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8 hours ago · Unit. 152d Depot Brigade. Battles/wars. World War I. Signature. Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; Yiddish: ישראל ביילין; [1] May 11, 1888 [2] – September 22, 1989) was an American songwriter. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Berlin received numerous honors including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and ...
1 day ago · The Academy Award for Best Sound is an Academy Award that recognizes the finest or most euphonic sound mixing, recording, sound design, and sound editing. The award used to go to the studio sound departments until a rule change in 1969 said it should be awarded to the specific technicians. The first were Murray Spivack and Jack Solomon for ...
8 hours ago · The French comedy À Nous la Liberté (1931) was the first foreign language film to be nominated for an Academy Award ( Best Art Direction ); the German-language Swiss drama Marie-Louise (1944) was the first to actually win one ( Best Original Screenplay ). Although a Los Angeles theatrical release is not required for eligibility for the Best ...
8 hours ago · See Awards. Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov CBE FRSA ( / ˈ ( j) uːstɪnɒf / (Y)OO-stin-off; born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor, filmmaker and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career.
8 hours ago · The 79th Academy Awards took place on February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. It was a night celebrating films from 2006, including crime dramas, animated features, and documentaries. “The Departed” won the Best Picture award, and its director, Martin Scorsese, won Best Director.
