Oscar Nominations: 1
Best Foreign Language Oscar
Oscar Movies: L-Shaped Room, The (1963)
June 29, 2011 by
Leslie Caron received her second Best Actress Oscar nomination for playing a French woman named Jane Fosset, who goes to London and decides to keep her out-of wedlock baby, instead of having an abortion.
Oscar Movies: Waikiki Avenue (1937)
June 28, 2011 by
The song “Sweet Leilani,” which won the Oscar, was a huge hit for Crosby, in his first album that sold over one million copies. The Oscar caused a scandal for it defeated George and Ira Gershwin’s seminal “They Can’t Take That Away fromMe,” from the Astaire-Rogers musical, “Shall We Dance.” The supporting ensemble includes Leif […]
Oscar Movies: Wabash Avenue (1950)
June 28, 2011 by
Oscar Nominations: 1
Song: “Wilhelmina,” music by Josef Myrow, lyrics by Mack Gordon
Oscar Actors: Falk, Peter–Talented, Oscar Nominee, Dies at 83 (Cumulative Advantage)
June 25, 2011 by
One of TV’s most enduring stars, playing his signature role of Columbo for decades, Falk was a versatile actor on stage and screen. His long career included major roles in Cassavetes intense indie dramas, “Husbands” and “A Woman Under the Influence.”
