Wednesday, September 05, 2007

...and the Oscar goes to...

Mary Pickford posing with her best actress Oscar for Coquette 1929

The Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences is suing to stop the public sale of two Academy Awards given to silent film star Mary Pickford.
The suit claims that academy bylaws dating from 1950 and agreements signed by Oscar winners give the academy the first chance to buy Oscars for 10 dollars if they ever go on the market.
the story is HERE

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