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1. Roger Ebert, the film critic, once said that any film with Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmet Walsh in it, could not be all bad. Walsh has a hundred films to his credit. He called the burned-out, robot-killer Harrison Ford out of retirement to fight new menaces in "Blade Runner" (1982). He played the double-dealing detective in "Blood Simple". What was his role in "Romeo and Juliet" (1996)?
2. Thomas Mitchell was a prized character actor from the 1930s, up until 1961. He was the nervous uncle in "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946), the drunken doctor in "Stagecoach" (1939), the well meaning and loving father of Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind" (1939), and the atheist missionary doctor in "Keys to the Kingdom" (1944). For which of these movies was he awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor?
3. John has appeared in supporting roles in such films such as "O Brother, Where Art Thou" (1996), "Quiz Show" (1994), "Miller's Crossing" (1990), and "The Big Lebowski" (1998). His cousin, Aida, has 37 character performances in films, such as "What About Bob" (1991), "Mickey Blue Eyes" (1999), and "Crocodile Dundee in LA". What is John and Aida's last name?
4. Burgess Meredith had a distinguished sixty year career in film. Younger audiences will remember him as Rocky's trainer in the "Rocky" series. Others may recall his turn as the Penguin in the "Batman" TV series. Meredith was adept in both comedy and drama. In his younger years he was in a romantic comedy with Ginger Rogers called "Tom, Dick, and Harry". What role did he play?
5. Wilfred Brimley is a familiar face in television commercials for Quaker Oats and diabetic supplies, but he has had a distinguished career in films. What is the name of the film he made where people in a retirement community come across the 'fountain of youth'?
6. Ethel Barrymore is regarded as one of the best actresses of her era. She appeared on Broadway in 1895, in silent films 1916, in 'talkies' in 1932, and made several television appearances in the 1950s. What was the only film she made with her brothers John and Lionel?
7. The first Academy Award given to a black woman was to Hattie McDaniel for her supporting performance as Mammy in "Gone With the Wind" (1939). She worked often in Hollywood as an extra and claimed to have been in 300 films but received credit for only 80. Many in the black community were critical of her. Why?
8. Dianne Wiest is a great favorite of Director Woody Allen having appeared in several of his films. For what Woody Allen film did she earn her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?
9. Joan Plowright is a rare actor who often steals the scene from the leads. She has shared her career with the stage and motion pictures. In 2004 she became Dame Joan Plowright. In 1992 she won a Golden Globe for her supporting role in "Enchanted April". One of her first films was "The Entertainer" (1960) where she appeared with her husband. To whom was she married?
10. Many of the better character actors from time-to-time get a starring role but Agnes Moorehead stayed in supporting roles during her career, where she was most often cast as a snobbish, arrogant character. As part of the acclaimed Mercury Theatre group of Orson Welles, she gained fame through many of the groups productions, such as Welles' mother in "Citizen Kane" (1941) and Aunt Fanny in the "Magnificent Ambersons" (1942). Moorehead was nominated four times supporting roles for Academy Awards. For which of these was she NOT nominated?
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