Last night, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented their 79th annual awards for achievement. These are the Oscars.
Well, I got to thinking. (This is my job—I'm an historian, and I blog. Neither are nothin' if you don't think. I digress ...) There are many famous Oscars that we can discuss on Oscar Night: Oscar De La Renta, the famous designer, Oscar Hammerstein, the great theater man, and Oscar Mayer, a member of your family, darn it. But there are so many important Oscars in history and—that's right—it's my job to help you remember. So without further ado ...
Oscar Robertson
The preeminent player in his generation, except maybe for Wilt Chamberlain. All-around excellence, good guy, head of the players union, coach, captain ... The Big "O" had it all. Maybe invented it all, at that.Oscar Tschirky
The story is, he invented Eggs Benedict and the Waldorf salad. He was the maitre d' at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York long ago. A stockbroker was nursing a hangover with an unusual combination of eggs, toast and Hollandaise sauce. Oscar saw, Oscar noted, Oscar changed brunch forever.Oscar Handlin
Historian, social scientist, changer of paradigm. Oscar(along with his wife, Nary Flug Handlin) wrote The Uprooted, which set the course for studies of immigration for a generation. Even current studies refer to Handlin. You can't get away from Oscar if you're doing American history.Oscar II of Sweden
Kings are warriors or fat do-nothings or patrons of art. Oscar was the latter. He was also known as a pretty good mediator of international agreements. If you were studying art history during his reign, you could actually get an appointment with His Majesty to discuss your thesis. I myself would have tried it near lunchtime.Archbishop Oscar Romero
The archbishop was a strong personality in Latin American Liberation Theology, which emphasizes human rights and advocacy for the poor. Oscar worked tirelessly for the people of his See in El Salvador. His opposition to civil war and atrocities angered his barbarous enemies in power, and Oscar was murdered at High Mass on March 24, 1980.Oscar "Happy" Felsch
Happy was the center fielder for the outstanding Chicago White Sox the year they lost the World Series to Cincinnati, 1919. There were strong rumors that the series was influenced by gamblers, and indictments were brought against eight players, including Felsch. Oscar and his teammates were cleared, but baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned them all for life anyway. "The joke seems to be on us," Oscar lamented.
So there it is—some famous and sorta famous Oscars. Practical history for you. But don't even ask about famous Johns!
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