Friday 15 March 2024

1965, Film and Television Awards: 37th Academy Awards

Best Picture
Winner: 'My Fair Lady'

Poster 'My Fair Lady'

Nominees:

  • 'Becket'
  • 'Dr. Strangelove'
  • 'Mary Poppins'
  • 'Zorba the Greek'

Best Actor
Winner: Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins in 'My Fair Lady'

Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins

Nominees:


  • Richard Burton as Thomas Becket in 'Becket'
  • Peter O'Toole as King Henry II of England in 'Becket'
  • Anthony Quinn as Alexis Zorba in 'Zorba the Greek'
  • Peter Sellers as Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove in 'Dr. Strangelove'

Best Actress
Winner: Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins in 'Mary Poppins'

Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins

Nominees:

  • Anne Bancroft as Jo Armitage in 'The Pumpkin Eater'
  • Sophia Loren as Filumena Marturano in 'Matrimonio all'italiana'
  • Debbie Reynolds as Molly Brown in 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown'
  • Kim Stanley as Myra Savage in 'Séance on a Wet Afternoon'

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Peter Ustinov as Arthur Simon Simpson in 'Topkapi'

Peter Ustinov as Arthur Simon Simpson

Nominees:

  • John Gielgud as King Louis VII of France in 'Becket'
  • Stanley Holloway as Alfred P. Doolittle in 'My Fair Lady'
  • Edmond O'Brien as Senator Ray Clark in 'Seven Days in May'
  • Lee Tracy as Art Hockstader in 'The Best Man'

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Lila Kedrova as Madame Hortense in 'Zorba the Greek'

Lila Kedrova as Madame Hortense

Nominees:

  • Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Higgins in 'My Fair Lady'
  • Edith Evans as Mrs. St. Maugham in 'The Chalk Garden'
  • Grayson Hall as Judith Fellowes in 'The Night of the Iguana'
  • Agnes Moorehead as Velma Cruther in 'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'

Best Director
Winner: George Cukor: 'My Fair Lady'

Poster 'My Fair Lady'

Nominees:

  • Peter Glenville: 'Becket'
  • Stanley Kubrick: 'Dr. Strangelove'
  • Robert Stevenson: 'Mary Poppins'
  • Michael Cacoyannis: 'Zorba the Greek'

Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
Winner: S. H. Barnett, Peter Stone and Frank Tarloff: 'Father Goose'

Poster 'Father Goose'

Nominees:

  • Alun Owen: 'A Hard Day's Night'
  • Orville H. Hampton and Raphael Hayes: 'One Potato, Two Potato'
  • Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli and Mario Monicelli: 'I compagni'
  • Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Ariane Mnouchkine, Daniel Boulanger and Philippe de Broca: 'L'Homme de Rio'

Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Winner: Edward Anhalt from Becket by Jean Anouilh: 'Becket'

Poster 'Becket'

Nominees:

  • Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern and Peter George from Red Alert by Peter George: 'Dr. Strangelove'
  • Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi from Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers: 'Mary Poppins'
  • Alan Jay Lerner from My Fair Lady by Alan Jay Lerner and Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw:  'My Fair Lady'
  • Michael Cacoyannis from The Life of Alexis Zorba by Nikos Kazantzakis: 'Zorba the Greek'

Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: 'Ieri, oggi, domani' (Italy)

Poster 'Ieri, oggi, domani'

Nominees:

  • 'Kvarteret Korpen' (Sweden)
  • 'Sallah Shabati' (Israel)
  • 'Les Parapluies de Cherbourg' (France)
  • 'Woman in the Dunes' (Japan)

Best Music Score
Winner: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman: 'Mary Poppins'

Poster 'Mary Poppins'

Nominees:

  • Laurence Rosenthal: 'Becket'
  • Dimitri Tiomkin: 'The Fall of the Roman Empire'
  • Frank De Vol: 'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'
  • Henry Mancini: 'The Pink Panther'

Best Song
Winner: 'Chim Chim Cher-ee' from 'Mary Poppins', Music and Lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman

Poster 'Mary Poppins'

Nominees:

