Sidney Skolsky
ActorWriterProducer
- Born
- May 2, 1905
- Died
- May 3, 1983
The famous columnist Sidney Skolsky, who perhaps has the best claim to having invented the term "Oscar" for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Award of Merit (the official name of the Academy Award, which bore the inscription "First Award for Merit" up until the 1950s), was born in New…
Writer
| Hollywood: The Golden Years(1961) |
| The Eddie Cantor Story(1953) |
| The Daring Young Man(1935) |
Actor
| Don't Make Waves(1967)as Reporter |
| Follow the Sun(1961)as Reporter |
| The Right Approach(1961)as Newspaper Columnist |
| Teacher's Pet(1958)as Sidney Skolsky |
| Sunset Boulevard(1950)as Sidney Skolsky |
Producer
| The Eddie Cantor Story(1953) |
| The Jolson Story(1946) |
Self
| The Merv Griffin Show(1962)as Self - columnist |
| Tomorrow Coast to Coast(1973)as Self |
| The Joey Bishop Show(1967)as Self |
| The Legend of Lylah Clare(1968)as Self |
| Your First Impression(1961)as Self - celebrity guest |
Archive Footage
| Fascination: An Unauthorized Tribute to Marilyn Monroe(2011)as Self |
| Legends(2006)as Sidney Skolsky |
Credit Score: Sidney Skolsky
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunset Boulevard | 18.00 | 1950 | 8.4 | 3 | 11 | 261034 | |||
| 2 | Follow the Sun | 3.75 | 1961 | • | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 95 | ||
| 3 | Teacher's Pet | 1.50 | 1958 | 7.1 | 0 | 2 | 5473 | |||
| 4 | The General Died at Dawn | 1.00 | 1936 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | 1452 |