Sunday, November 29, 2020

ON THIS DATE IN 1945, THE LOST WEEKEND....AND CROTON'S HOWARD DA SILVA TOO

On this date in 1945, "The Lost Weekend"  based on Charles R. Jackson's novel, directed by Billy Wilder premiered in Los Angeles (Academy Awards Best Picture 1946)

The 1945 American film was directed by Billy Wilder and starred Ray Milland as an alcoholic writer and Jane Wyman. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

In a strong supporting role as the bartender was Croton's HOWARD DA SILVA.  (You can read about him here.)

Click on the photos to see more about the film--and DA SILVA on the right---which was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant in 2011.

LEARN MORE ABOUT "THE LOST WEEKEND" HERE.

READ MORE ABOUT RAY MILLAND HERE via our friends at European Film Star Postcards.

AND CHECK OUT THIS FAB POST ON DA DILVA FROM THE SCOTT ROLLINS FILM AND TV TRIVIA BLOG:  https://cscottrollins.blogspot.com/2012/02/remembering-howard-da-silva.html

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