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In 1905, Sweden and Norway signed a Treaty of Separation, and Oscar II abdicated as king of Norway.
CNN: Sunday,
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Why Mr. Beane's services were deemed necessary is less than obvious, since Oscar Hammerstein II wrote the original book himself.
WSJ: 'Cinderella': No Talking, Please
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The original production of South Pacific - composed by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II - won nine Tonys in 1950.
BBC: Pacific scoops seven Tony Awards
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"Arrested Development" had its final broadcast on February 10, 2006 and concerned Michael Bluth (Jason Bateman) and his eccentric family comprised of his son George Michael (Michael Cera), his father George Bluth Sr. (Jeffrey Tambor), his mother Lucille (Jessica Walter), his brothers George Oscar Bluth II (Will Arnett), Buster Bluth (Tony Hale) and sister Lindsay Funke (Portia de Rossi), and Lindsay's husband Tobias (David Cross) and their daughter Maeby (Alia Shawkat).
ENGADGET: Netflix fires back in UK streaming war, says it has Fox TV shows too, plus Arrested Development
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The Audience, which has its official opening night on 5 March, sees Dame Helen revisit her Oscar-winning role as Queen Elizabeth II.
BBC: Robert Hardy and Dame Helen Mirren
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It was recently announced that the 67-year-old star would revisit her Oscar-winning role as Queen Elizabeth II in writer Peter Morgan's new play The Audience.
BBC: Dame Helen Mirren gets European film award
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Documentary subjects range from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking ("Gasland Part II, " a sequel to Josh Fox's Oscar-nominated film), Richard Pryor ("Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic"), Bernie Madoff's longtime secretary ("In God We Trust"), Somali pirate hunters ("The Project") and Elaine Stritch ("Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me").
WSJ: Linklater, Green films join Tribeca lineup
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In the years before World War II, winners in the supporting actress category received plaques, not Oscar statuettes.
NPR: The Curious Case Of A Missing Academy Award
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Polish film director Andrzej Wajda was given an Honorary Oscar for his four decades' work in films set in the aftermath of World War II.
CNN: Entertainment - 'American Beauty' comes up with five roses