A Star Is Born (1937) | |
| Director(s) | William A. Wellman, Jack Conway (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | David O. Selznick |
| Top Genres | Drama |
| Top Topics | Alcohol, Fame, Husband Wife, Marriage, Show Business |
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A Star Is Born Overview:
A Star Is Born (1937) was a Drama Film directed by William A. Wellman and Jack Conway and produced by David O. Selznick.
Academy Awards 1937 --- Ceremony Number 10 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Fredric March | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Janet Gaynor | Nominated |
| Best Director | William A. Wellman | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Selznick International Pictures | Nominated |
| Best Writing | William A. Wellman, Robert Carson | Won |
| Best Writing | Dorothy Parker, Alan Campbell, Robert Carson | Nominated |
| Special Award | To W. Howard Greene for the color photography of A Star Is Born. (This Award was recommended by a committee of leading cinematographers after viewing all the color pictures made during the year.) | Won |
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Quotes from
Casey Burke: His work is beginning to interfere with his drinking.
Esther Blodgett: Some day you won't laugh at me! I'm going out and have a real life! I'm gonna be somebody!
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The funeral scene was inspired by the funeral of Irving Thalberg, where fans swarmed around his widow Norma Shearer outside the church. A similar scene occurred at Jean Harlow's funeral two months after the film's release.
Plans were announced in 1938 for a sequel entitled Heartbreak Town, about a child actor but it was never made.
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