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  Irving Thalberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thalberg was born in Brooklyn, New York to German Jewish immigrant parents.
Irving Thalberg was bright and persistent, and by age 21 was executive in charge of production at Universal City, the studio's California production site.
Thalberg died of pneumonia in Santa Monica, California at age 37, during the preproduction of A Day at the Races (1937), with the Marx Brothers, and Marie Antoinette (1938), with his wife.
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 Academy Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a professional honorary organization which as of 2003 had a voting membership of 5,816.
The awards were first given at a banquet in the Blossom Room of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on May 16, 1929 but there was little suspense since the winners of the awards had already been announced three months earlier on February 18.
The awards night itself is an elaborate extravaganza, with the invited guests walking up the red carpet in the creations of the most prominent fashion designers of the day.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Academy_Awards   (981 words)

  
 The Mediadrome - Irving Thalberg: Hollywood's First Boy Wonder
Thalberg may have had physical limitations requiring prolonged bed-rest as a child, but he excelled in school.
Thalberg went to Nicholas Schenk, then President of Loews, Inc. (MGM’s parent company) and reported that Mayer was neglecting his duties at the studio leaving all the work for him.
Thalberg was obviously a man of integrity who believed in always giving his best regardless of whether anyone noticed.
www.themediadrome.com /content/articles/film_articles/thalberg.shtml   (1388 words)

  
 Irving Thalberg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Irving Grant Thalberg (May 30, 1899–September 14, 1936) was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures.
Thalberg was born in New York City of German immigrant parents.
Thalberg died of pneumonia at age 37, during the preproduction of A Day at the Races (1937), with the Marx Brothers, and Marie Antoniette (1938), with his wife.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/I/Irving-Thalberg.htm   (466 words)

  
 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Thalberg died of pneumonia in 1936 at the age of 37.
The award is a solid bronze head of Thalberg, resting on a fl marble base.
The Thalberg bust in use today (there were two earlier versions) was sculpted by Gualberto Rocchi in 1957 and was first used in 1961 when Stanley Kramer received the award.
www.oscars.org /academyawards/awards/thalberg.html   (221 words)

  
 Etc. - The STATESMAN Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Achievement awards in several categories are not presented on the show, however, honors are given by the academy for merit and contributions to nominated films.
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award is voted by the Academy's Board of Governors for the creative producers whose work reflects a high quality of motion picture production.
Consideration for this award is limited to "individuals in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry." Prior recipients include Bob Hope, Quincy Jones, Paul Newman, and Frank Sinatra.
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 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 73rd Annual Academy Awards - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Dino De Laurentiis, recipient of the Irving G. Thalberg Award, in recognition of his consistently high quality of motion picture production.
Producer Dino De Laurentiis was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award during the 73rd Academy Awards by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The Thalberg Award was established in 1937 and was awarded that year to Darryl F. Zanuck.
www.ampas.org /73academyawards/specialawards/thalberg.html   (392 words)

  
 Irving Thalberg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and his unmatched ability for selecting the right scripts and making very profitable films out of them.
Thalberg began his film career at Universal Studios, as the personal secretary to Carl Laemmle.
He was married to actress Norma Shearer, died of pneumonia, and is interred with her in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California.
www.penginus.com /index.php/Irving_Thalberg   (155 words)

  
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Recipient of the prestigious Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in 1968, Hitch waddled on stage, grabbed his gold statuette, muttered a "Thank you," and immediately waddled off.
Gil Cates, who this year is assuming the thankless job of producing the Oscar telecast for the 12th time, finds himself constantly harping at potential honorees to limit their acceptance speeches to 45 seconds, advising them to post any extended remarks on www.oscars.com.
In some instances, all of the nominees will be on stage when the winner is revealed, cutting into the traditional victory lap some are all too eager to take on their way to the podium.
www.knoxstudio.com /shns/story.cfm?pk=OSCARS-TIME-02-25-05&cat=AN   (716 words)

  
 Reflections...Volume 18 No 18 April 2002......SHOWBIZ....How It Started   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The first presentation of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award was made in 1937, with the honor going to Darryl F. Zanuck.The Academy Award for Special Effects was added in 1939 and was first won by 20th Century-Fox for THE RAINS CAME.In 1941, the documentary film category appeared on the ballot for the first time.
The Awards ceremony was postponed two days in 1968 out of respect for Dr. Martin Luther King, who had been assassinated a few days earlier and whose funeral was held on April 8, the day set for the Awards.
In 1981, the Awards were postponed for 24 hours due to the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.Attendance at the Annual Academy Awards is by invitation only.
www.vreflect.com /april2002/showbiz3.html   (352 words)

