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Also Known As Edith Claire Posener
Born October 28, 1897 • San Bernardino • California
Died October 24, 1981 (aged 83) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1974) • Academy Award (1961) • Academy Award (1955) • Academy Award (1954) • Academy Award (1952) • Academy Award (1951) • Academy Award (1950)
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Montgomery Clift, 1950.
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William Wyler
William Wyler
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Paul Newman
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Robert Redford
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Elizabeth Taylor
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Gregory Peck
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William Holden in Stalag 17 (1953), directed by Billy Wilder.
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Darryl F. Zanuck
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Olivia de Havilland
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Saul Bass
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