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  The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of
  Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films
  of 1927 and 1928 and took place on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner
  held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California.

  AMPAS president Douglas Fairbanks hosted the show. Tickets cost
  five dollars, 270 people attended the event and the presentation
  ceremony lasted fifteen minutes.

  The awards were created by Louis B. Mayer, founder of Louis B.
  Mayer Pictures Corporation (at present merged into Metro-
  Goldwyn-Mayer).
  
  

On March 3, 1966, “Lightnin’ Strikes” garnered gold status
for selling over one million copies.

Lou Christie (Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco) is 72 today.

A Grammy Award (originally Gramophone Award), or Grammy,
is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and 
Sciences (NARAS) to recognize outstanding achievement in the 
music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features
performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of
those awards that have a more popular interest. The first
Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, and
honored the musical accomplishments by performers
for the year 1958.   

Frank Sinatra (above) won his first Grammy not for singing, but
rather as art director for his Only the Lonely album that won Best
Album Cover (below).

Tim Maguire

James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955)

James Dean became the first actor to have received multiple
posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film
Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star on their
AFI’s 100 Years…100 Stars list.

James Dean’s final ride in his Porsch, 1955

Buster Crabbe Olympian from “The Sporting News”, 1930

Clarence Linden "Buster" Crabbe II (February 7, 1908 – April 23, 1983)

Crabbe was originally an Olympic swimmer who competed in the 1928 and
1932 Olympic games, becoming USC’s first All-American. He later became
an actor and portrayed Tarzan and Flash Gordon. His other notable credits
include Jungle Man, Buck Rogers, and King of the Congo.