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Word: oscars (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Anna Magnani, of "The Rose Tattoo," won an Oscar as best actress of the year, while Ernest Borgnine, "Marty," was voted the best actor. Jo Van Fleet gained an award as best supporting actress for her role in "East of Eden...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lemmon, Former HDC Star, Wins Academy Award | 3/23/1956 | See Source »

John U. Lemmon, III '47, a former HDC star, won an Oscar Wednesday as the best supporting actor of 1955. He received the award for his portrayal of Ensign Pulver in "Mr. Roberts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lemmon, Former HDC Star, Wins Academy Award | 3/23/1956 | See Source »

Carousel (20th Century-Fox). In the years between the wars, European audiences licked their lips over Liliom, the play by Ferenc Molnar. What they liked about its flavor was the salt. U.S. theater goers did the same over Carousel, the musical that Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein made from the play in 1945, but what they liked about its flavor was the sugar-the pretty pink icing of the plot, and most of all the sunny flowing honey of the lovely Rodgers tunes. The melodies have all their clovered freshness still, but if film fans lick their lips over anything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Facing the Music | 3/19/1956 | See Source »

...Oscar Handlin, professor of History and chairman of the new committee, said last night that "there is every indication that most able people are not going into teaching" and that the group will consider various methods for remedying this situation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Committee of Ten Appointed to Aid Future Teachers | 3/19/1956 | See Source »

...these lists, the reviewer simply picks the words which seem to fit...or just sound nice. for great movies for fair ones for the horrid sort splendid however insipid thrilling but incredible compelling heart warming absurd captivating headlong insulting uplifting perhaps bosomy driving money-maker for a dollar skilled Oscar candidate a woman in the back row insight for Broadway one eyed cameraman grandeur bad translation not since the Outlaw depth heavy a wounded swan real frantic a lead baloon disturbing stiff go over big in Boston gripping obscure simple guts pity posterior firey good try shifty smashing mother laughed...

Author: By Robert H. Sand, | Title: Take Your Choice | 3/13/1956 | See Source »

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