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There was some real humor in the show-Bert Bacharach, coming up stoned to get his second award and muttering, "Two of them? That's just too fantastic"-and even a little honest sentiment. John Wayne did seem sincerely moved to receive an Oscar at last. But the show as a whole consisted mostly of light and trivial chit-chat between the stars who were presenting the awards, followed by the announcement of the winners, who generally gave the expected and uninteresting "I'd like to thank all those who made this award possible" speech. (Making films involves...
...recent play, Indians, jarred audiences into confronting the vast discrepancy between the myth and reality of America's treatment of the Indian-will debate with Evergreen and Village Voice critic John Lahr. Lahr's recent biography, Notes On A Cowardly Lion, has made a camp hero of his father, Bert Lahr, and helped to cause the enormously-popular revival of Alice In Wonderland, to the delight of Bert Lahr fans everywhere. Kopit wrote and produced Oh Dad Poor Dad while still at Harvard, for which he won the Outer Circle award...
...members, Bert H. Weiss. a student at Northeastern, last night denied a police charge that they forced the school's front door with a crowbar. Police had said that they found a crowbar along with posters and paste in front of the school...
Other bouts pit Tom Hannon of Leverett against Steve Darey of Winthrop, in the 130-1b House division; Thad Hollie of Leverett against Jim Shea of Leverett, 135-1b House; Richard Junghams of Adams against Edward Baskauskas of Winthrop, 155-1b. House; Bert Broyer of Pennypacker against Fred Smith of Lionel, freshman 175-1b and Stim Shantz of Kirkland against Oz Erickson of Quincy, 175-1b House...
Scott has never had much of a problem keeping his head out of the sand. When lobbying, manipulating and advertising for an Oscar reached fever pitch back in the early '60s, Scott sent a telegram to the Academy withdrawing his name from the nominations. His portrait of Bert Gordon, the ulcerous, vulpine gambler in The Hustler, is one of the modern screen's great essays in villainy, but not surprisingly, Scott failed to receive the Oscar...