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‘An American In Paris’ wins Best Picture at 24th Academy Awards 60 years ago today (1952)

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(Thursday, March 20, 1952) — An American In Paris, a musical about an American artist who finds love in Paris but almost loses it to conflicting loyalties, was named Best Picture of 1951 tonight at the 24th Academy Awards at RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Continue reading ‘An American In Paris’ wins Best Picture at 24th Academy Awards 60 years ago today (1952) →

Ronald Reagan marries Nancy Davis 60 years ago today (1952)

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(Tuesday, March 4, 1952) — Ronald Reagan, 41, and Nancy Davis, 30, were married today in a simple ceremony designed to avoid the press at the Little Brown Church in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles.

The only people in attendance were actor William Holden, the best man, and his wife, actress Brenda Marshall, the matron of honor.

‘An American in Paris’ premieres in London 60 years ago today

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An American in Paris (1951) Trailer

(Sunday, August 26, 1951) — An American in Paris, a MGM musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin, premiered tonight in London. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Georges Guetary and Oscar Levant, the film is set in Paris, and was directed by Vincente Minnelli.

‘A Place in the Sun’ premieres in Los Angeles 60 years ago today

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'A Place In The Sun' - Trailer [1951]

(Tuesday, August 14, 1951) — A Place in the Sun, a film which tells the story of a working-class young man who is entangled with two women, premiered tonight in Los Angeles. It was directed by George Stevens and stars Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere, and Raymond Burr.

‘Strangers on a Train’ opens in U.S.

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Strangers on a Train (1951) - (Original Trailer)

(Saturday, June 30, 1951) — Strangers on a Train, an American psychological thriller produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was released today by Warner Bros.  The film stars Farley Granger, Ruth Roman and Robert Walker, and features Leo G. Carroll, Patricia Hitchcock and Laura Elliott.