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October 12, 2006 A Centennial Tribute to Otto Preminger
Beverly Hills, CA — Academy Award®-nominated director Peter Bogdanovich will join actresses Carol Lynley and Eva Marie Saint for a centennial tribute to three-time Academy Award-nominated director and producer Otto Preminger on Thursday, November 2, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. The tribute, hosted by Bogdanovich, will present a selection of film clips and onstage discussions with Hope and Victoria Preminger, the director’s widow and daughter, respectively, as well as Lynley and Saint. Born in Vienna, Austria on December 5, 1906, Preminger worked as a stage actor and director throughout Europe, making his film directorial debut in 1931 with a German-language melodrama called “Die Grosse Liebe” (“The Great Love”). Arriving in the United States in 1935 at the invitation of 20th Century-Fox, Preminger earned his first Academy Award nomination in 1944 for directing “Laura” and went on to direct a number of important films for the studio, including “Fallen Angel,” “Forever Amber,” “Where the Sidewalk Ends” and “River of No Return.” Preminger delighted in challenging authority, a quality that often led to clashes with studio executives and censors. In the early 1950s, Preminger formed his own production company, and as an independent producer he became known for taking on controversial topics. He explored the themes of sexual promiscuity, heroin addiction and rape in such films as “The Moon Is Blue,” “The Man with the Golden Arm,” and “Anatomy of a Murder.” He also maintained his connection to theater by directing film adaptations of stage productions, including the black-cast musicals “Carmen Jones” and “Porgy and Bess.” Preminger received his second directing nomination for “The Cardinal” in 1963; he was also nominated for producing “Anatomy of a Murder.” As part of the centennial celebration, the Academy will also present a retrospective film series highlighted by recent restorations and newly made prints from the Otto Preminger Collection at the Academy Film Archive. The screening series, to be held at the Academy’s Linwood Dunn Theater, will feature:
Tickets to “A Centennial Tribute to Otto Preminger” and for each screening in the accompanying film series are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the tribute and 6 p.m. for the screenings. Seats are unreserved. The Samuel Goldwyn Theater is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Free parking is provided in the garages located at 8920 and 9025 Wilshire Boulevard. The Linwood Dunn Theater is located at the Academy’s Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study at 1313 North Vine Street in Hollywood. Parking is available behind the building through the entrance on Homewood Avenue. For additional information, call (310) 247-3600 or visit www.oscars.org/events.
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