Gene Hackman left home at age 16, lied about his age
to enlist in the United States Marine Corps, and served
four and a half years as a field-radio operator. He was
stationed in China.   

(FOX NEWS) – A massive dinosaur footprint of the Iguanodon
species, which dates back over 100 million years, has been
found on a beach in England.

Paleontologist Joe Thompson (above) a fossil guide with Wight
Coast Fossils who unearthed the print, told Fox News Digital
that he made the discovery on the Isle of Wight as he set out
for the beach with the intention of finding some fossils.

An Iguanodon skeleton is displayed at the Natural History Museum in London. The footprint that Thompson found
came from this species.

Gone with the Wind won eight Academy Awards: Best Picture,
Actress (Vivien Leigh), Supporting Actress (Hattie McDaniel),
Art Direction (Lyle R. Wheeler), Color Cinematography (Ernest
Haller, Ray Rennahan), Directing (Victor Fleming), Film Editing
(Hal C. Kern, James E. Newcom) and Writing – Screenplay
(Sidney Howard).

Vivien Leigh during the 12th Academy Awards Oscar night.

On February 29, 1940, Gone with the Wind is honored with eight
Oscars by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences. An epic Southern romance set during the hard times
of the Civil War, the movie swept the prestigious Best Picture,
Director, Screenplay, Cinematography, Art Direction, Film Editing,
and Actress categories.

However, the most momentous award that night undoubtedly
went to Hattie McDaniel for her portrayal of “Mammy,” the
housemaid and former enslaved woman.

McDaniel, who won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award,
was the first African American actress or actor ever to be honored
with an Oscar.

Born in Wichita, Kansas, in 1895, McDaniel demonstrated her
talents as a singer and actress while growing up in Denver,
Colorado.