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Stars Arriving at the 27th Academy Awards

  By Witnify • April 28, 2014 Uncategorized
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See historic footage of Marlon Brando, Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall and Glenn Ford arriving at the 27th Academy Awards.

Tagged   Academy Awards, Acting, Arts and Culture, Film, historical footage
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Marlon Brando’s Acceptance Speech for ‘On the Waterfront’

  By Witnify • April 28, 2014 Uncategorized
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Bette Davis presents Marlon Brando with the Oscar for Best Actor at the 27th Academy Awards and Brando graciously thanks all the people who helped him win.

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A Tie at The Academy Awards

  By Sarah Dejak • April 9, 2014 Uncategorized
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Barbra Streisand and Anthony Harvey (accepting the Academy Award for Katharine Hepburn) give their acceptance speeches during the 41st Academy Awards after Streisand and Hepburn tied for the category of Best Actress.

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Julie Andrews Wins the Oscar for Best Actress

  By Morgan Birck • March 28, 2014 Uncategorized
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Julie Andrews accepts her Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Mary Poppins. Andrews was awarded the Oscar in 1965, and Mary Poppins continues to be a popular film to this day.

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Chaplin’s Oscar Speech After 20 Years of Exile

  By Witnify • March 27, 2014 Uncategorized
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After a moving introduction by Daniel Taradash, actor Charlie Chaplin accepts an honorary Academy Award after returning to America for the first time in over 20 years on April 2, 1972. Chaplin left the country after he was accused of being a communist and lived in Switzerland until his death … Continue reading

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Sacheen Littlefeather Rejects an Oscar on Behalf of Marlon Brando

  By Witnify • March 21, 2014 Uncategorized
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At the 45th Academy Awards, Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor for The Godfather, but sent Sacheen Littlefeather to refuse the award because of how the film industry treats of Native Americans. Continue reading

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Audrey Hepburn Wins Oscar for 'Roman Holiday'

  By Morgan Birck • March 10, 2014 Uncategorized
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Audrey Hepburn accepts the Best Actress Oscar for her role in “Roman Holiday,” a 1953 romantic comedy in which Hepburn plays a royal princess exploring Rome on her own. Continue reading

Tagged   1950s, Academy Awards, Arts and Culture, Audrey Hepburn, Film, Roman Holiday
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Orson Welles Receives Honorary Oscar

  By Morgan Birck • March 10, 2014 Uncategorized
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Actor and director John Huston presents Orson Welles an honorary Oscar in 1971 at the 43rd Academy Awards. Continue reading

Tagged   1970s, Academy Awards, Acting, Arts and Culture, Citizen Kane, Film, John Huston, Orson Welles
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Grace Kelly Acceptance Speech for ‘The Country Girl’

  By Morgan Birck • March 7, 2014 Uncategorized
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Actor William Holden presents Grace Kelly with an Oscar for Best Actress for The Country Girl in 1955. Continue reading

Tagged   1950s, Academy Awards, Acting, Arts and Culture, Film, Grace Kelly, William Holden
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Costume Designer Edith Head Shares Her Oscar Winning Secrets

  By Witnify • February 28, 2014 Uncategorized
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Academy Award winning costume designer Edith Head is interviewed by comedian Groucho Marx about designing unique clothes for film and she discusses creating costumes for Audrey Hepburn's two different characters in Roman Holiday.
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Tagged   Academy Awards, Arts and Culture, Costume, Edith Head, Fashion, Women
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