  • 'Dear Heart' from 'Dear Heart', Music by Henry Mancini; Lyrics by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans
  • 'Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte' from 'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'; Music by Frank De Vol; Lyrics by Mack David
  • 'My Kind of Town' from 'Robin and the 7 Hoods'; Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
  • 'Where Love Has Gone' from 'Where Love Has Gone'; Music by Jimmy Van Heusen; Lyrics by Sammy Cahn

Best Cinematography, Color
Winner: Harry Stradling: 'My Fair Lady'

Poster 'My Fair Lady'

Nominees:

  • Geoffrey Unsworth: 'Becket'
  • William Clothier: 'Cheyenne Autumn'
  • Edward Colman: 'Mary Poppins'
  • Daniel L. Fapp: 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown'

Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Winner: Walter Lassally: 'Zorba the Greek'

Poster 'Zorba the Greek'

Nominees:

  • Philip H. Lathrop: 'The Americanization of Emily'
  • Milton Krasner: 'Fate Is the Hunter'
  • Joseph Biroc: 'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'
  • Gabriel Figueroa: 'The Night of the Iguana'

Best Costume Design, Color
Winner: Cecil Beaton: 'My Fair Lady'

Poster 'My Fair Lady'

Nominees:

  • Margaret Furse: 'Becket'
  • Tony Walton: 'Mary Poppins'
  • Morton Haack: 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown'
  • Edith Head and Moss Mabry: 'What a Way to Go!'

Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
Winner: Dorothy Jeakins: 'The Night of the Iguana'

Poster 'The Night of the Iguana'

Nominees:

  • Edith Head: 'A House Is Not a Home'
  • Norma Koch: 'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'
  • Howard Shoup: 'Kisses for My President'
  • René Hubert: 'The Visit'

Best Film Editing
Winner: Cotton Warburton: 'Mary Poppins'

Poster 'Mary Poppins'

Nominees:

  • Anne V. Coates: 'Becket'
  • Ted J. Kent: 'Father Goose'
  • Michael Luciano: 'Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'
  • William Ziegler: 'My Fair Lady'

Sunday 10 March 2024

1964, Designs: cars, furniture, electronics, clothes II

AMC Rambler Tarpon Concept
- Designed by Chuck Mashigan and Dick Teague, USA, 1963
- Produced by AMC (American Motors Corporation), USA, 1964
- Based on the Rambler with the AMC L6 engine
- Unveiled at the 1964 New York International Auto Show, USA

AMC Rambler Tarpon Concept
AMC Rambler Tarpon Concept
AMC Rambler Tarpon Concept

Fiat 850 Z Coupe Concept
- Designed by Ugo Zagato, Italy, 1964
- Produced by Zagato, Rho, Italy, 1964
- Based on the Fiat 850 the 843 cc engine
- Unveiled at the 1964 Turin Auto Show, Italy

Fiat 850 Z Coupe Concept
Fiat 850 Z Coupe Concept

Braun HLD-231
- Designed by Reinhold Weiss, West Germany, 1964
- Manufactured by Braun GmbH, West Germany, 1964
- Hair Dryer

Braun HLD-231
Braun HLD-231

Carnielli Graziella
- Designed by Rinaldo Donzelli and Teodoro Carnielli, Italy, 1964
- Manufactured by Carnielli, Italy, 1964
- Folding Bicycle

Carnielli Graziella
Carnielli Graziella

Giova Lamp
- Designed by Gae Aulenti, Italy, 1964
- Manufactured by FontanaArte, Milan, Italy, 1964
- Table lamp or vase

Giova Lamp
Giova Lamp

Album Covers: Best Selling British Albums, 1964

Beatles for Sale (Parlophone, The Beatles)
The Rolling Stones (Decca, The Rolling Stones)
A Hard Day's Night (Parlophone, The Beatles)

Friday 1 March 2024

1963, Cars: Triumph 2000 Mk I

On 15 October 1963 the Standard-Triumph division of Leyland Motors Limited introduced the Triumph 2000 Mk I at the London Motor Show. The 4-door saloon, used the six-cylinder engine derived from the Standard Vanguard. The modern body was designed by Giovanni Michelotti.

