September 30, 2004
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Academy's George Stevens Retrospective to Feature "Alice Adams" & "Annie Oakley"
Eight-Week Series Presented as Part of Centennial Tribute to the late Oscar®-Winning Director

	Alice Adams (1935)

Beverly Hills, CA — The George Stevens Centennial Retrospective, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in celebration of the late Oscar-winning director’s career, will begin on Monday, October 4, with two films from 1935: the drama "Alice Adams," the first of seven Stevens' films nominated for Best Picture, followed by the western "Annie Oakley."

The screenings will be held in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater beginning at 7:30 p.m.

"Alice Adams" starred Katharine Hepburn in the title role, a performance that earned Hepburn her second Oscar nomination in the Best Actress category. Hepburn’s character was a social climbing, vulnerable young woman stigmatized by her family’s lower-class origins who sees marriage to a wealthy man as the only way to find happiness.

Barbara Stanwyck performed the lead role in "Annie Oakley," which told the story of the real-life markswoman who honed her shooting skills as a child and later became the star attraction at Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.

Prior to the screening, selected out-takes from footage originally shot for the documentary "George Stevens: A Filmmaker’s Journey," directed by George Stevens Jr., will be shown. The footage, which has never been screened publicly, includes interviews with Katharine Hepburn, actor Grady Sutton, who appeared in "Alice Adams" and many of Stevens’ other films, and Pandro S. Berman, an executive at RKO Pictures which produced many of Stevens’ films. The original trailer for one of the next films in the series, "Vivacious Lady," also will be featured.

A four-color reproduction of the original poster art for each film will be featured as the cover design of the evening's programs.

Passes for the entire George Stevens Centennial Retrospective are available at a cost of $25 for those wishing to see all 12 films in the series.

Tickets for each screening may be purchased on an individual basis at a cost of $5 each for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid identification. Tickets may be purchased by mail, in person at the Academy during regular business hours or, pending availability, the night of the screening when the doors open at 6:30 p.m. The Academy is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. For more information, call 310-247-3000, ext. 111.

Editors: Please note that downloadable photos from this film are available at http://photos.oscars.org

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