Academy Award (also listed as Academy Award Theater)[1] is a CBS radio anthology series, which presented 30-minute adaptations of plays, novels, or films.
Robert Nathan's novel was adapted to Academy Award in 1946 to promote interest in David O. Selznick's film, which did not go into production until the following year.
Dramas in which actors recreated their original film roles included Henry Fonda in Young Mr. Lincoln, Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon, Cary Grant in Suspicion, Gregory Peck in The Keys of the Kingdom, and Ronald Colman in Lost Horizon. Only six actors recreated their own Oscar-winning roles: Fay Bainter, Bette Davis, Paul Lukas, Victor McLaglen, Paul Muni, and Ginger Rogers.
Rather than adaptations of Oscar-winning films, as the title implied, the series offered "Hollywood's finest, the great picture plays, the great actors and actresses, techniques and skills, chosen from the honor roll of those who have won or been nominated for the famous golden Oscar of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences."
With that as a guideline, any drama could be presented as long as the cast included at least one Oscar-nominated performer. For example, Robert Nathan's 1940 novel Portrait of Jennie was not released as a film until 1949. David O. Selznick, having acquired the rights to Nathan's novel in 1944, was spending much time and money in his efforts to bring it to the screen. Thus, Academy Award's December 4, 1946, adaptation of Portrait of Jennie, with John Lund and Oscar-winner Joan Fontaine, had a promotional aspect, concluding with host/announcer Hugh Brundage revealing, "Portrait of Jennie is soon to be a Selznick International picture starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten."[citation needed]
Productionedit
Frank Wilson scripted the 30-minute adaptations for producer-director Dee Englebach, and Leith Stevens provided the music. Frank Wilson was the script writer.[2] The sound effects crew included Gene Twombly, Jay Roth, Clark Casey, and Berne Surrey.
Broadcastedit
The series began March 30, 1946,[3] with Bette Davis, Anne Revere and Fay Bainter in Jezebel. On that first show, Jean Hersholt spoke as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, welcoming the E.R. Squibb & Sons pharmaceutical company {"The House Of Squibb"} as the program's sponsor. It was an expensive show to produce, since the stars cost $4000 a week, and another $1,600 went each week to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the use of their name in the show's title.[4] This eventually became a factor in Squibb's decision to cancel the series after only 39 weeks.
The program initially aired on Saturdays at 7 pm (ET) through June, then moved to Wednesdays at 10 pm.
The series ended December 18, 1946, with Margaret O'Brien and one of the series' frequent supporting players, Jeff Chandler (appearing under his real name, Ira Grossel) in Lost Angel.
^Terrace, Vincent. (1999). Radio Programs, 1924–1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN978-0-7864-4513-4. p. 8.
^"De Havilland in 'Oscar' Role on 'Academy Award'". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg Telegraph. July 27, 1946. p. 17. Retrieved April 10, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 4. ISBN978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
^Elliott, Jordan (Summer 2015). "Hooray for Hollywood!". Nostalgia Digest. 41 (3): 24–30.
External linksedit
Dick Judge episode log
Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs: Academy Award
Zoot Radio, Free Academy Award Theater radio show downloads
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Academy Award radio series news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Academy Award also listed as Academy Award Theater 1 is a CBS radio anthology series which presented 30 minute adaptations of plays novels or films Academy AwardOther namesAcademy Award TheaterGenreAnthology of movie storiesRunning time30 minutesCountry of originUnited StatesLanguage s EnglishSyndicatesCBSStarringHollywood film starsWritten byFrank WilsonDirected byDee EnglebachProduced byDee EnglebachOriginal releaseMarch 30 December 18 1946No of episodes39Sponsored byHouse of SquibbRobert Nathan s novel was adapted to Academy Award in 1946 to promote interest in David O Selznick s film which did not go into production until the following year Dramas in which actors recreated their original film roles included Henry Fonda in Young Mr Lincoln Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon Cary Grant in Suspicion Gregory Peck in The Keys of the Kingdom and Ronald Colman in Lost Horizon Only six actors recreated their own Oscar winning roles Fay Bainter Bette Davis Paul Lukas Victor McLaglen Paul Muni and Ginger Rogers Contents 1 Format 2 Production 3 Broadcast 4 See also 5 References 6 External links 6 1 Listen toFormat editRather than adaptations of Oscar winning films as the title implied the series offered Hollywood s finest the great picture plays the great actors and actresses techniques and skills chosen from the honor roll of those who have won or been nominated for the famous golden Oscar of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences With that as a guideline any drama could be presented as long as the cast included at least one Oscar nominated performer For example Robert Nathan s 1940 novel Portrait of Jennie was not released as a film until 1949 David O Selznick having acquired the rights to Nathan s novel in 1944 was spending much time and money in his efforts to bring it to the screen Thus Academy Award s December 4 1946 adaptation of Portrait of Jennie with John Lund and Oscar winner Joan Fontaine had a promotional aspect concluding with host announcer Hugh Brundage revealing Portrait of Jennie is soon to be a Selznick International picture starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten citation needed Production editFrank Wilson scripted the 30 minute adaptations for producer director Dee Englebach and Leith Stevens provided the music Frank Wilson was the script writer 2 The sound effects crew included Gene Twombly Jay Roth Clark Casey and Berne Surrey Broadcast editThe series began March 30 1946 3 with Bette Davis Anne Revere and Fay Bainter in Jezebel On that first show Jean Hersholt spoke as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences welcoming the E R Squibb amp Sons pharmaceutical company The House Of Squibb as the program s sponsor It was an expensive show to produce since the stars cost 4000 a week and another 1 600 went each week to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the use of their name in the show s title 4 This eventually became a factor in Squibb s decision to cancel the series after only 39 weeks The program initially aired on Saturdays at 7 pm ET through June then moved to Wednesdays at 10 pm The series ended December 18 1946 with Margaret O Brien and one of the series frequent supporting players Jeff Chandler appearing under his real name Ira Grossel in Lost Angel See also editAuthor s Playhouse The Campbell Playhouse Cavalcade of America The CBS Radio Workshop The Cresta Blanca Hollywood Players Ford Theatre General Electric Theater Hollywood Playhouse Hollywood Star Playhouse Hollywood Star Time Lux Radio Theater The Mercury Theatre on the Air The MGM Theater of the Air Screen Director s Playhouse The Screen Guild Theater Stars over Hollywood Suspense The United States Steel HourReferences edit Terrace Vincent 1999 Radio Programs 1924 1984 A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows McFarland amp Company Inc ISBN 978 0 7864 4513 4 p 8 De Havilland in Oscar Role on Academy Award Harrisburg Telegraph Harrisburg Telegraph July 27 1946 p 17 Retrieved April 10 2015 via Newspapers com nbsp Dunning John 1998 On the Air The Encyclopedia of Old Time Radio Revised ed New York NY Oxford University Press p 4 ISBN 978 0 19 507678 3 Retrieved 2019 10 24 Elliott Jordan Summer 2015 Hooray for Hollywood Nostalgia Digest 41 3 24 30 External links editAcademy Award article and log Dick Judge episode log Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs Academy Award Zoot Radio Free Academy Award Theater radio show downloadsListen to edit Academy Award in the Internet Archive s Old Time Radio Collection Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Academy Award radio series amp oldid 1166460283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
