Encyclopedia - Academy Honorary Award: Encyclopedia - Academy Honorary Award
The Academy Honorary Award is given irregularly by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to celebrate motion picture achievemen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award: Encyclopedia - Academy Award
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and arguably the world. The Awa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barbara Stanwyck: Encyclopedia - Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck (July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American film and television actress. Born Ruby Katherine Stevens in New Yor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blake Edwards: Encyclopedia - Blake Edwards
Blake Edwards (b. July 26, 1922) is a American film director and producer. Born William Blake McEdwards in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alec Guinness: Encyclopedia Ii - Alec Guinness - Awards And Honours
He won the Academy Award as Best Actor in 1957 for his role in Bridge on the River Kwai. He was nominated again in 1958 for his screenpla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laurence Olivier: Encyclopedia Ii - Laurence Olivier - Life
Laurence Kerr Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey. He was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and he attended the Central School of Sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mack Sennett: Encyclopedia Ii - Mack Sennett - Keystone Studios
Born Michael Sinnott in Richmond, Quebec, Canada Sennett was a son of Irish Catholic immigrant farmers; his father was a blacksmith in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laurence Olivier: Encyclopedia Ii - Laurence Olivier - Life
Laurence Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey. He was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford and he attended the Central School of Speech ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Notable Calcuttans: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Notable Calcuttans - The Socio-cultural Capital And Aesthetic Conscience Of India
Kolkata has been regarded since ages as the cultural capital of India. It is famous for the book-fairs every winter. The International Bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy Award - Awards Up To 2005
The "Academy Award of Merit" is given in many categories, including the following: Best Picture â€“ 1928 to present Best Actor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mary Pickford: Encyclopedia Ii - Mary Pickford - Filmography
One Reels 1. The Violin Maker of Cremona. 6/7/09. 2. The Lonely Villa. 6/10/09. 3. The Son's Return. 6/14/09. 4. Faded Lilies. 6/14/09. 5...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy Award - Awards
Academy Award - Academy Award of Merit. Best Picture â€“ 1928 to present Best Actor â€“ 1928 to present Best Actress â...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mack Sennett: Encyclopedia Ii - Mack Sennett - Legacy
In March 1938 Mack Sennett was presented with an Academy Honorary Award, For his lasting contribution to the comedy technique of the scr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mack Sennett: Encyclopedia Ii - Mack Sennett - Experiments Awards And Bankruptcy
Sennett occasionally experimented with color and was the first to get a talkie short subject on the market in 1928. In 1932 he was nomina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy Award - Awards Night
The major awards are given out at a ceremony usually in March following the relevant calendar year. This is an elaborate extravaganza, wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Academy Award: Encyclopedia Ii - Academy Award - Awards Up To 2005
The "Academy Award of Merit" is given in many categories, including the following: Best Picture â€“ 1928 to present Best Actor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mary Pickford: Encyclopedia Ii - Mary Pickford - Relationships
Pickford married three times. She first married Owen Moore (1886 - 1939), an Irish-born silent-film actor, on January 7, 1911. The couple...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mary Pickford: Encyclopedia Ii - Mary Pickford - The Film Industry
In 1921, the Motion Picture Relief Fund (MPRF) was incorporated with Joseph Schenck voted its first president and Mary Pickford as its vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mary Pickford: Encyclopedia Ii - Mary Pickford - Later Years
For the last 50-odd years of her life, Pickford suffered from alcoholism, which also afflicted her first husband and both of her parents....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mary Pickford: Encyclopedia Ii - Mary Pickford - Beginning Of Career To Stardom
Acting soon became a family enterprise, as Charlotte, Gladys, and her two younger siblings Jack and Lottie, toured the United States by r...   » Read the article