Marlon Brando backstage with Sidney Skolsky before his show
Caption: Marlon Brando backstage with Sidney Skolsky before his show
Actor, Writer, Producer
Born: May 2, 1905
Star sign: Taurus
Known for: The Eddie Cantor Story (1953), Hollywood: The Golden Years (1961), The Daring Young Man (1935), The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
Source: IMDB
The famous columnist Sidney Skolsky, who perhaps has the best claim to having invented the term "Oscar" for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Award of Merit (the official name of the Academy Award, which bore the inscription "First Award for Merit" up until the 1950s), was born in New York City in 1903. A graduate of New York ...