Forty-Second Annual Academy Awards Presentation. Music Center, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, April 7th. 1970.
Los Angeles: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1970. Softbound. Quarto, stapled paper covers with a gold embossed image of the Oscar statuette, 16 pp. Includes several additional production related documents as well as "Rules for Conduct of the Balloting." Good. Item #75877
"Midnight Cowboy," won the Oscar for Best Picture. "John Schlesinger" won for Best Director for "Midnight Cowboy." John Wayne took Best Actor in "True Grit." Maggie Smith won Best Actress for her role in "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie as Miss Jean Brodie," Gig Young won Best Supporting Actor for his role in " They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" Goldie Hawn won Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Cactus Flower." Never heard of it. Rather than having a host there was a cast "Best Friends of Oscar" which included, Fred Astaire, Clint Eastwood, James Earl Jones, Bob Hope, Myrna Loy, Ali McGFraw, Barbara McNair, Cliff Robertson, Katherine Ross and some of the Oscar nominees as detailed in a single sheet "Production Staff and Cast List for the 42nd Annual Acadmey Awards," from the 1970 Oscarcast Press Kit.
Also includes the 2nd through the 7th revised rundowns between 2/19/70 and April 1, 1970, quartos, stapled sheets, 16 single-sided pp. & a single sheet, "Slides for 42nd Academy Awards," & "Complete List of Performances on Academy Show, March 26, 1970," quarto, stapled mimeographed sheets, 3 pp. & "Rukes for the COnduct of the Balloting, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences," octavo, stapled paper covers, 24 pp., some felt-pen marks on two pages & "This is the Academy," octavo, stapled paper covers, 8 pp. & "Regulations for the use of academy award symbols and reference to academy awards," octavo, stapled paper covers, folded sheet.
Price: $85.00