Today is the 93rd anniversary of the birth(foaling) of the greatest race horse of the 20th century, Man O War. He is considered by many experts and fans as the greatest thoroughbred ever and lost only one time and that was too aptly named Upset in the Sanford Memorial Stakes in 1919.
Actor Robert Culp died yesterday at the age of 79. Most well known for his role in the groundbreaking tv show "I Spy" in which he co-starred with Bill Cosby. His NYTimes Obit.
Here is his appearance on the syndicated version of "What's My Line?"
Today in 1998 the 70th annual Academy Awards were handed out at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The host for the record setting night was Billy Crystal. These awards hold the record for Oscar telecast ratings of 57.25 million viewers and a large reason for this was that the #1 movie in the US at the time, Titanic, was also nominated 14 times including Best Picture. This tied All About Eve for the most nominations and before the evening was over Titanic had won 11 awards and tied Ben- Hur for the most Oscar wins. This record would be tied again in 2004 by The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King. A list of the awards and the winners for Titanic: Best Picture; Best Director (James Cameron); Best Cinematography (Russell Carpenter); Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Peter Lamont [art director] Michael Ford [set decorator]); Best Costume Design (Deborah Lynn Scott); Best Sound (Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, Mark Ulano); Best Film Editing (Conrad Buff IV, James Cameron, Richard A. Harris); Best Effects/Sound Effects Editing (Tom Bellfort, Christopher Boyes); Best Effects/Visual Effects (Robert Legato, Mark A. Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, Michael Kanfer); Best Music/Original Dramatic Score (James Horner); Best Music/Song (James Horner (music) and Will Jennings (lyrics) for My Heart Will Go On, performed by Céline Dion).
Also winning that night were Jack Nicholson (Best Actor) and Helen Hunt (Best Actress) for As Good as it Gets.
Here is complete rundown of the major winners from the 70th Oscar Awards:
Here are 2 new editions for the library of #1 NY Times Bestsellers that I have been collecting.
Game Change was #1 on the Hardcover Non Fiction list from Jan 21st until March 12th of 2010. This books gives the inside story on the 2008 Presidential election from all sides from various people who are inside each campaign.
Undercover by John Roy Carlson was the first by Non Fiction bestseller after the NY Times list started in 1942. It spent 28 weeks at #1, from September 1943 to the last week of March 1943. This is Carlson's report on alleged Communist and Nazi subversive activity in America. It was a favorite of Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin. (thanks John Bear)
Today in 1948 the Academy Awards were handed out for the best in film for 1947. The Best Picture of the Year went toGentleman's Agreement, which also garnered Elia Kazan the Best Director Oscar. Celeste Holm won Best Supporting Actress, Loretta Young Best Actress. Ronald Coleman won Best Actor and Edmund Gwenn Best Supporting Actor.
Best Original Song went to Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah from Song of the South.
Reaching the #1 spot on the NYTimes Bestseller list for a second time is E! Network's Chelsea Handler. This time she takes Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang to the top.
Today is the 93rd anniversary of the birth(foaling) of the greatest race horse of the 20th century, Man O War. He is considered by many experts and fans as the greatest thoroughbred ever and lost only one time and that was too aptly named Upset in the Sanford Memorial Stakes in 1919.
