In 1941, “Hold Back the Dawn” competed for the Best Picture Oscar with “Blossoms in the Dust,” “Citizen Kane,” “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” How Green Was My Valley,” “The Little Foxes,” “The Maltese Falcon,” “One Foot in Heaven,” “Sergeant York,” and “Suspicion.”
Oscar Actors: DeWilde, Brandon–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage, Stage, Globe)
July 19, 2007 by
In 1953, for his yurn in “Shane,” Brandon De Wilde competed for the Best Supporting Oscar with Jack Palance also for “Shane,” Eddie Albert in “Roman Holiday,” Frank Sinatra (who won) in “From Here to Eternity,” and Robert Strauss in “Stalag 17.”
Oscar Movies: Maltese Falcon, The (1941), Huston’s Debut, Bogart’s Stardom
July 19, 2007 by
In 1941, “The Maltese Falcon” competed for the Best Picture Oscar with “Blossoms in the Dust,” “Citizen Kane,” “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” “Hold Back the Dawn,” “How Green Was My Valley,” “The Little Foxes,” “One Foot in Heaven,” “Sergeant York,” and “Suspicion.”
Oscar Actors: Davis, Geena–Social Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage)
July 18, 2007 by
In 1988, for her turn in “The Accidental Tourist,” Geena Davis competed for (and won) the Supporting Actress Oscar with Joan Cusack in “Working Girl,” Frances McDormand in “Mississippi Burning,” Michelle Pfeiffer in “Dangerous Liaisons,” and Sigourney Weaver in Working Girl.”
Oscar Actors: Darwell, Jane–Background, Career; Filmography
July 18, 2007 by
Jane Darwell Career Summary: Occupational inheritance: No Social Class: Upper-middle Education: Stage debut: age 27 Broadway debut: Film debut: Silent; then 1930 Oscar awards: 1, Supp. Actress, Grapes of Wrath, 1940, age 61 Oscar nominations: N0 Other awards: No Career span: half a century Last film: Mary Poppins, 1964; age 85 Death: 1967; age 87 […]
