Always thought that Bette Davis should have won for "The Letter" over Ginger Rogers for "Kitty Foyle".
However Davis had the misfortune of winning two Oscars in the 1930s which screwed up her chances ever to win again, although she garnered 10 Oscar nominations.

Larry, it's nice to imagine that Aldo Ray would be pleased to be In the Spotlight. He certainly deserves it since he was a versatile actor and a likable guy as well. I got a kick out of Nell's comments toward studio honcho Harry Cohn. From IMDb: He was crude, uneducated, foul and, even on his best b...

In the Spotlight: Divine This profile is in connection with TCMs Screened Out - Gay Images in Film. The actor known as Divine was born Harris Glenn Milstead on October 19, 1945 in Towson, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore to father Harris Bernard and mother Diana Frances. At the age of 12, the Milstea...

In the Spotlight:[b] Jan Sterling[/b] She was born Jane Sterling Adriance on April 3, 1921 in New York City, into a prosperous family. Sterling was educated in private schools before heading to Europe with her family. She was schooled by private tutors in London and Paris, and was enrolled in Fay Co...

In the Spolight: Maria Montez Maria Montez was the stage name of María África Gracia Vidal. Born on June 6, 1912 in Barahona, Dominican Republic, Maria was the second daughter of 10 children. For her stage name, Maria chose the last name of Montez in honor of dancer Lola Montes, a favorite of Maria'...

In the Spotlight: Aldo Ray http://www.geocities.com/finial12/aldoray1.JPG An Italian-American he was born Aldo DaRe September 25, 1926 in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1944 to 1946 as a frogman on an underwater demolition team, and saw action at Okinawa. Ray also studied a...

Moira, thanks for the additional info regarding Jean-Pierre Aumont. He certainly went on to live a full life.

And hanks again for the guidance to post pictures. I hope to get it down pat in the near future.

In the Spolight: Maria Montez http://www.geocities.com/finial12/montez.JPG Maria Montez was the stage name of María África Gracia Vidal. Born on June 6, 1912 in Barahona, Dominican Republic, Maria was the second daughter of 10 children. For her stage name, Maria chose the last name of Montez in hono...

Larry, I'm glad that you enjoyed the profile of lovely Maria Montez. I'm going to copy the profile and post it here under "In the Spotlight Redux", as members can enjoy it, although there will be no pictures for now until I get the knack of posting them here. If a boardmember wishes to pos...

Currently my Top Ten Westerns: "Shane" (1953) "Yellow Sky" (1948) "Red River" (1948) "My Darling Clementine" (1946) "The Ox-Bow Incident" (1943) "Rawhide" (1951) "Destry Rides Again" (1939) "The Searchers" (1956) "D...

I have the Myrna Loy Oscar tape, and I was also surprised how reserved and brief she was that evening in 1991. I expected the devout Liberal and feminist to tell the Academy "It's about time!". However at age 88 the actress was ill having underwent two mastectomies. Friend Roddy McDowall w...

Larry, your list of Oscar nominees is impressive. Two names that hit me in the face almost immediately were Claude Rains and Deborah Kerr. Miss Kerr should have won on her fifth and final nomination for "The Sundowners" since she was outstanding in the role. It's only too bad that Elizabet...

That's actually 'Barbra'.

The movie was "The Mirror Has Two Faces" with Barbara Streisand.

Larry, I would never begrudge Miss Astor her Oscar, and that's why I had wished there was a tie with the two actresses.

Have you any idea where her Oscar ended up?