Triumph 2000 Mk I Saloon
Triumph 2000 Mk I Estate

In 1965 the estate, partly built by Carbodies, was introduced. In October 1968 the 2.5 PI (petrol injection) was launched, fitted with a Lucas Automotive mechanical fuel injection system.

Triumph 2000 Mk I Saloon
Triumph 2000 Mk I Estate

In 1969 the Mk I was succeeded by the Triumph 2000 / 2.5 PI Mk II also styled by Giovanni Michelotti. A total of 120,645 Triumph 2000 Mk I and 9,029 Triumph 2.5 PI Mk I were produced.

Triumph 2000 / 2.5 PI Mk II
Triumph 2000 / 2.5 PI Mk II

Brochures

Triumph 2000 Mk I (1965)
Triumph 2.5 PI (1968)

Saturday 24 February 2024

1962, Film; Crooks Anonymous

The British comedy "Crooks Anonymous" was released in April 1962. The film was directed by Ken Annakin with a screenplay by Jack Davies and Henry Blyth. Main stars are Leslie Phillips as Dandy Forsdyke, Stanley Baxter as Brother Widdowes, Wilfrid Hyde-White as Senior Brother Montague and Julie Christie as Babette La Verne. The music was composed by George Martin and Muir Mathieson .

Crooks Anonymous Poster

Synopsis
Captain "Dandy Forsdyke" (Leslie Phillips) is a pathological thief, he subjects himself to a strict correction course run by a wealthy ex-convict Brother Widdowes (Stanley Baxter) and his Crooks Anonymous organization. Forsdyke's young and innocent girlfriend Babette La Verne (Julie Christie) promises that she'll marry him if he's cured...

Leslie Phillips as Captain "Dandy" Forsdyke
Stanley Baxter as Brother Widdowes and Julie Christie as Babette La Verne
Wilfrid Hyde-White as Senior Brother Montague
Julie Christie as Babette La Verne and Leslie Phillips as Captain "Dandy" Forsdyke

Main cast

  • Leslie Phillips as Captain "Dandy" Forsdyke (real name Fred Cox)
  • Stanley Baxter as Brother Widdowes
  • Wilfrid Hyde-White as Senior Brother Montague
  • Julie Christie as Babette La Verne
  • James Robertson Justice as Sir Harvey Russelrod
  • Michael Medwin as Ronnie Bassett
  • Pauline Jameson as Sister Prunella
  • Robertson Hare as Grimsdale
  • Raymond Huntley as Wagstaffe
  • Dermot Kelly as Stanley
  • Norman Rossington as Bert
  • Harry Fowler as Woods
  • Charles Lloyd-Pack as Fletcher
  • Harold Goodwin as George
  • Harry Locke as Fred
  • Colin Gordon as drunk
  • Jeremy Lloyd as M.C. at the Peekaboo Club
  • Dennis Waterman as boy in park
Stanley Baxter as Brother Widdowes, Leslie Phillips as Captain "Dandy" Forsdyke,
Pauline Jameson as Sister Prunella and Wilfrid Hyde-White as Senior Brother Montague
Michael Medwin as Ronnie Bassett, Leslie Phillips as Captain "Dandy" Forsdyke
and Stanley Baxter as Brother Widdowes
Leslie Phillips as Captain "Dandy" Forsdyke, Stanley Baxter as Brother Widdowes
Michael Medwin as Ronnie Bassett, Pauline Jameson as Sister Prunella
and Wilfrid Hyde-White as Senior Brother Montague
Leslie Phillips as Captain "Dandy" Forsdyke and Julie Christie as Babette La Verne

Trivia

  • Film debut of Julie Christie.

Monday 19 February 2024

1961, Car Spotting: Herengracht, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Left to right

Unidentified car probably Peugeot 403, Panhard PL 17, Opel Rekord (P2), Opel (Olympia) Rekord Caravan (P1), Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Type 1), Opel Kapitän (P2), DKW 3=6, Volkswagen 1100/1200 (Type 1).

