Bibliogryphon 9,573 Posted July 11, 2018 On 15/06/2018 at 14:47, Bibliogryphon said: I recently put this list in the Olivia de Havilland thread. The 10 earliest surviving Best Actress Oscar Winners 1946 Olivia de Havilland 1957 Joanna Woodward 1961 Sophia Loren 1964 Julie Andrews 1965 Julie Christie 1968 Barbara Streisand 1969 Maggie Smith 1970 Glenda Jackson 1971 Jane Fonda 1972 Liza Minelli but thought it would need to be done here to go with its natural companion piece 1963 Sidney Poitier 1971 Gene Hackman 1975 Jack Nicholson 1977 Richard Dreyfuss 1978 Jon Voight 1979 Dustin Hoffman 1980 Robert de Niro 1982 Ben Kingsley 1983 Robert Duvall 1984 F Murray Abraham Latest year where the survivor is gone is 2005 with Philip Seymour Hoffman. Duvall or Nicholson to go first I think. but what about Directors I hear you cry... Thankfully help is at hand 1971 William Friedkin 1974 Francis Ford Coppola 1977 Woody Allen 1979 Robert Benton 1980 Robert Redford 1981 Warren Beatty 1983 James L Brooks 1986 Oliver Stone 1987 Bernardo Bertolucci 1988 Barry Levinson The most recent gap is 1996 with Anthony Minghella for directing The English Patient. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,037 Posted July 11, 2018 What about winners for Best Song, I cry? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 11, 2018 10 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: 1983 James L Brooks Where is that 'Overrated People' thread? Cut/paste. EDIT: Once again. How can anyone be confused by this post? In disagreement, fine. Confused? Get back on the short bus. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,573 Posted July 11, 2018 4 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Where is that 'Overrated People' thread? Cut/paste. I hate Terms of Endearment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,573 Posted July 12, 2018 18 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Where is that 'Overrated People' thread? Cut/paste. EDIT: Once again. How can anyone be confused by this post? In disagreement, fine. Confused? Get back on the short bus. I had forgotten what he was respoonsible for. I wondered why such a reaction against a seeming non-entity. I then reviewed his criminal record and tweeted my understanding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,573 Posted July 12, 2018 21 hours ago, YoungWillz said: What about winners for Best Song, I cry? Do you think I could leave you crying....? 1964 Richard Sherman 1965 Johnny Mandel 1966 Don Black 1967 Leslie Bricusse 1968 Michel Legrand/Alan & Marilyn Bergman 1969 Burt Bacharach 1970 Rob Royer 1972 Al Kasha 1975 Keith Carradine 1976 Barbara Streisand/Paul Williams Most recent missing one is 1997 James Horner for Titanic. The award is given to the writers not the performers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,137 Posted July 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: The award is given to the writers not the performers. Sometimes the same person, as I recall Annie Lennox picking one up for LOTR/ROTK. Any other instances? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,573 Posted July 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Toast said: Sometimes the same person, as I recall Annie Lennox picking one up for LOTR/ROTK. Any other instances? Phil Collins, Eminem, Isaac Hayes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 13, 2018 George Jenson, an Oscar-nominated art director & production illustrator, died May 25. He was 87. The article was printed today (July 13th) https://deadline.com/2018/07/george-jenson-dead-art-director-production-illustrator-return-of-the-jedi-close-encounters-1202426214/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 16, 2018 Mai Tai Sing, a dancer, actress and nightclub impresario who escaped being pigeonholed as a stereotyped Asian-American performer, has died. She was 94. http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-obit-mai-tai-sing-2018-htmlstory.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 16, 2018 Robert Wolders, a Dutch-born actor who starred in the TV series 'Laredo', has died. He was 81. Wolders was a long-time companion of Audrey Hepburn and was formerly married to Merle Oberon, whom he survived. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robert-wolders-dead-laredo-actor-audrey-hepburn-companion-was-81-1127177 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,944 Posted July 17, 2018 On 16/07/2018 at 04:47, alt obits guy said: Robert Wolders, a Dutch-born actor who starred in the TV series 'Laredo', has died. He was 81. Wolders was a long-time companion of Audrey Hepburn and was formerly married to Merle Oberon, whom he survived. