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Encyclopedia > 30th Academy Awards
30st Academy Awards
Date March 26, 1958
Site The RKO Pantages Theater, Hollywood, California, USA
Host Bob Hope, Rosalind Russell, David Niven, James Stewart, and Jack Lemmon

The 30th Academy Awards was the first time the entire ceremony was broadcast live. March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... For other uses, see California (disambiguation). ... Bob Hope KBE, KCSG, (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was a famous British-born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Military personnel. ... Rosalind Russell (June 4, 1907 - November 28, 1976) was an American film and stage actress. ... David Niven was the second unofficial James Bond. ... There are several individuals by the name of James Stewart. ... Jack Lemmon at Expo 1967. ...


The Oscar for Writing Based on Material From Another Medium was awarded to Pierre Boulle for The Bridge on the River Kwai, despite the fact that he did not know English. The actual writers, Carl Foreman and Michael Wilson where blacklisted at the time and did not receive screen credit for their work. Foreman and Wilson have since been acknowledged by the Academy for their contributions. Pierre Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French novelist. ... The Bridge over the River Kwai taken in June 2004. ... --205. ... Michael Wilson The Honourable Michael Holcombe Wilson, PC , OC (born November 4, 1937) is a Canadian politician and business leader. ...


Awards

Best Picture : The Bridge on the River Kwai The Bridge over the River Kwai taken in June 2004. ...


Best Director : David Lean, The Bridge on the River Kwai David Lean Sir David Lean (March 25, 1908 – April 16, 1991) was a British film director, best remembered for big-screen epics such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai and Doctor Zhivago . ... The Bridge over the River Kwai taken in June 2004. ...


Best Actor : Alec Guinness, The Bridge on the River Kwai Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Oscar-winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ... The Bridge over the River Kwai taken in June 2004. ...


Best Supporting Actor : Red Buttons, Sayonara Red Buttons (February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was the stage name of American comedian and actor Aaron Chwatt. ... Sayonara is a 1957 film which tells the story of an American soldier during the Korean War. ...


Best Actress : Joanne Woodward, The Three Faces of Eve Joanne Woodward Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... The Three Faces of Eve is a 1957 film which tells the true story of a woman who suffered from Dissociative identity disorder. ...


Best Supporting Actress : Miyoshi Umeki, Sayonara Miyoshi Umeki (born on April 3, 1929 in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan) is an actress. ... Sayonara is a 1957 film which tells the story of an American soldier during the Korean War. ...


Best Original Story and Screenplay : George Wells, Designing Women There have been a number of people named George Wells: George Albert Wells - German professor and religious scholar George Wells (screenwriter) George Wells (ship builder) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Designing Women was a U.S. television sitcom that centered around the working and personal lives of four women in an interior design firm in Atlanta, Georgia. ...


Best Writing Based on Material From Another Medium: Pierre Boulle, Carl Foreman, Michael Wilson, The Bridge on the River Kwai Pierre Boulle (20 February 1912 – 30 January 1994) was a French novelist. ... --205. ... Michael Wilson The Honourable Michael Holcombe Wilson, PC , OC (born November 4, 1937) is a Canadian politician and business leader. ... The Bridge over the River Kwai taken in June 2004. ...


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30th Academy Awards - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (207 words)
The 30th Academy Awards was the first time the entire ceremony was broadcast live.
The Oscar for Writing Based on Material From Another Medium was awarded to Pierre Boulle for The Bridge on the River Kwai, despite the fact that he did not know English.
Foreman and Wilson have since been acknowledged by the Academy for their contributions.
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