Thursday 15 February 2024

1960, Belgian Comics: Kuifje Magazine Volume 15 n°49

On December 8, 1960, volume 15 number 49 of the youth magazine "Kuifje" (original title "Tintin") is published by Lombard. The weekly "Kuifje" first appeared in 1946. In 1993, the publication was discontinued.

Kuifje Magazine Volume 15 n°49

Comics

  • "Een avontuur aangeboden door de Caraque Wafer Victoria" by ?
  • “Jari”: "Jari en het plan Z" by Raymond Reding
  • "De Zilveren Vlam" by Paul Cuvelier and Greg (Michel Regnier)
  • "Rock Derby": “Paniek in’t Paradijs” by Greg (Michel Regnier)
  • "Hassan en Kaddoer": "De Heksentoer" by Jacques Laudy
  • "De Witte Ruiter": "De verkochte kroon" by L. and F. Funcken (Fred and Liliane Funcken)
  • "De familie Pietersen": "Plannen-jacht" by Anjo (Jo Angenot)
  • "Michel Vaillant": "De 13 is aan de start!" by Jean Graton
  • "Blake en Mortimer": "De Duivelse Valstrik" by Edgar P. Jacobs
  • "Dan Cooper": "Het waagstuk" by A. Weinberg (Albert Weinberg)
  • "Bob Binn": "Bob Binn tegen XYZ" by A. Duchateau (André-Paul Duchâteau) and E. Aidans (Edouard Aidans)
  • "Het geheim van Gaspard Hauser" by Yves Duval and J.L. Fernan (José Lopez Fernandez)
  • "Clifton": "Clifton en de spionnen" by R. Macherot (Raymond Macherot)
  • "Ton en Tinneke": "De tafelschuimer" by Dino Attanasio

Een avontuur aangeboden door de Caraque Wafer Victoria
Jari en het plan Z
De Zilveren Vlam
Rock Derby: Paniek in’t Paradijs
Hassan en Kaddoer: De Heksentoer
De Witte Ruiter: De verkochte kroon
De familie Pietersen: Plannen-jacht
Michel Vaillant: De 13 is aan de start!
Blake en Mortimer: De Duivelse Valstrik
Dan Cooper: Het waagstuk
Bob Binn: Bob Binn tegen XYZ
Het geheim van Gaspard Hauser
Clifton: Clifton en de spionnen
Ton en Tinneke: De tafelschuimer

Non comics

  • "Schrijf eens een briefje"
  • "Mooie geschenken voor grote feestdagen"
  • "De pioniers van de zondvloed" by G. Bayard (Georges Bayard) and Berck (Arthur Berckmans)
  • "Het groot geheim" by ?
  • "Het kind is koning in het land van de Samoerai" by Bert Geerten
  • "Een Uilenspiegel" by ?
  • "Ons autopraatje": "Het Duitse antwoord op de Peugeot 404: de Ford Taunus 17 M" by ?
  • "Een praatje bij een plaatje": "Robert Schumann" by ?
  • "De 1.001 spelen van Cle D’Or koffie" by ?
  • "Spel en vermaak" by A. Duchateau (André-Paul Duchâteau) and E. Aidans (Edouard Aidans)
  • "De geschiednis van de wereld": "De Italiaanse eenheid" by A. J. Schoonjans and L. and F. Funcken (Fred and Liliane Funcken)
  • "Hallo! Hallo! Hier Luc Varenne": "De dans van de miljoenen" by Luc Varenne (Alphonse Tetaert)
Schrijf eens een briefje
Mooie geschenken voor grote feestdagen
De pioniers van de zondvloed
Het groot geheim
Het kind is koning in het land van de Samoerai
Een Uilenspiegel
Ons autopraatje: Het Duitse antwoord op de Peugeot 404: de Ford Taunus 17 M
Een praatje bij een plaatje: Robert Schumann
De 1.001 spelen van Cle D’Or koffie
Spel en vermaak
De geschiednis van de wereld: De Italiaanse eenheid
Hallo! Hallo! Hier Luc Varenne: De dans van de miljoenen

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