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
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Number of Years between First and Last Nomination.
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 […]
1 Oscar Actors: Bogart, Humphrey–Background, Career, Awards
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As a cantankerous river steam launch skipper with Katharine Hepburn’s missionary in the World War I adventure The African Queen (1951), Bogart received the Best Actor Oscar.
1 Oscar Actors: Grant, Cary–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
October 9, 2020 by
Grant was nominated for Academy Awards for Penny Serenade (1941) and None But the Lonely Heart (1944), but he never won a competitive Oscar; he received a special Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1970. The inscription on his statuette read “To Cary Grant, for his unique mastery of the art of screen acting with respect and affection of his colleagues”.