  
 The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Nomination : Irwin Allen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
He was an enormous talent and is well deserving of a posthumous award from as distinguished group as the yourselves.
Allen deserves this award, for all the years he worked in the industry, and all the milestones he created, from the wonderful Documentary, The Sea Around Us, to the disaster films, Towering Inferno, Posideon Adventure, to the four series he did on TV in the sixties.
A true pioneer, he won the academy award for the documentary "The Sea Around Us" and from "Lost in Space" to "the Towering Inferno", he was just the kind of man we needed to give audiences the best bang for their buck.
www.oscarworld.net /awardlobby_read.asp?LobbyId=752   (4513 words)

  
 FilmStew.com • New Oscar Rules Slated
In preparation for the 75th Annual Academy Awards ceremony, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has approved a new set of rules, which includes tougher restrictions for bestowing honorary Oscars and official name changes for the screenwriting categories.
In the scientific and technical categories, inventions no longer must be used druing the awards year to be eligible for consideration for the technical and science awards.
Each year, branch and category committees of the Academy review the rules for the Academy Awards, and their recommendations are then presented to the Awards Rules Committtee, which presents the recommendations to the Board.
www.filmstew.com /Content/Article.asp?ContentID=3657   (344 words)

  
 Turner Classic Movies This Month Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Turner Classic Movies will pay tribute to one of the most prolific and famous American producers in Hollywood with the world premiere of Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood, a new 74-minute documentary by acclaimed filmmaker and photographer Robert Trachtenberg.
Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood is the first comprehensive look at the life and career of this famous Hollywood producer.
His support and advice was sought by industry leaders in matters ranging from the production code (which he helped form) to the formation of the motion-picture academy.
www.turnerclassicmovies.com /ThisMonth/Article/0,,87852,00.html   (438 words)

  
 JS Online: Oscar honors 61 years of films
This year, Oscar's Oscar, the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, goes to a bigger Comeback Kid than Bill Clinton.
On Sunday at the Academy Awards, he'll be given the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.
The legendary producer, who says he'll go on making films until he dies, won't be content to sit on his Thalberg award.
jsonline.com /onwisconsin/movies/mar01/thal25032401.asp?format=print   (525 words)

  
 Zap2it - TV Oscars 2005 - Best Picture
This is the second Academy Award nomination for Richard N. Gladstein.
He was nominated for producing last year's "Mystic River" and won the Best Picture award in 1992 for "Unforgiven." Eastwood also received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1994.
This is the second Academy Award nomination for Albert S. Ruddy, who won the Best Picture award for "The Godfather" (1972).
tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,797|93535|1|,00.html   (194 words)

  
 The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Nomination : Jerry Lewis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
This award is given to outstanding contributions by producers.
He deserves the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his hard work over the years...work which does not end with the telethon and which is ongoing for him.
When one movie awards surprised audiences, with their choice of the YOUNG Tom Hanks as their honoree, with the statement that they'd "run out of older actors to nominate" I was angry: they hadn't yet honored JERRY!!!!
www.oscarworld.net /awardlobby_read.asp?LobbyId=1464   (2182 words)

  
 Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
DeMille was the best known director in the world, decorated by man governments and blessed by the Pope, and finally he was singled out by the Industry that he had fathered from its early days to receive its highest recognition, The Academy Award, for his next film.
First in 1950 as a general recognition of thirty seven years of brilliant showmanship, given as a sop to Hollywoods conscience; and secondly, for Greatest Show, his 69th and the weakest of his last great films, again as an apology that perhaps he had been neglected.
Then, as if to verify what had merely been suggested by his second Oscar, the AMPAS voted him the Irving Thalberg Award, which is bestowed on rare occasions to a filmmaker for outstanding years of producing and directing.
pegasus.rutgers.edu /~cruze/awardphoto.html   (152 words)

  
 Zap2it - TV Oscars 2005 - Best Actor
This is his second Academy Award nomination in this category in as many years, having been nominated last year for his leading role in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."
This is his second Academy Award nomination, having been previously nominated for his supporting role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" (1993).
His two Academy Award nominations this year are his first.
tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,797|93538|1|,00.html   (73 words)

  
 irving-thalberg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
IRVING THALBERG: PRINCE OF HOLLYWOOD (2004) B/W and C 74m dir: Robert Trachtenberg
From the TCM website, turnerclassicmovies.com: "Turner Classic Movies will pay tribute to one of the most prolific and famous American producers in Hollywood with the world premiere of Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood, a new 74-minute documentary by acclaimed filmmaker and photographer Robert Trachtenberg.
At age 23, Thalberg was virtually the 'Godfather' of Hollywood.
yorty.sonoma.edu /filmfrog/reviews/i/irving-thalberg.html   (367 words)

