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4 unusual facts about George Stevens


Brian Fletcher

Apart from Ernie Piggott, (Lester Piggott's grandfather) and George Stevens (who won five times in the 19th century) Brian Fletcher is the only jockey to have won the Grand National three times.

Joanna Dunham

Director George Stevens tried to keep her in the production with the use of flattering camera angles and draped costumes.

Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards

The final round of the awards are judged by prominent writers, directors, and entertainers, who have included Moss Hart, Billy Wilder, George Stevens, Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Dustin Hoffman, James Brooks, David Mamet, A. Scott Berg, and David Lynch.

Sonnet 37

George Stevens, finding an analogy in The Rape of Lucrece, glosses it as "entitled (ie, ennobled) by these things." Nicolaus Delius has it "established in thy gifts, with right of possession." Sidney Lee has "ennobled in thee", reversing the relationship between beloved and "parts."



see also

Woman of the Year

These changes were made by Louis B. Mayer, producer Joseph L. Mankiewicz and director George Stevens.