Daily Archives: April 9, 2012

Schell, Loren and ‘West Side Story’ top Oscar winners 50 years ago this hour (1962)

1960s, Movies 1960s

(Monday, April 9, 1962, 7:30 p.m. PST) — West Side Story was named Best Picture of 1961 tonight at the 34th Academy Awards, hosted by Bob Hope at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. The film’s directors, Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, were named Best Director.

Maximilian Schell, the flinty defender of Nazi war criminals in Judgment at Nuremberg, and Sophia Loren, the earth war refugee of Two Women, were picked as the Best Actor and Actress.

George Chakiris and Rita Moreno each won the supporting actor awards for West Side Story.

Paul McCartney interviewed for ‘Making of Sgt. Pepper’ documentary 20 years ago today (1992)

1990s, Popular Music 1990s, Television 1990s, The Beatles 1990s


Video: 'The Making of Sgt. Pepper' (part 1)

(Thursday, April 9, 1992) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney was interviewed today at Abbey Road Studios in London for the documentary about the making of The Beatles 1967 landmark rock music album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, titled The Making of Sgt. Pepper. Continue reading Paul McCartney interviewed for ‘Making of Sgt. Pepper’ documentary 20 years ago today (1992) →