TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES

VOL. 2 NO.48

IN MEMORIAM

THE ACADEMY MOURNS THE PASSING OF ONE OF ITS ABLEST OFFICERS AND MOST DEVOTED FRIENDS, JOHN LEROY JOHNSTON. ALL OF US WHO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH JOHNNY JOHNSTON KNOW THAT HE GAVE TIRELESSLY OF HIS THOUGHT AND EFFORT ON BEHALF OF THE ACADEMY. HE WAS LOVED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM, AND THE MEMORY OF HIS WARM PERSONALITY AND EVER READY SPIRIT OF HELPFULNESS WILL REMAIN WITH US ALWAYS .

ACADEMY OFFICERS AND BOARD OF GoVERNORS NEW ACADEMY HOME TIME CHANGE FOR ACADEMY

AI. THOUGH REMODEL I NG OF THE NEW ACADEMY RADIO PROGRAM BUILDING (FORMERLY THE MA~QUIS ThEATRE) AT MELROSE AND DOHENY HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY BEGINNING WEDNESDAY. JULY 3RD. THE SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON AcADEMY AWARD THEATRE WILL BE BROADCAST BUILDING. THE ACADEMY BuiLDING CORPORA. OVER THE CBS NETWORK WEDNESDAY EVENINGS TION ANNOUNCES THAT PLANS ARE UNDER WAY FROM 6: 00 TO 6: 30 P.M. LOCAL TIME (10: 00 FOR PAINTING AND REDECORATING THE OFFICES TO 10:30 P.M. E.S.T.) THE SERIES IS AND THEATRE. NEW PROJECTION EQUIPMENT CURRENTLY HEARD OVER KNX AND AFFILIATED WILL BE INSTALLED. AND THE ACOUSTICS 1M· STATIONS OF THE CBS NETWORK SATURDAY PROVED IN THE THEATRE WITHIN THE NEXT AFTERNOONS FROM 3:00 TO 3:30 P.M. LOCAL SIXTY DAYS. MAK I NG THE MARQU I S ONE OF THE Tf ME. FINEST AUDITORIUMS IN THE WORLD FROM A THE ACADEMY IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT TECHNICAL STANDPOINT. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HAS ASKED TO RE· WHEN THE REDECORATING IS COMPLETED CORD THE ACADEMY AWARD THEATRE PROGRAMS EARLY IN JULY. ACADEMY OFFICES WILL BE REGULARLY FOR RE·BROADCAST BY THEIR INTER. MOVED FROM HOLLYWOOD AND VINE TO THE NEW NATIONAL BROAOCASTING DIVISION TO ALL BUILDING. PARTS OF THE WORLD EXCLUSIVE OF THE . FUTURE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: JUNE 1ST. ARISE MY LOVE WITH RAY MILLAND JUNE 8TH RUGGLES OF RED GAP WITH CHARLES LAUGHTON JUNE 15TH • PRIDE OF THE MARINES WITH LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS JOHN GARF I ELD JUNE 22ND THE U. S. STATE DEPARTMENT HAS DESIGNA. FRONT PAGE WITH PAT O'BRIEN AND ADOLPH MENJOU TED THE ACADEMY AS CUSTODIAN FOR APPROXI· MATELY 500 BOOKS. FILMS AND SCRIPTS DEAL· JUNE 29TH. A STAR I S BORN WI TH FREDERI C ING WITH LATIN AMERICA. SOME OF THE MARCH PRINTED MATERIAL IS IN SPANISH. SOME IN ENGLISH: AND THE FILMS ARE BOTH 16 114M AND 35 MM. THIS COLLECTION WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE ACADEMY LIBRARY WHEN THE HOLLYWOOD OFFICE OF THE MOTION PICTURE SOCIETY FOR THE AMERICAS WAS CLOSED. THE FILMS AND BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE TO CHANGES TO BE MADE IN BY­ THE INDUSTRY FOR RESEARCH IN THE MAKING OF PICTURES DEALING WITH LATIN AMERICA. AND LAWS AND AWARDS RULES CAN BE OF TREMENDOUS VALUE IN CONTINUING OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICY. THE COMMITTEE TO REVISE BY.LAWS AND AWARDS RULES. HEADED BY WILLIAM DOZIER. REPORTS THAT A PRELIMINARY REVISION OF THE BY·LAWS HAS BEEN COMPLETED. ThE SUG· GESTED CHANGES AND REVISIONS ARE NOW IN THE HANDS OF THE ACADEMY'S LEGAL COUNSEL.

NEW MUSIC RULES

RAY HEINDORF. CHAIRMAN OF THE MUSIC ~ANCH OF THE ACADEMY. ANNOUNCES THAT A NEW PLAN FOR VOTING ON MUSIC AWARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL AWARD m46 IS NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION. COPIES OF THE PROPOSED RULES HAVE BEEN SENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL AWARD COMMI TTEE ALL MEMBERS OF THE MUSIC BRANCH. No COMPOSED OF CHARLES BOYER. WALT DISNEY. CHANGES WILL BE MADE HOWEVER. UNTIL A WILLIAM GoRDON. LUIGI LURASCHI. ROBERT MAJORITY OF THE BRANCH INDICATES ITS RISKIN. CARL SCHAEFER AND BOB VOGEL. APPROVAL OF THE NEW VOTING PLAN. MEMBERS HAS SUBMITTED RULES FOR THE PROPOSED ARE URGED TO FORWARD THEIR VOTES TO THE INTERNATIONAL AWARD TO THE GENERAL COM. ACADEMY OFFICE WITHOUT DELAY. MITTEE ON BY.LAWS AND AWARD RULES .

