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News notes on the Hollywood scene Notation on word origins Since everybody in the business is so turned on to the imminent Academy Awards, you might as well learn the by Zelda Cini purported origin of the term “star.” Oscar strikes again According to Ben Pearson, an agent It seems impossible that it’s Academy for the third time, but his role in The who’s been compiling a “Dictionary of Award time again, but it is, and April French Connection brings him his first Theatre Slang,” due for publication 10 is the date for the big bash and the nomination as “best actor.” He was this year, the theatrical application of NBC Channel 4 airing of same. So be previously nominated for his the word comes from Colley Cibber, it. But, for the record, you might as supporting performances in Bonnie an English actor-manager (1671-1757) well tuck these incidental pieces of and Clyde in 1966 and I Never Sang who joined the Theatre Royal in 1690 information away in your memory For My Father, in 1970. and made a career of playing fops in book. This year, at least, there are George C. Scott is also up for “best Restoration comedy. some genuine “firsts.” actor,” his second in this category, but Pearson explains. “He had one big For instance, all 10 actors and his fourth nomination since 1959. The hit, “Love’s Lost Shift,” which played actresses nominated in the supporting other two were for supporting roles in for several years beginning in 1696. categories are first-time nominees — Anatomy of a Murder (1959) and The Cibber was a conceited, very and this is the first time that’s Hustler (1961). In 1971 he won as unpopular fellow, who was savagely happened. And here they are: “best actor” for his performance in attacked by the critics and even once Supporting actors - Jeff Bridges, “Patton.” This year’s nomination is denounced by the Pope. On the for the Last Picture Show; Leonard for his performance in “Hospital.” If billboards he would put a star after his Frey, for Fiddler on the Roof; Richard he should win, he would be only the name, and his dressing room was so Jaeckel, for Sometimes A Great second actor to win back-to-back marked. At the time, the star was Notion; Ben Johnson, for The Last Oscars as “best actor.” Spencer Tracy considered a gesture of Cibber’s Picture Show; and Roy Scheider for is the only other star to garner such conceit and, as usual, people laughed The French Connection. honors — in 1937 for Captain at him. However, this was the Supporting actresses — Ellen Courageous and in 1938 for Boys beginning of the term and the usage.” Burstyn and Cloris Leachman, both Town. Yeah, but the guy was working. So for The Last Picture Show; Barbara In the “best actress” category, only let ’em laugh. He who laughs last, Harris for Who Is Harry Kellerman, Janet Suzman (Nicholas and etc. *** and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Alexandra) is a first-time nominee. It’s Things About Me?; Margaret Leighton a second nomination for Jane Fonda KTTV gets the smarts for The Go-Between, and Ann-Margret (Klute). She was also nominated, in Funny that nobody seems to have for Carnel Knowledge. the same category, in 1969 for They thought of it before, but there are a Two directors up for awards are Shoot Horses, Don’t They?. lot of deaf people around who simply first-timers too - Peter Bogdanovich Glenda Jackson is also sweating out cannot hear newscasts on television for The Last Picture Show and Bill her second nomination this year for and may not yet have mastered the art Friedkin for The French Connection. her role in Sunday Bloody Sunday. of lip-reading. It took KTTV to wise Norman Jewison is a two-time She was last year’s winner for Women up ahead of everybody else and hire nominee, this time for Fiddler on the In Love. Coincidentally, Katherine Roof. In 1967, he was nominated for Hepburn, Spencer Tracy’s longtime In The Heart Of The Night. Stanley close friend, is the only actress to win Kubrick gets his third nomination for two in a row — in 1967, for Guess A Clockwork Orange. His other two Who’s Coming To Dinner, and in 1968 were for Dr. Strangelove, in 1964, and for The Lion In Winter, which tied 2001: A Space Odessey, in 1968. And with Barbra Streisand’s Funny Girl. John Schlesinger is up for the third Julie Christie, who won an Oscar in time for Sunday Bloody Sunday. He 1965 for Darling, is up again this year was first nominated in 1965 for for her starring role in McCabe & Mrs. Darling; and won an Oscar for his Miller. And Vanessa Redgrave, Midnight Cowboy in 1969. nominated in the same category twice In the best performance category, before, for Morgan in 1966 and there are also two “firsts” among the Isadora in 1968, is contending for the men. Peter Finch (Sunday Bloody third time for “Mary, Queen of YES, GOLDIE, that’s your finger, and you Sunday) and Topol (Fiddler on the Scots.” don’t really need a jeweler’s glass to identify Roof), although Walter Matthau has So, there you have the colorful it as such, even in Germany. Which is where the distinction of getting his first turn front runners. Mark your own ballots. Goldie Hawn was working with Warren at “best actor” for Kotch. He won an And watch the exciting returns on Beatty in a soon-to-be-released Columbia Oscar for his supporting performance television, April 10 ..