  
 The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
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 Thalberg Supersite   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
SIGISMOND THALBERG - LoveToKnow Article on SIGISMOND THALBERG - THALBERG THALBERG, SIGISMOND (1812-1871), German pianist and composer, was born at Geneva in 1812 (May the 5th or January the 7th).
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Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and - most prestigious film studio, with Thalberg personally supervising the studio's top productions.
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The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award is voted by the Academy's Board of Governors and is presented to creative producers whose bodies of work reflect a consistently high quality of motion picture production.
The award is named in honor of the man who became head of production at the Universal Film Manufacturing Co. at the age of 20, later its vice president and then head of production for Louis B. Mayer.
The next year, the Academy instituted the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.
www.ricksvideo.com /oscars/thalberg.cfm   (162 words)

  
 DC Film Society: Screenings
One of my fondest Oscar memories has always been the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award.
The Academy often uses this category as a lifetime achievement award (Sean Connery, Jack Palance, Martin Landau, James Coburn) and Finney would be the perfect candidate.
The Screen Actors Guild awards are often an accurate barometer, but they're no help this year.
www.dcfilmsociety.org /adamoscarpreview.htm   (2021 words)

  
 Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service: The Irving G. Thalberg award goes to Dino De Laurentiis.(The Dallas Morning News)@ ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Irving G. Thalberg award goes to Dino De Laurentiis.(The Dallas Morning News)
This year, Oscar's Oscar, a k a the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, goes to a bigger Comeback Kid than Bill Clinton.
But at 81, the son of a Naples pasta maker is still doing what he's done with passion for 61 years _ producing fil His latest is the $151 million-grossing hit "Hannibal."
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:72036414&refid=holomed_1   (203 words)

  
 IRVING THALBERG - DOCUMENT SIGNED 01/31/1931
IRVING G. Warner Bros. lends MGM an actor for the German language version of their Academy Award-winning prison film, The Big House.
IRVING THALBERG (1899-1936) died of pneumonia at the age of 37.
Folds, light horizontal fold touches the upper portion of Thalberg's signature.
www.galleryofhistory.com /archive/6_2002/actors_actresses/IRVING_THALBERG.htm   (280 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Clint Eastwood
Eastwood’s critical breakthrough as a director and producer was with Unforgiven (1992), a Western about a reformed gunslinger (played by Eastwood) who comes out of retirement for one last job.
He has been the recipient of a number of career awards, including the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1994, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute in 1996, and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1998.
From 1986 to 1988 Eastwood served as mayor of Carmel, California.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761562687/Eastwood_Clint.html   (670 words)

  
 Eastwood tobe awarded   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Clint Eastwood will receive the Life Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild for more than four decades of acting, directing and producing.
The 72-year-old "Dirty Harry" star received an Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1995.
SAG's Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment goes annually to an actor who fosters the highest ideals of the profession, the guild said.
www.press-enterprise.com /newsarchive/2002/11/13/1037161565.html   (220 words)

  
 noticias - 77TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS® - OSCAR® NOMINATIONS FACT SHEET   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
She was previously nominated for her leading role in Titanic (1997) and for her supporting roles in Sense and Sensibility (1995) and Iris (2001).
This is the second Academy Award nomination for Ethan Hawke.
This is the second Academy Award nomination for Terry George.
www.noticias.info /Archivo/2005/200501/20050125/20050125_46110.shtm   (1685 words)

  
 The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The trophy for award recipients is in the form of a bust of Thalberg rather than the familiar "Oscar" statuette.
For this award, the year shown is the year when the award was actually presented.
Other nominees (The only year for which they were announced)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Irving_G._Thalberg_Memorial_Award   (90 words)

  
 VARIETY.COM's Academy Central 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Warren Beatty has been feted with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award for career achievement in film by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' board of governors.
Beatty, a true multi-hyphenate, is the only person ever nominated at one time for Oscars in the producer, director, writer and actor categories.
The Thalberg honor, established in 1937 to recognize outstanding film producers, will be presented to Beatty on March 26 during the 72nd annual Academy Awards.
www.variety.com /index.asp?layout=oscar2000_story&articleid=VR1117761079   (262 words)

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