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MAY 14. 1946 .. HOLLYWOOO BOWL CONCERT ACADEMY GUEST COMMITTEE OFFICERS AND GoVERNORS OF THE ACAD EMY MAY 16. 1946 .. BOARD OF GoVERNORS ENTERTAINED KONSTANTINE SIMONOV. SOVI E T (SPECIAL MEETING) NOVELIST AND PLAYWRIGHT AT A SMALL MAY 21. 1946 . . COMMI TTEE TO REVISE By· DINNER AT THE BEVERLY HILLS CLUB WEDN ES· LAWS AND AWARDS RULES DAY EVENING. MAY 22ND . SPE C IAL GUESTS INCLUDED GoVERNOR SNELL OF OREGON. DONALD MAY 24. 1946 . . HOLLYWOOD BOWL CONCER T. NELSON. BYRON PRI CE . AND EUGENE TUMANTZ E V. COMMITTEE S OVIET VICE CONSUL IN Los ANGELES . MAY 28. 1946 . . HoLLYWOOD BOWL CON CER T COMMITTEE

STUDIO SHOWINGS continued in NEW TREASURER for ACADEMY ACADEMY THEATRE THE MONDAY AND THURSDAY STUOIO SHOW. JACK L. WARNER WAS UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED INGS FORMERLY BOOKED BY Fox WEST COAST. 'TREASURER OF THE ACADEMY BY THE BoARD OF HAVE BEEN TAKEN OVER BY THE ACADEMY GoVERNORS AT THE APRIL MEETI NG. WITH NO INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE . AD. MISSION TO THESE SHOWINGS . AS IN PRE· VIOUS YEARS. IS RESTRICTED TO THOSE EMPLOYEES OF THE INDUSTRY SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED BY THEIR STUDIOS TO VIEW CURRENT FI LMS .

METAL OSCARS NOW AVAILABLE THE ACADEMY IS NOTIFYING ALL WINNERS WHO RECEIVED ERSATZ PLAQUES AND STATU· ETTES DURING THE WAR YEARS 1942. 1943. HOLLYWOOD BOWL CONCERT 1944. (15TH. 16TH AND 17TH AWARDS) THAT THESE TROPHIES WILL BE REPLACED WITH THE SECOND ANNUAL ACADEMY NIGHT IN THE GOLD OSCARS AT ACADEMY EXPENSE. AS PRO· HOLLYWOOD BOWL SPONSORED BY THE ~USIC M I SED. BlANCH. IS PLANNED FOR SATURDAY EVENING. AuGUST 17TH. THE COMMITTEE : JOHNNY ALL PLAQUE WINNERS FOR ACADEMY AWARDS PRIOR TO 1942 (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CLASS ~EEN. CHAIRMAN. DANIELE AMFITHEATROF. I I OF SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL AWARDS) MAY . RAY HEINDORF . ABE MEYER. . EDWARD POWELL. MORRIS PURCHASE OSCARS THROUGH THE ACADEMY OFFICE BY TURNING IN THEIR PLAQUES . A PRICE OF STOLOFF. . CHARLES WOLCOTT. $49 . 20 HAS BEEN QUOTED TO THE ACADEMY BY . . THE TROPHY COMPANY . THE COMMITTEE HAS HELD FOUR MEETINGS AT WHICH MUSIC SUGGESTED FOR THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN PLAYEO AND CONSI DERED. By JUNE 5TH. ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE OF FINAL CHOICES AND ALSO NAMES OF STELLAR PERSON· ALITIES WHO WILL APPEAR ON THE PROGRAM . ALFRED NEWMAN WILL BE CONDUCTOR FOR THE EVENING AND WILL CON· DUCT HIS AWARD WINNING SCORE FROM SPELL· RESEARCH COUNCIL BOUND . ALL MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY ARE URGED WILLIAM F. KELLEY HAS BEEN NAMED MANA· TO SUPPORT THIS CONCERT WHICH WILL BE GER OF THE RESEARCH COUN C IL. HE TAKES REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FINEST WORK BEING OVER THE POST LEFT VACANT BY THE RESIG· DONE BY MUSICIANS COMPOSING FOR MOTION NATION OF GORDON MITCHELL . PIC TU RES.

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THE FOLLOWING NAMES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE ACADEMY MEMBERSHIP ROLL SINCE THE LAST PRINTING OF THE LIST:

ARTS BRANCH WRI TERS: NATHANIEL T . CURTIS ACTORS: VERONICA LAKE • o I RECTORS: PETER GoDFREY SCIENCES BRANCH EXECUTI VES AND P ROOJCERS: SIDNEY M . BIDDELL ART 01 RECTI ON: EDGAR ARDIS PETERSON I I DANIEL B. CATHCART BYRON PRICE HENRY W. GRACE ROBERT F . SI SK TED VON HEMERT JOSEPH C. YOUNGERMAN PHOTOGRAPH I C : MUSI C: WINTON C. HOCH TED CAIN SIDNEY D. LUND DAVID CHATKIN V. KEN N E TH SH 1M E R BERNARD HERRMAN FILM ED I TORS: PUBL IC RELATIONS: ROBER T J . KERN BARRY BUCHANAN HARRY MARKER