This bit player in ALL ABOUT EVE went on to become a Hollywood icon.
James Dean
Marilyn Monroe*
Marlon Brando
Jayne Mansfield
Marilyn Monroe played a starlet in the Best Picture of 1950 - and quickly became a superstar herself.
This newspaper announced the winners' names prior to the 12th Academy Award Presentation, prompting the Academy to hire a closed-mouthed accounting firm.
The New York Times
The Los Angeles Times*
Daily Variety
The Hollywood Reporter
Since that day, Oscar« winners have been kept a secret from everyone prior to the presentation - except the two tabulators who look like they've swallowed canaries!