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He's caused feuds, joy, despair. But stars of 1958 long to meet Hollywood' s most wanted young man, as he celebrates the 30th Anniversary in a drama-loaded life
by DICK SHEPPARD
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.ollywood’s foremost glamour boy celebrates his thirtieth birthday on the 26th of this month. As a memento of this occasion, and to give Oscar his due, we have prepared a special anniversary keepsake for you on these pages — a handy guide that will show you at a glance the Oscar winners and best film of any given year. Recognize the famous faces to the left? If not, Photoplay’s guide will give you all the answers. Compared to the muscle men’s statistics, Oscar’s do not sound imposing: height, ten inches; weight, seven pounds; complexion, golden. But in the three decades of his life, Oscar has starred in dozens of high-powered dramas, calling the turn for great names of movies. For him, a princess-to-be melted in tears and a revered stage star almost fell on her famous face. He has roused crosscurrents of emotions between sisters. To claim him, the king-to-be of male stars went into the doghouse and two of the town’s highestpriced directors collided in public. Yet Oscar’s own first appearance ended in an ignominious dive down a laundry chute. That was a little more than thirty years ago, in the Brown Derby. At one of the tables were gathered Louis B. Mayer, Douglas Fairbanks, Conrad Nagel and other members of the fledgling Academy of Motion ( Continued an page 91)
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