Word: oscared
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...been up to Oscar Wilde, there would be no auction this week of the private property of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, or any such event. Writing a sonnet in 1895, "On the Sale by Auction" of John Keats' love letters to Fanny Brawne, Wilde compared the "brawlers of the auction mart" to the Roman soldiers who tossed dice for the garments of Jesus...
...celebrity. But jaunty, reckless Burt Reynolds followed it, becoming the No. 1 box-office attraction for five straight years (1978-82) and, quite possibly, the zeitgeist star of his generation. You know what? This still is his generation. Last week, the day before he turned 62, Reynolds copped an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the porno patriarch in Boogie Nights...
...pleased to bask in autumnal sunlight. But in the fifth decade of a career with more bumps than the Nagano mogul course, he still feels twinges from old war wounds: from turning down the Terms of Endearment role that won Jack Nicholson an Oscar, from the rage that occasionally blurred his judgment, from folks who left in droves during the bad times. They've returned now. "And I just say, 'I know you always loved me,'" he notes. "Because in this business you have to do that...
...that have become commonplace on his overseas sorties. His hosts were less impressed. Once known for his grasp of complex briefs in high-level negotiations, Yeltsin seemed confused during his meetings, officials said, and reportedly had difficulty telling Italy's Prime Minister, ROMANO PRODI, from the country's President, OSCAR LUIGI SCALFARO. Though he seemed just a little stiff during his very limited public appearances, officials say that in private he walked with difficulty and seemed in danger of losing his balance whenever he had to turn right or left. The unusual measures reportedly taken by his security detail before...
Seven of the eight fellows attended the open house. Besides Bullard, Nash, and Schnur, the four other fellows in attendance were John P. Barlow, Joseph B. Dial, Cheryl A. Lau and Anna M. Perez. Oscar Arias was not at the open house...