Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-03-05 | Page 18 | 'Oscars' Go to Greer, Cagney

Osca Oscars rs' rs Go GoTo To Greer Cagney By Dy FRANK NIELL HOLLYWOOD March 5 INS Two Two red haired film players players- glamorous Greer Creer Garson and swaggering swaggering swaggering swag swag- gering James Cagney Friday Cagney-Friday Friday held the highest plaudits of the motion picture industry for having given the outstanding screen performances perform perform- antes ances of 1942 by the realities of war the fifteenth fifteenth fifteenth Hollywoods Hollywood's big night the night annual academy award dinner din din- ner was ner-was was a far cry from the lacing festivities of prewar years No bri bright ht lights probed bed the California California Cali Cali- i fornia s skies kles The event was strictly strictly strict strict- ly Informal Its It's theme was waa Win Vin the war Miss Garson Carson a green eyed Irish coleen who became a ranking star starIn starin starin In her first motion picture three years ears ago was awarded the coveted coveted coveted covet covet- ed gold Oscar for her portrayal of the title character in Mrs Mini ver er Cagney received filmdom's most cherished token for his hia- typically American performance In Yankee Doodle Dandy In n which he enacted the life lite of the late George M. M Cohan I Mrs Miniver l Wins Mrs Miniver the story of an average I British family in n wartime was named the outstanding motion I picture of the year The film In fact stole the show by taking nine subsidiary awards Second Lieutenant Van Heflin i I for his work In Johnny Eager was acclaimed the best actor in a supporting role rote Teresa Wright a a. Hollywood newcomer cried unashamed as she accepted an Oscar for her performance performance performance per per- In Mrs Miniver which gave her the best supporting actress actress actress ac ac- ac- ac tress title Mrs Miniver gave Metro-Gold- Metro wyn Mayer Mayer studios another r headline headline head head- I line aw sward award rd when Director William Wyl Wyler r was named for having turned in the outstanding megaphone megaphone mega mega- I phone job of the year The directors directors director's directors director's tors tor's Oscar Oscar was accepted for Wyler now Wyler-now now a major In the United I J States air forces in England England England-by by his wife the former Margaret Margar t tI I actress The film scored still another i first firsty when judges announced It I for the best written screen play Four of movie towns town's topnotch scenarists scenarists G collaborated on the script James Hilton Arthur George Froeschel and Claudine West I As applause for foe the pictures picture's merit dwindled Comedian Bob BobI Hope who acted as master of I ceremonies for the third successive year told 1500 1000 diners in the swank 4 I C Coconut Gr Grove ve of the Ambassador I 1 hotel You mustn't forget Gone With the Wind That's th the only thing that's been running as long as Roosevelt Mood Changed i Ranking names of the film world converged on the annual dinner in ina a mood that utterly contrasted the carefree spirit of former academy I 1 banquets