My mother’s here with me tonight, so at 96, I am thanking her for her genes–Clint Eastwood, Oscar-Winning Director, Million Dollar Baby.
Oscar Artists: White, James–Scribe of 2004 Oscar-Winning Biopic Ray Dies at 67
July 24, 2015 by
July 23, 2015–James L. White, who wrote the screenplay for the 2004 Oscar-winning biopic Ray, has died. He was 67. Ray was the writer’s only credited screenplay that was produced. The writer passed away early Thursday morning in Santa Monica, his attorney Matthew H. Saver said, dying from complications of pancreatic and liver cancer. White’s story for the drama chronicled […]
Oscar Actors: Ledger, Heath (Brokeback Mountain)–Very Much Missed
July 23, 2015 by
What an unfortunate thing it is that we won’t be able to see the beauty of Heath Ledger’s expression–Jake Gyllenhaal
Oscar Actors: Wycherly, Margaret (Supporting Actress Nominee, Sergeant York, 1941)
July 21, 2015 by
Wycherly appeared in Howard Hawks 1941 Oscar-winning biopic, Sergeant York. She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing the role of Mother York (Gary Cooper’s mom).
Oscar Actors: Bikel, Theodor (The Defiant Ones, Fiddler on the Roof) Dies at 91
July 21, 2015 by
In 1958, Bikel competed for the Supporting Actor Oscar with Lee J. Cobb in “The Brothers Karamazov,” Burl Ives, who won for “The Big Country,” Arthur Kennedy in “Some Came Running,” and Gig Young in “Teacher’s Pet.”
