I was lucky enough to attend for several years in the 1980's, when many of the greats were still living and some actually showed up once in a while.
I got to see both Bob Hope and Johnny Carson host a crowd that was peppered with greats from years gone by. In one of the moments I'll never forget, as we were walking out one year a friend I was with noticed Audrey Hepburn struggling to put her jacket on as she walked and reached over to help her with it. At first she was startled, but quickly relaxed and thanked him. It was an amazing brush with greatness. Regards DBT Profile -----Original Message----- From: MoPo List [mailto:mop...@listserv.american.edu] On Behalf Of Jeff Potokar Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 1:59 PM To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU Subject: Re: [MOPO] The Oscars-Stars from the Past Channing, My friend worked as a coordinator for the awards for a few years in the late 1990s... i asked her about this sequence and if it would continue.. she said that part of the problem was where some folks might be living, health issues and getting them here to LA, for this brief time on stage.. still if they are willing and want to attend, i think it should become a regular segment, if at all possible. Jeff On Mar 8, 2010, at 10:44 AM, channinglylethomson wrote: > Jeff -- > > I agree. A lot of these people are still alive and well. I was > fortunate to actually attend the Oscars the year Titanic won and > they were all on stage and as the curtain opened, it was a truly > awesome experience to see them! > > Channing > > On Mar 8, 2010, at 10:37 AM, Jeff Potokar wrote: > >> It is a shame. too, that the Academy did not continue with the >> segment they did, maybe one time, about 10 years ago, when they >> took 15 minutes, opened the curtain, and there, onstage, were many >> of the stars from yesteryear, including people like olivia >> dehavilland, shirley temple, mickey rooney, and luise rainer. For >> those stars that are still able, physically, I think it a great >> way to pay tribute to them, as well as being able to see them >> again, rather than just reading some obit in Variety, or any other >> Entertainment section of one's local newspaper. >> >> Jeff >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List >> Send a message addressed >> to: lists...@listserv.american.edu >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L >> The author of this message is >> solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
