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1. In his early 30s, this actor won tremendous acclaim for appearing in spaghetti westerns like "A Fistful of Dollars", but it would take him until 1992, nearly 30 years later, to win an Oscar nod for directing "Unforgiven". Who's the actor/director who proved that Hollywood is country for old men?
2. Remarkably, this actor born in 1929 was first nominated for an Academy Award in 1987 for his role in "Pelle the Conqueror", and only got his second nomination in 2012, at the age of 83, for appearing as The Renter in "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close". He might be better-known for playing chess with Death in 1957's "The Seventh Seal", one of his starring roles in Ingmar Bergman films. Who's the actor?
3. A gap of 39 years intervened between this actress' first Oscar ("The Sin of Madelon Claudet") and her second ("Airport"). The second time, she was 70 years old and had paid her dues, both on the small screen and on stage. Who is this "First Lady of American Theater"?
4. This actor's late-career success owes more to his overall genius than to any late-bloomer characteristics. In 1974, he starred as a nasally-impaired detective during the LA water wars; in 1975, he fomented rebellion in an insane asylum. But, in 2006, at the ripe age of 69, he won acclaim again for portraying a Boston Mob boss in a Scorsese-directed masterpiece. Who is he?
5. In 1959, this actress portrayed Elle in "Hiroshima mon amour", but she raised more eyebrows when she shattered records and was Oscar-nominated for her role in the 2012 film "Amour". The awards ceremony was held on her 86th birthday. Who's the French actress?
6. In 2012, more record books were rewritten when the supporting actor of the film "Beginners" won an Oscar at the age of 82 years. His first film role was in 1958, though he is indubitably best-known for saying, "The first rule of this household is discipline" to a nun-turned-governess in a 1965 film. Which actor portrayed Captain von Trapp in "The Sound of Music"?
7. She made her film debut in 1932, but this actress resurrected her career in the late '80s, finally taking home Best Actress at the 62nd Academy Awards for her role in 1989's "Driving Miss Daisy". At the time, she was the oldest winner for an acting Oscar ever. Who was the actress?
8. Forty-one years separated this actor's first and last Best Actor Academy Award nominations. The first, in 1940, was for his role as Tom Joad in the adaptation of Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath". The last, in 1981, was for the aging Norman Thayer in "On Golden Pond". Somewhere in the middle, he got a nod for producing and starring as the sympathetic Juror Eight in "12 Angry Men". He certainly proved that Hollywood is a place for old men--but who was he?
9. Well, it'd certainly be hard to mention the male star of "On Golden Pond" without referencing his co-star, who, at the age of 74, got her fourth and final Best Actress Oscar win. The first, remarkably enough, came 48 years earlier with "Morning Glory". Who was this classic actress who took top honors in the 1999 AFI's list of "Best Female Legends"?
10. All of the names in this quiz are actors and actresses who earned excellence in film, even as time and technology changed. Still, it might be worth remembering poor Norma Desmond, who superciliously quipped, "I am big. It's the pictures that got small" in a 1950 Billy Wilder classic. Who starred as Desmond, the silent film star struggling to make the transition to talkies, in "Sunset Boulevard"?
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