The Academy Awards, 1965

The 37th Academy Awards were emceed by the indefatigable Bob Hope on April 5th, 1965, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium; that year, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, and Zorba the Greek took the lion's share of awards. Here are a few highlights, including some famous faces my truckbuddies will remember fondly:








Curiously, Dick Van Dyke, who gave an unforgettable performance in Mary Poppins, was not nominated for any awards. But just so my truckbuddy Tim from England won't be disappointed, here is Dick singing his smash hit, which I'm sure Tim told me is his all-time favorite too - isn't that right, Tim?




Bonus: Jimmy Durante and Martha Raye present the awards for documentary films, and these two old pros are a hoot:

Commie Homo Lovers Win Awards

A very moving speech for those of us who have lived so long under the heel of a homophobic society. Way past time for all that to change. BTW, I didn't know till now that Black was born in California but grew up in San Antone; interesting. also interesting is the fact that he was only 4 years old when Harvey Milk was killed.

I still haven't seen Milk; I'm waiting for it to come out on Netflix video.