My Lord, CLEOPATRA and HOW THE WEST WAS WON lost? . . . Also, freeze it at 3:01 and that definitely looks like the Alfred Newman haircut to the right of where Andre's walking. All the composers sitting together.
If so, then surely it's Ken Darby to Newman's right. And would that be Dory Previn with her then husband?
My Lord, CLEOPATRA and HOW THE WEST WAS WON lost? . . . Also, freeze it at 3:01 and that definitely looks like the Alfred Newman haircut to the right of where Andre's walking. All the composers sitting together.
If so, then surely it's Ken Darby to Newman's right. And would that be Dory Previn with her then husband?
My Lord, CLEOPATRA and HOW THE WEST WAS WON lost? . . . Also, freeze it at 3:01 and that definitely looks like the Alfred Newman haircut to the right of where Andre's walking. All the composers sitting together.
If so, then surely it's Ken Darby to Newman's right. And would that be Dory Previn with her then husband?
I don't mean to sound dense, but the only composer I can spot is Alex North in the row behind them. I think I spot Newman, but is Ken Darby the man with white hair and glasses or the man with dark hair and glasses, or neither one?
How nice to get a glimpse of the talented Ivan Goff.
And how refreshing for Mr. Webb in this august public forum to acknowledge the inner workings of Hollywood mega-productions by naming the uncredited John Gay and thanking him for his contribution. How often has THAT happened, at the Oscars or at any other event in Hollywood?
I wonder if Lemmon's rescue of Robinson was pre-planned or spontaneous. Either way it was a lovely little bit of business from these two consummate pros. (And a poignant reminder that amazingly the Academy in its wisdom never managed to nominate this "one of the great all-time stars of the cinema" for a single one of his performances.)
Sammy Davis played it well though. But the real oops moment was "Alec North" not winning for Cleopatra, likewise Alex North.
However, to give it its due, Addison's innovative score was quite epoch making - it seemed to usher in the trend for using harpsichords (later the electric harpsichord) in film music that persisted throughout the 60s and into the 70s. Ironically, North used a harpsichord in Cleopatra too, but subtly within the orchestral textures. Addison put his up front and loud.
Subtly never gets you the big prize in showbiz.
BTW, nice to see Elmer looking cool and young!
If you look behind Andre Previn as he rises from his seat, you can see Alex North seated behind him. It must have been a dreadful feeling to have to sit there and realize the outcome even before the announcement.
And Previn was the same guy who composed an opera based on "A Streetcar Named Desire"!
Well worth a bump-up for the newbies on this board. (What do you have to do to get fired from this job? That man delivering the envelopes was still there year after year after this fiasco).