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robert-wolders-dead-laredo-actor-audrey-hepburn-companion-was-81-1127177 With Wolders' s death only main cast survivor from Laredo is William Smith (1933). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,573 Posted July 17, 2018 Best supporting actress survivors. Ten longest. 1954 Eve Marie Saint 1960 Shirley Jones 1961 Rita Moreno 1967 Estelle Parsons 1969 Goldie Hawn 1971 Cloris Leachman 1973 Tatum O'Neal 1975 Lee Grant 1977 Vanessa Redgrave 1978 Maggie Smith We have a huge 34 years of survivors with the first gap being in 1984 when Peggy Ashcroft won for A Passage To India. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,573 Posted July 17, 2018 & for completion Best Supporting Actor Oscar 1961 George Chakiris 1972 Joel Grey 1974 Robert de Niro 1978 Christopher Walken 1980 Timothy Hutton 1982 Lou Gossett Jr 1983 Jack Nicholson 1986 Michael Caine 1987 Sean Connery 1988 Kevin Kline First gap is Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight in 2008 but the award was made posthumously before that it is James Coburn in 1998. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted July 18, 2018 Stan Dragoti, director of “Love at First Bite” and “Mr. Mom,” died July 13 in Los Angeles. His wife Yolanda reported that he died after complications from pneumonia. He was 85. Just as notable, he was the first husband of supermodel Cheryl Tiegs. Lucky sumbitch. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted July 20, 2018 Stacy Title is an Oscar nominated director and writer. Her ALS diagnosis only makes the news because she's the wife of a Survivor contester: https://survivingtribal.com/2018/06/27/survivor-jonathan-penner-stacy-title-als/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted July 20, 2018 9 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Stacy Title is an Oscar nominated director and writer. Her ALS diagnosis only makes the news because she's the wife of a Survivor contester: https://survivingtribal.com/2018/06/27/survivor-jonathan-penner-stacy-title-als/ She would easily get a QO for Directing the Cameron Diaz film The Last Supper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 20, 2018 William Hobbs, the director of the films 'The Duellists' and 'Rob Roy', died July 10th. He was 79. (Obituary published July 20th) https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/william-hobbs-dead-fight-director-swashbuckling-classics-duellists-rob-roy-was-79-1128567 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 22, 2018 Ron Satlof, a long-time episodic TV director with credits ranging from Diagnosis Murder to Jake and the Fatman to Quincy and a 1973 Oscar-nominee for Short Subject, Live Action Films for the film 'Frog Story', died July 2nd. He was 79. (Obituary published July 17th) https://variety.com/2018/film/news/ron-satlof-veteran-tv-director-dies-at-79-1202875332/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted July 22, 2018 David Stevens dead at 77. Was the screenwriter for the excellent Breaker Morant, and adapted his own play "The Sum of Us'' into a feature film amongst others. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-stevens-dead-oscar-nominated-screenwriter-breaker-morant-was-77-1129108 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 26, 2018 Patrick Williams, an Emmy-winning TV composer and a Grammy-winning big band jazz leader, has died. He was 79. https://variety.com/2018/tv/obituaries-people-news/patrick-williams-dead-dies-mary-tyler-moore-show-1202886296/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 26, 2018 Douglas Grindstaff, an Emmy award-winning sound editor who worked on 'Star Trek: The Original Series', has died. He was 87. http://www.startrek.com/article/remembering-douglas-grindstaff-1931-2018 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 28, 2018 Howard Felsher, who was a producer & later executive producer during the original decade-long run of the game show 'Family Feud', among other behind-the-scenes quiz show credits, has died. He was 90. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/obituaries/howard-felsher-game-show-whiz-who-overcame-scandal-dies-at-90.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 4, 2018 Vincenzo Labella, who produced the miniseries 'Jesus of Nazareth' and 'Marco Polo', the latter of which won an Emmy as 'Outstanding Limited Series', has died. He was 93. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/vincenzo-labella-dead-producer-jesus-nazareth-marco-polo-miniseries-was-93-1132228 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 892 Posted August 6, 2018 Robert Redford quits acting apparently: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/06/robert-redford-quits-acting-ill-move-towards-retirement-after-the.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
