oscar Role: Other Noms: Other Awards: Frequent Collaborator: Screen Image: character actor Last Film: Career Output: Film Career Span: Marriage: Politics: Death: Lauren Bacall […]
Oscar Actors: Aparicio, Yelitza (Nominee, Mexican)Format–Background, Career, Awards
For her performance in Roma, she was nominated for the Best Actress, becoming the first Indigenous American woman and the second Mexican woman to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination, following Salma Hayek for her role in 2002’s Frida.
Death in Hollywood: Hill, George William (1895-1934)–Suicide
Hill was severely injured in a June 1934 car accident just when his career was beginning to peak, and it is rumored that his injuries were the root cause of his apparent suicide two months later on August 10, 1934.
Oscar Directors: Lee, Spike–Chaplin Award Honoree
At that early age, I knew that films weren’t winning that could stand the test of time,” Lee said of his feelings about the Academy’s Best Picture Oscar–Spike Lee
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