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Why is the statuette for the Academy Awards named "Oscar" ?

Where did Oscar get his name?

Nominations are in for the 2012 Academy Awards and I am so happy that Meryl Streep was nominated for best actress in a leading role for The Iron Lady.  A client of mine is and art collector and she and her husband have bought a sculpture made by Meryl's husband.  They were invited to Meryl's house to choose this sculpture and were greeted by Ms. Streep  herself.  The actress was wearing a jumpsuit and no make up at all, the tea that she made was delicious.  I hope Meryl will win, however all the women nominated are extraordinary and all deserve an Oscar for their performance. 

Have you ever wondered how the award statuette got it's name?  I found an answer in The Book of Totally Useless Information written by Don Voorhees, here is his answer to our question "quote on quote"...

Why is the statuette for the Academy Awards names "Oscar" ?

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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been honoring its best with the familiar golden statuette since 1927.  In its first few years, the award had no official name.  The gold-plated bronze statuette stands ten inches high, weights seven pounds, and was simply called the Statuette." The story goes that it acquired its name by chance.  A librarian for the academy, Mrs. Margaret Herrick, happened to comment to a reporter that the trophy reminded her of her uncle Oscar Pierce, of Texas.  The reporter seized upon this rather mundane comment in his story and it caught on with the public.  It must have been a slow news day!

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When I first saw my dog chihuahua, I looked at him and said that "You are Olek".  I named him after my ex-husbands brother in law.  My Olek thinks he is very handsome, my ex-brother in law loved the the news of my dogs name without commentary.  Probably he is to modest to say that he is handsome too.

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