September 2011
Giant to screen at Academy in New York

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Monday Nights with Oscar® will screen Giant on September 12, at 7 p.m. at the Academy Theater at Lighthouse International in New York City. The evening will also feature actress Carroll Baker and historian Foster Hirsch in an onstage discussion about the making of Giant and working with director George Stevens. Baker appeared in the film as Luz Benedict II shortly before her Oscar-nominated breakout performance in Elia Kazan’s Baby Doll. Hirsch is a faculty member of Brooklyn College and has written books on Otto Preminger, film noir, and various other aspects of film history.

George StevensIn the 1956 film adaptation of the novel by Edna Ferber, screenwriters Fred Guiol and Ivan Moffatt bring to life the saga of a family of Texas ranchers headed by Jordan “Bick” Benedict (Rock Hudson) and his wife, Maryland socialite Leslie Lynnton (Elizabeth Taylor). This 55th anniversary screening celebrates the life and legacy of Stevens (pictured, left) and is presented as part of the George Stevens Lecture Series, established by the Academy in 1981 after Stevens’s personal papers were donated to the Academy’s Margaret Herrick Library by George Stevens Jr. Included among the George Stevens Papers are Dimitri Tiomkin’s handwritten pencil sketches for the music score for Giant. Tiomkin received a nomination from the Academy for his outstanding music score.

Bill Ziegler and Dick Van Horn of the Foreign Trade Association of Southern Califormia present a certificate to Dimitri Tiomkin

During the film’s production Tiomkin was honored by the Foreign Trade Association of Southern California for his extraordinary contributions to world trade. (In other words, films that Tiomkin provided music for attracted large numbers of moviegoers to cinemas in Southern California and around the globe.)

Tickets for Giant are $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID. Tickets may be purchased online at www.oscars.org or by mail (a printable order form is available in the Events & Exhibitions section of the website). Tickets may also be purchased at the box office prior to the event (subject to availability).

The Academy Theater is located at 111 East 59th Street (between Park and Lexington avenues) in New York City. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, visit www.oscars.org or call (212) 821-9251.

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