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Mourning Becomes Electra (film)
''Mourning Becomes Electra'' is a 1947 American drama (film and television), drama film by Dudley Nichols adapted from the 1931 Eugene O'Neill play ''Mourning Becomes Electra''. The film stars Rosalind Russell, Michael Redgrave, Raymond Massey, Katina Paxinou, Leo Genn and Kirk Douglas. Rosalind Russell was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, Best Actress in a Leading Role and Michael Redgrave was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor in a Leading Role. Originally released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures at nearly three hours running time, it was eventually cut to 105 minutes (losing more than an hour) after it performed poorly at the box-office and won no Oscars. Though the complete version appears to be lost, the British cut, running 159 minutes, survives and is available on DVD and has been shown on Turner Classic Movies. A major Oscar upset occurred in connection with the film. All who saw it had taken it for granted that Rosalind Russe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudley Nichols
Dudley Nichols (April 6, 1895 – January 4, 1960) was an American screenwriter and film director. He was the first person to decline an Academy Award, as part of a boycott to gain recognition for the Screen Writers Guild; he would later accept his Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 1938. Biography Dudley Nichols was born April 6, 1895, in Wapakoneta, Ohio. He studied at the University of Michigan where he was active member of the Sigma chapter of Theta Xi fraternity. After working as a reporter for the ''New York World'', Nichols moved to Hollywood in 1929 and became one of the most highly regarded screenwriters of the 1930s and 1940s. He collaborated on many films over many years with director John Ford, and was also noted for his work with George Cukor, Howard Hawks, Fritz Lang and Jean Renoir. Nichols wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for films including ''Bringing Up Baby'' (1938), ''Stagecoach (1939 film), Stagecoach'' (1939), ''For Whom the Bell Tolls (film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turner Classic Movies
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie channel, movie-oriented pay television, pay-TV television network, network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown Atlanta, Midtown business district of Atlanta, Georgia. The channel's programming consists mainly of Golden age (metaphor), classic theatrically released feature films from the Turner Entertainment film library – which comprises films from Warner Bros. (covering films released before 1950), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (covering films released before May 1986), and the North American distribution rights to films from RKO Pictures. However, Turner Classic Movies also licenses films from other studios and occasionally shows more recent films. The channel is available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta (as Turner Classic Movies), Latin America, France, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, the Nordic countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Board Of Review
The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures is a non-profit organization of New York City area film enthusiasts. Its awards, which are announced in early December, are considered an early harbinger of the film awards season that culminates in the Academy Awards. Origins The organization which is now a private organization of film enthusiasts has its roots in 1909 when Charles Sprague Smith and others formed the New York Board of Motion Picture Censorship to make recommendations to the Mayor's office concerning controversial films. It quickly became known as the National Board of Motion Picture Censorship. In an effort to avoid government censorship of films, the National Board became the unofficial clearinghouse for new movies. The Board's stated purpose was to endorse films of merit and champion the new "art of the people", which was transforming America's cultural life. In March 1916 the Board changed its name to the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures to avoid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Board Of Review Award For Best Actor
The National Board of Review Award for Best Actor is one of the annual film awards given (since 1945) by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures. Winners 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple awards ;3 wins * George Clooney (2007, 2009, 2011) * Gene Hackman (1971, 1974, 1988) ;2 wins * Robert De Niro (1980, 1990) * Morgan Freeman (1989, 2009) * Alec Guinness (1950, 1957) * Tom Hanks (1994, 2017) * Jack Nicholson (1975, 1997) * Laurence Olivier (1946, 1978) * Peter O'Toole (1969, 1972) * Ralph Richardson (1949, 1952) See also * New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor * National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor * Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor was an award given annually by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. It was first introduced in 1975 to reward the best performance by a leading actor. In 2022, it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Board Of Review Awards 1947
19th National Board of Review Awards December 19, 1947 The 19th National Board of Review Awards were announced on December 19, 1947. Best English Language Films #''Monsieur Verdoux'' #''Great Expectations'' #'' Shoeshine'' #''Crossfire'' #'' Boomerang!'' #''Odd Man Out'' #''Gentleman's Agreement'' #''To Live in Peace'' #''It's a Wonderful Life'' #'' The Overlanders'' Winners * Best Film: ''Monsieur Verdoux'' * Best Actor: Michael Redgrave (''Mourning Becomes Electra'') * Best Actress: Celia Johnson (''This Happy Breed'') * Best Director: Elia Kazan ('' Boomerang!'' and ''Gentleman's Agreement'') External links National Board of Review of Motion Pictures :: Awards for 1947{{NBR Awards Chron 1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ... 1947 film awards 1947 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HFPA
