(Encyclopedia) Straus, OscarStraus, Oscarôsˈkär shtrous [key], 1870–1954, Austrian composer; studied in Vienna and with Max Bruch in Berlin. After a brief career as conductor he turned entirely to…
(Encyclopedia) Wilde, Oscar (Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde), 1854–1900, Irish author and wit, b. Dublin. He is most famous for his sophisticated, brilliantly witty plays, which were the first…
(Encyclopedia) Kern, JeromeKern, Jeromekûrn [key], 1885–1945, American composer of musicals, b. New York City. After studying in New Jersey and New York he studied composition in Germany and England…
The Oscars 2011
Find everything you need to know about the 83rd Academy Awards. Read biographies of all the nominees as well as the hosts. Check out Oscar trivia while you wait for the big night.…
RELATED LINKS The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesOscar 2012 Official SitePast Academy Award WinnersMovie TimelineMovie Awards Find everything you…
Read a bio on Ellen DeGeneres, the host of the 86th Academy Awards, as well as past Oscar hosts. Do you remember who hosted in 1989? No one. That was the year the Oscars had no…
Where have you seen that Oscar nominee before? What other movies has that actor been in? Read biographies of the major nominees. Meryl Streep has been nominated 18…
