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FIRST FEMALE DIRECTOR TO WIN OSCAR

For the First Time Ever, I’m Optimistic About Women in the Movie World - The New York Times

On March 7, 2010, Kathryn Bigelow became the first
woman to win an Academy Award for best director,
for her movie “The Hurt Locker,” about an American
bomb squad that disables explosives in Iraq in 2004.

Prior to Bigelow, only three other women had been
nominated for a best director Oscar: Lina Wertmueller
for 1975’s “Seven Beauties,” Jane Campion for 1993’s
“The Piano” and Sofia Coppola for 2003’s “Lost in
Translation.”

Bigelow was born in San Carlos, California, in 1951
and is a graduate of the
San Francisco
Art Institute
and earned a
 
master’s degree in film from Columbia
University.


She made her feature film debut with 1982’s “The
Loveless,” which she co-wrote and co-directed.

The Hurt Locker (2009) Poster #1 - Trailer Addict

Kathryn Bigelow gets the Time cover - Vogue.it

‘Strange Days’: Kathryn Bigelow’s Thrilling Sci-Fi that Doesn’t Feel As Strange As It Should ...

Watch: Kathryn Bigelow Defends ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Torture Scenes On ‘The Colbert Report’ Plus ...

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WE LOST A FUNNY MAN ON THIS DAY IN 1994

Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) - IMDb

Wagons East! (1994) - Peter Markle | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie

The comedic star John Candy died suddenly of a heart
attack on March 4, 1994, at the age of 43. At the time of
his death, he was living near Durango, Mexico, while
filming Wagons East, a Western comedy co-starring 
comedian Richard Lewis. Lewis died recently on
February 27th.

John Candy - taken on the set of the film 'Wagons East.' On March 4th, 1994 while the film was ...


1987

It's not just candy day for kids, but John Candy Day for all - Streeter

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HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY

September 12, 1962 - Kennedy's "We Go to the Moon" Speech

PORTLAND RETRO BLOG | PDX RETRO - Part 31 Why the AP Fired Emily Wilder - The Ringer
MIKE  GRACIA

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ron howard in Walking Distance | Twilight zone, Twilight, Ron howard
Ronnie Howard & Gig Young in "Walking
Distance", Twilight Zone Episode
#5 (10/30/59)

The Andy Griffith Show, Season 3 release date, trailers, cast, synopsis and reviews
(1960 – 1968)

Friday Five - Spin-offs | Insufficient Scotty
(1974 – 1984)

Ron Howard At The Academy Awards, 3242002, La, Ca, By Robert Hepler. Celebrity (16 x 20 ...

Apollo 13 (1995) - Posters — The Movie Database (TMDB)
1995

Ron Howard's 5 Best Comedies (& His 5 Best Dramas)

Ron Howard announces new Star Wars film will be called "Solo: A Star Wars Story" - CBS News
Director, producer and screenwriter Ron Howard is
71 years old today.

Howard has received two Academy Awards, four Emmy
Awards
, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award.

He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2003 and
was inducted into the
Television Hall of Fame in 2013.

Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
for his contributions in film and television.

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MOVIE WON EIGHT OSCARS ON THIS DAY

Gone With the Wind Vintage Movie Poster

It received generally positive reviews upon its release on
December 15, 1939. While the casting was widely praised,
the long running time received criticism.

At the 12th Academy Awards, Gone with the Wind received
ten
Academy Awards (eight competitive, two honorary) from
thirteen nominations, including wins for
Best Picture, Best
Director
(Fleming), Best Adapted Screenplay (posthumously
awarded to Sidney Howard),
Best Actress (Leigh), and Best
Supporting Actress
(Hattie McDaniel, becoming the first
African American to win an Academy Award). It set records
for the total number of wins and nominations at the time.

Famous-Movie-Quotes-1939-Gone-With-The-Wind-Frankly-Dont-Give- – Comics And Memes

Pin on Gone With the Wind
Hattie McDaniel
(June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952

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POPULAR CHARACTER ACTOR HAS PASSED

Charles Dierkop Dies: Actor From 'The Sting' Was 87

Charles Dierkop, 'Butch Cassidy' and 'Police Woman' actor, dies at 87

Charles Dierkop, known for playing rough-and-tumble roles
in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, has
died at ag e 87.  

Dierkop had recently suffered a heart attack and pneumonia before he died Sunday at a hospital in Sherman Oaks, Calif.
(The Hollywood Reporter) 

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