The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) | |
| Director(s) | Albert Lewin |
| Producer(s) | Pandro S. Berman |
| Top Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Film Adaptation, Horror, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Period Piece, Supernatural |
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The Picture of Dorian Gray Overview:
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) was a Drama - Fantasy Film directed by Albert Lewin and produced by Pandro S. Berman.
Academy Awards 1945 --- Ceremony Number 18 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actress | Angela Lansbury | Nominated |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Hans Peters; Interior Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, Hugh Hunt, John | Nominated |
| Best Cinematography | Harry Stradling | Won |
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Quotes from
Lord Henry Wotton:
[Referring to Dorian's shuttered room] What rare things have you stored away there, Dorian? Skeletons of inquisitive guests?
Lord Henry Wotton: What is it that has really happened? Someone has killed herself who loved you. I wish I had had such an experience. The women who have admired me, and there have been some, have always insisted on living long after I've ceased to care for them or them for me.
Lord Henry Wotton: "If I could get back my youth, I'd do anything in the world except get up early, take exercise or be respectable."
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Lord Henry Wotton: What is it that has really happened? Someone has killed herself who loved you. I wish I had had such an experience. The women who have admired me, and there have been some, have always insisted on living long after I've ceased to care for them or them for me.
Lord Henry Wotton: "If I could get back my youth, I'd do anything in the world except get up early, take exercise or be respectable."
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Facts about
Angela Lansbury lost the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress to Anne Revere, who played her stalwart mother in the cherished family adventure, National Velvet, a film in which Lansbury was assigned what she long considered a secondary role.
Years later, a friend of Hurd Hatfield's bought the painting of young Dorian Gray that was used in the movie at an auction, and gave it to Hatfield.
Donna Reed didn't enjoy making this movie because she was promised the role played by Angela Lansbury.
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Years later, a friend of Hurd Hatfield's bought the painting of young Dorian Gray that was used in the movie at an auction, and gave it to Hatfield.
Donna Reed didn't enjoy making this movie because she was promised the role played by Angela Lansbury.
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