Monday, March 08, 2010

Academy Refuses to Apologize for Dropping Farrah Fawcett & Bea Arthur from Oscar Tribute

One big name that didn't appear in the Oscars 'In Memoriam' tribute to actors and filmmakers lost in the past year was Farrah Fawcett, who died last June of cancer at the age of 62.

The segment is generally dedicated to film stars, and while Farrah was best known for her role on the television series 'Charlie's Angels,' she also lit up the big screen in movies such as 'Man of the House,' 'Dr. T and the Women' and 'The Apostle.'

Also left off the list was Bea Arthur, who died in April at the age of 86.(hoffington post)

3 comments:

iain said...

So if they are restricted to no more than 30 obits in that segment, and like to focus on movie workers, why was Michael Jackson included?

Anonymous said...

Very good question... what a shame

Kent said...

Wrote and performed a number of songs for films, starting with "Ben" for the movie of the same title; Captain EO; One of the stars of The Wiz; among other things