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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Did you know what actor appeared in 138 movies before winning a oscar?

John Wayne
appeared in 138 films before receiving an Oscar for True Grit (1969).
Before accepting the award, he whispered in presenter
Barbra Streisand's ear "Beginner's luck."

Henry Fonda waited 41 years between his first acting nomination and his win for
On Golden Pond (1981), but he got the Oscar on his 102nd film. He also
received a nomination for producing the Best Picture nominee
Twelve Angry Men in 1957.







The oldest acting winner, Jessica Tandy (80 years and 293 days),
won the Best Actress Oscar for Driving Miss Daisy for her 27th film.


Did you know that Christopher Plummer held the record for the oldest Oscar-winning performance for ten years before Anthony Hopkins wowed in The Father? 

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