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is a nonprofit organization of journalists and photographers who report on the entertainment industry activity and interests in the United States for media (newspaper, magazine and book publication, television and radio broadcasting) predominantly outside the U.S. The HFPA consists of about 105 members from approximately 55 countries with a combined following of more than 250 million. It conducts the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles every January, which honors notable examples of film and television and achievements in entertainment businesses. History The association was founded in 1943, by Los Angeles-based foreign journalists who wanted a more organized distributing process of cinema news to non-U.S. markets. The first Golden Globes awardees were for the cinema industry in early 1944 with a ceremony at 20th Century Fox. There, Jennifer Jones was awarded "Best Actress' honors for '' The Song of Bernadette' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Globe Award For Best Actress In A Motion Picture – Drama
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama is a Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe Award that was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951. Previously, there was a single award for "Best Actress in a Motion Picture", but the splitting allowed for recognition of it and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, Best Actress – Comedy or Musical. The formal title has varied since its inception. In 2005, it was officially called "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama". As of 2013, the wording is "Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama". Winners and nominees 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple nominees ;14 nominations * Meryl Streep ;7 nominations * Nicole Kidman ;6 nominations * Cate Blanchett * Faye Dunaway * Katharine Hepburn * Geraldine Page ;5 nominati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Golden Globe Awards
The 5th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best achievements in 1947 filmmaking, were held on 10 March 1948 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Winners Best Picture ''Gentleman's Agreement directed by Elia Kazan'' Best Actor in a Leading Role '' Ronald Colman - A Double Life'' Best Actress in a Leading Role ''Rosalind Russell - Mourning Becomes Electra'' Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture ''Edmund Gwenn - Miracle on 34th Street'' Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture ''Celeste Holm - Gentleman's Agreement'' Best Director-Motion Picture '' Elia Kazan - Gentleman's Agreement'' Best Screenplay ''Miracle on 34th Street written by George Seaton'' Best Music, Original Score - Motion Picture ''Life with Father composed by Max Steiner'' Cinematography '' Black Narcissus photographed by Jack Cardiff'' Most Promising Newcomer - Male ''Richard Widmark in Kiss of Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Academy Awards
The 20th Academy Awards were held on March 20, 1948, to honor the films of 1947. It is notable for being the last Oscars until 2005 in which no film won more than three awards. Rosalind Russell was highly favored to win Best Actress for her performance in ''Mourning Becomes Electra'', but Loretta Young won instead for '' The Farmer's Daughter''. James Baskett received an Academy Honorary Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in '' Song of the South'', which made him the first African-American man, and the first actor in a Disney film, to win an Academy Award for acting. Winning Best Supporting Actor at age 71, Edmund Gwenn became the oldest Oscar winner, taking the record from Charles Coburn, who was 66 at the time of his win in 1943 for ''The More the Merrier''. Awards Nominees were announced on February 13, 1948. Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Academy Honorary Awards * James Baskett "for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Allgood
Sarah Ellen Allgood (30 October 1880 – 13 September 1950), known as Sara Allgood, was an Irish-American actress. She first studied drama with the Irish nationalist Daughters of Ireland and was at the opening of the Irish National Theatre Society. In 1904, she had her first big role in ''Spreading the News'' and was a full-time actress the following year. In 1915, she toured Australia and New Zealand as the lead in ''Peg o' My Heart''. Her acting career continued in Dublin, London, and the U.S. She appeared in a number of films, most notably being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Beth Morgan in the 1941 film ''How Green Was My Valley''. She became an American citizen in 1945 and died of a heart attack in 1950. Early life Allgood was born on 30 October 1880 at 45 Middle Abbey Street in Dublin, then still part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland at the time, a daughter of Margaret ( Harold) and compositor George Allgo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Coleman
Nancy Coleman (December 30, 1912 – January 18, 2000) was an American film, stage, television and radio actress. After working on radio and appearing on the Broadway stage, Nancy Coleman moved to Hollywood to work for Warner Bros. studios. Early life Coleman was born December 30, 1912, in Everett, Washington, where her father, Charles Sumner Coleman, was editor of ''The Daily Herald''. Her mother, Grace Sharplass Coleman, was "an accomplished violinist." The family lived in Everett, Washington, where she graduated with honors from Everett High School. She attended the University of Washington in Seattle where she majored in English and was a member of the Alpha Lambda chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta. After graduating, she was accepted at Columbia University's Teacher's College in New York. She attended the university, but dropped out, moving to San Francisco, California, where she worked as an elevator operator of a department store. Career Early in her career as an actress, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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