Gaily, Gaily (1969): Norman Jewison’s Chronicle of Ben Hecht as Young Man, Starring Beau Bridges

Norman Jewison directed Gaily, Gaily, a chronicle of screenwriter Ben Hecht when he was a young reporter in Chicago.

Beau Bridges plays the lead, and he is supported by Melina Mercouri, Brian Keith, Hume Cronyn, George Kennedy, and Wilfred Hyde-White.

Oscar Nominations: 3

Art Decoration-Set Decoration: Robert Boyle and George B. Chan; Edward Boyle and Carl Biddiscombe

Sound: Robert Martin and Clem Portman

Costume Design: Ray Aghayan

Oscar Awards: None

Oscar Context:

The Art Direction and Sound Oscars went to the musical “Hello, Dolly!”

Margaret Furse won the Costume Design Award for the historical epic, “Anne of the Thousand Days.”

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