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“And the Oscar goes to ….”  NOT ME.  That’s what these thespians heard in their head at least 4 times.  They are the most nominated actors and actresses that have never won an Academy Award for acting.   

Here’s their (non) acceptance speech 

Let the countdown of the Nominees begin … 

EIGHT NOMINATIONS

Peter O'Toole – The beautiful P’s, the crossed t and the apostrophe in O’Toole are just usually not parts of his normal signature, which usually looks like Peler O’Soole 

Glenn Close – I have been lightly spanked by Glenn Close (via her secretary) for writing to her home address. And I have been verbally spanked by Glenn herself when she accused me to my face of lying about seeing her in “Sunset Boulevard”!  The welts, I have from this great actress!! 

I wrote her a fan letter after seeing "The World According to Gar". In person meeting twice at Sunset Blvd (after show/next day). She had a fantastic interview on WWHL where she said “All of them” in answer to which role were you nominated for that you really thought deserved to win that year. Autograph fake – capital B and exaggerated G with the L inside the G 

SIX NOMINATIONS

Richard Burton – The 8x10 from “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold” with B that looks like a 3 with a separate side-line and t that looks like an f is a fine example of a Burton secretarial signature.  The tan paper autograph with the tightly written small B, indistinct r and tiny ego-free writing is not even close to any of Burton’s examples.  The 10x8 from “Alexander the Great” is interesting though.  The signature has a couple of distinct Burton-isms, even when inebriated I’m guessing, he always wrote the r in the way looks like a raised loop and often used a hastily added dot – instead of crossing the T in burton.  But whoever chose to have him sign THAT photo, must have had nothing better accessible! 

Elizabeth tells Richard to get on his knees ...

Then Richard slaps her and Elizabeth does a hilarious cartwheel fall ....

Thelma Ritter – Simply the best. Always a joy to watch in whatever she's in. Not to be confused with Houston or Hopkins, right Tony V.?

FIVE NOMINATIONS

Deborah Kerr – Never saw From Here to Eternity, just the rolling in the beach sand clips over and over again.  Loved her in “The Innocents”.  Also “Tea and Sympathy”   

“Years from now when you talk about this. And you will. Be kind.”  Gay

Deborah sing-talks on "The King and I". I mean Marni Nixon.

Albert Finney – Is it bad that all I can think of is “Annie” and “The Dresser”? 

Irene Dunne – First thing that comes to mind is the shortest obituary in history: “IRENE DUNNE IS”.  Whoever wrote that was awful.  So am I for thinking it’s funny.   

Arthur Kennedy – Ummm ... familiar face but nothing comes to mind without cheating and looking him up.

Annette Bening – One more nomination than her husband.  My favorites were Virginia Hill in “Bugsy” and Gloria Grahame in “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” 

Rumor about Madonna hating Annette and writing a song about her "stealing" Warren Beatty

"Here she comes, little miss thinks she can have his child 

But anybody can do it 

Here she comes, little Susie ho-maker 

Thinks she'll get respect if she screws it"

If this song WAS supposed to be about Annette Bening …. Ummm – well, she DID have his child(ren) and she DID get respect. Just sayin’ 

FOUR NOMINATIONS

Marsha Mason – “Audrey Rose” and “Goodbye Girl” are all that come to mind.  And that she was married to Neil Simon.  My personal recall most about Marsha Mason’s acting are her reactions.  She’s simply gifted and wonderful in being fully present and THERE in every scene I remember – my favorite is more of a display of Richard Dreyfus, but this is the first memory that comes to mind when I think of Marsha Mason – “And I don’t. Like. The panties. Hanging. On. The rod.” Classic. 

Jane Alexander – A is for actress and that’s what she is.  Never really stealing the limelight but sometimes stealing the scene or stealing the show.  She’s overdue! 

Willem Dafoe – Love this guy in everything “Platoon” amazing – “Inside” onscreen solo for almost the entire film as a burglar trapped in a high-tech penthouse.  Fantastic actor.  Everything.  As for his autograph … a mess.  The best way to authenticate Dafoe’s autograph can be by his inscription.  His scrawl is easy to replicate or attempt, but his usual inscription of My Best is always unique where the M looks like a z, the B stands alone and the T looks like an A.  Therefore, the great portrait of him grinning is probably fake since you can read every letter in My Best and you can actually read part of his name. Great photo, but I call fakesies. The one to Broadway Joe Carter is authentic, because Broadway Joe was a well-known stage-door collector and purist; I’ve yet to see any likely forgeries in the collection of his that I’d purchased. 

Willem has an interesting story about working with Madonna in “Body of Evidence”.  See his answer to “What did her crotch smell like?” (YEP!) at 2 minutes 10 seconds … 

Ed Harris – To have Ed Harris give you a genuine smile in person is an unforgettable experience.  Silver pen signature on “Borderline” photo smells fishy.  It’s missing Ed’s distinctive loop at the top right of his E, a circular instead of straight loop over in the H and finishing up with a simple S instead of usual circular close-out.  Sus. 

Warren Beatty – Best Director for snoozeville “Reds” Handsome 4x5 sent by the studios in the 60’s in response to fan mail with a high quality auto-pen signature (you can see the indents from the signature on the back of the photo and with a magnifying glass by looking at the front on a tilt) 

Difficulty in bed with Faye Dunaway – listen to the quasi sex noises, silent seconds and his explanation for possible ED