In 1955, Delbert Mann won the top award, the Palme d’Or, at the Cannes Film Fest and the Best Director Oscar for the fMarty, which later also won the Best Picture and Best Actor (Ernest Borgnine).
Oscar Directors: Taurog, Norman–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography Skippy
December 31, 2013 by
Norman Taurog is the second youngest person ever to win the award after Damien Chazelle, who won for La La Land in 2017.
Drag (1929): Oscar Nominee, Directed by Frank Lloyd, Starring Richard Barthelmess
December 30, 2013 by
Barthelmess plays David Carroll, a newspaper editor in Vermont, who is annoyed by the visit of his wife’s parents, perceiving it as a drag, hence the title.
Oscar Actors: Griffith, Corinne Mae (1894-1979)–Most Obscure Nominee?
December 30, 2013 by
Described as the “Orchid Lady of the Screen,” Corinne Mae Griffith was one of the most popular and most beautiful actresses of the silent screen. Griffith was born on November 21, 1894 in Texarkana,Texas to John Lewis Griffin and Ambolina (Ambolyn) Ghio. She attended Sacred Heart Convent school in New Orleans and worked as a dancer before […]
Oscar Movies: Divine Lady, The (1929)
December 30, 2013 by
Made in 1929, The Divine Lady is Vitaphone sound film with a synchronized musical score and sound effects, but with no spoken dialogue.
